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WhatsRight ( member #35417) posted at 3:05 PM on Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Many many prayers that you will get good news and the corrective procedures will be as minimally invasive as possible.
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"Noone can make you feel inferior without your concent." Eleanor Roosevelt
I will not be vanquished. Rose Kennedy
BearlyBreathing ( member #55075) posted at 3:55 PM on Thursday, April 6th, 2023
I am so glad you got checked out and are getting the care you need to fix this. I do think if they thought it was urgent they would get you in sooner or send you to the ER. So that is good news.
Lots of deep breathing (now that you can do that :-) ) and some good meditation apps to help calm the crazy monkey brain.
Sending mojo -
Me: BS 57 (49 on d-day)Him: *who cares ;-) *. D-Day 8/15/2016 LTA. Kinda liking my new life :-)
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number4 ( member #62204) posted at 11:23 PM on Thursday, April 6th, 2023
Oh, my... I'm so sorry you're having to deal with this, even if they both end up being easily treatable. I don't know anyone whose mind wouldn't wander to that dark place when faced with health issues that could just as easily be serious as also something to just monitor. It's the initial shock of sensing something is going on in our body, and realizing things just aren't the same today as they were the day when the news was delivered.
Glad you've got a good support system with your daughter nearby!
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Too_Trusting ( member #99) posted at 1:12 AM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Oh Jeanie, sorry I'm late to this thread, and sorry you're dealing with more medical issues.
Just wanted to tell you that my mother had an AAA and had the corrective surgery when she was 83 
and came through it fine. Her's was a more invasive procedure due to the size of the AAA and location. Still, at 83 she did great! You're young and healthy, and hope you can get the less invasive procedure and come through like a champ!
"Anyone perfect must be lying; anything easy has its cost. Anyone plain can be lovely; anyone loved can be lost." Barenaked Ladies
Shehawk ( member #68741) posted at 4:03 AM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Sending positive healing thoughts..so sorry you are going through this Jeanie Girl.
"It's a slow fade...when you give yourself away" so don't do it!
Jeaniegirl (original poster member #6370) posted at 5:33 AM on Friday, April 7th, 2023
Thank you AnnB - I am not nearly as concerned about the kidney cysts as I am the aneurysm - and what it will take to fix it.
"Because I deserve better"
WhatsRight ( member #35417) posted at 12:13 AM on Monday, April 17th, 2023
"Noone can make you feel inferior without your concent." Eleanor Roosevelt
I will not be vanquished. Rose Kennedy
Jeaniegirl (original poster member #6370) posted at 7:51 PM on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Thanks for asking!
Tomorrow afternoon I go to the cardiologist and will find out what is going to happen. The news is not great as I have an aorta aneurysm and it is quite large. I know there are procedures for fixing this and I SO hope they can go in through the groin to put a stent in. I am not sure my body could recover from another large incision, which is sometimes done to place the stent. I am just now starting to feel good, eating and gaining weight - from the lung lobe removal surgery. The aneurysm is 3.6 cm big so I don't think there is much of a chance the cardiologist will opt to 'watch it' -- but he might. Wish me luck!
"Because I deserve better"
zebra25 ( member #29431) posted at 10:24 PM on Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Good luck Jeanie. Hoping for good news!!
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tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 1:12 PM on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Jeanie good luck on your Eval, from what I remember back in my CVICU days, I am fairly certain that is not big enough for a stent. I think it may be a monitor situation.
If you do need a stent, it is generally done as an outpatient procedure, and will probably keep you overnight to make sure your kidneys don't take a hit from the dye used to place it.
Keep on working on your nutrition, and if they say you need this make sure that you start on some Juven prior to the procedure and the week after to help w/ healing.
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Jeaniegirl (original poster member #6370) posted at 11:18 PM on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Tushnurse! It's like you were there with me today! 
Cardio doc said he's well aware of it and plans to monitor it for now. If it gets larger, he'd re-evaluate.
Happy Day!!!!
"Because I deserve better"
zebra25 ( member #29431) posted at 11:28 PM on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Yay!!!! So happy for you!!!
"Don't let anyone who hasn't been in your shoes tell you how to tie your laces."
D-day April 2010
BearlyBreathing ( member #55075) posted at 4:06 AM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Me: BS 57 (49 on d-day)Him: *who cares ;-) *. D-Day 8/15/2016 LTA. Kinda liking my new life :-)
**horrible typist, lots of edits to correct. :-/ **
WhatsRight ( member #35417) posted at 5:14 AM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Oh, wow!!! This is SUCH GREAT NEWS!!!
Sooo glad no more big surgeries on the horizon.
You have made my day. I hope this will give you some peace of mind.
😘
"Noone can make you feel inferior without your concent." Eleanor Roosevelt
I will not be vanquished. Rose Kennedy
WhatsRight ( member #35417) posted at 5:14 AM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Oops!
Duplicate post.
[This message edited by WhatsRight at 4:27 AM, Monday, April 24th]
"Noone can make you feel inferior without your concent." Eleanor Roosevelt
I will not be vanquished. Rose Kennedy
tushnurse ( member #21101) posted at 1:12 PM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
YAHOOO!!!!! That's got to be a relief for you.
Continue to focus on getting your strength back and getting healthy again.
Me: FBSHim: FWSKids: 23 & 27 Married for 32 years now, was 16 at the time.D-Day Sept 26 2008R'd in about 2 years. Old Vet now.
Jeaniegirl (original poster member #6370) posted at 11:28 PM on Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Thank you all very much! I weighed in at 108lbs at the doctor yesterday so I'm gaining some weight back. Now to work on the muscles!
"Because I deserve better"
WalkinOnEggshelz ( member #29447) posted at 7:34 PM on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
That’s good news! Glad to hear it.
If you keep asking people to give you the benefit of the doubt, they will eventually start to doubt your benefit.
Jeaniegirl (original poster member #6370) posted at 7:55 PM on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
It is good news I think but it's still worrisome just knowing I have an aneurysm bothers me. I have bever had heart issues previously but my Dad passed at 59 from heart issues.
"Because I deserve better"
josiep ( member #58593) posted at 2:16 PM on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023
So glad to hear the good news! And now I'm picturing you all nice and relaxed, sipping on a fattening but healthy smoothie while you let the Spring breeze blow in your hair and face. If I was there, I'd buy you a special Life is Good shirt to wear.
Sending more good wishes and virtual hugs for a wonderful Spring and an awesome Summer and, yeah, stop talking now, Josie, you don't have to write a book, they get it...........................
BW, was 67; now 74; M 45 yrs., T 49 yrs.DDay#1, 1982; DDay#2, May, 2017. D July, 2017
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