weekycat
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For those of you who don't remember me from a few years back, my name is Jeannie and I had a mitral valve repair in 2002. Because it was a repair, and I am no longer even on medication, I haven't felt the need to visit this site in quite awhile, other than to check in on my heart friends now and then. I'm doing just fine, (although it's probably time for a check up). BUT...I just found out that my 79 year old mother has an aortic aneurysm.
She told me it is was at 4.1 cm a year (or 2) ago, and is now measuring 5.1 cm. She had an echo today, but hasn't gotten the results. She wants to put off surgery for as long as possible, but I thought that I remembered that anything over 5 cm was getting quite serious. She'd like to wait at least until next fall/winter, but I begged her not to put it off too long. Especially, in light of the fact that her father, (my grandfather) died of an aortic aneurysm at age 83. Of course, when I mentioned this to her she said, "Yeah, but he was OLD. I'm only 79." She's healthy, and quite active. She volunteers one day a week at the local Veteran's Hospital, "pushing men around," as she calls it. :biggrin2:
I know she doesn't want to undergo open-heart surgery, (I know first hand that it's not fun), but I'd really like to keep my mother around for awhile too. I'd appreciate any advice I can get from my very knowledgeable heart buddies. Thanks!
She told me it is was at 4.1 cm a year (or 2) ago, and is now measuring 5.1 cm. She had an echo today, but hasn't gotten the results. She wants to put off surgery for as long as possible, but I thought that I remembered that anything over 5 cm was getting quite serious. She'd like to wait at least until next fall/winter, but I begged her not to put it off too long. Especially, in light of the fact that her father, (my grandfather) died of an aortic aneurysm at age 83. Of course, when I mentioned this to her she said, "Yeah, but he was OLD. I'm only 79." She's healthy, and quite active. She volunteers one day a week at the local Veteran's Hospital, "pushing men around," as she calls it. :biggrin2:
I know she doesn't want to undergo open-heart surgery, (I know first hand that it's not fun), but I'd really like to keep my mother around for awhile too. I'd appreciate any advice I can get from my very knowledgeable heart buddies. Thanks!