Aneurysms Support Group

An aneurysm (or aneurism) is localized, blood-filled dilation (bulge) of a blood vessel caused by disease or weakening of the vessel wall. Aneurysms most commonly occur in arteries at the base of the brain and in the aorta - this is an aortic aneurysm. This bulge in a blood vessel can burst and lead to death at any time.

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knew news on my brAIN aneurysm

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ok everyone as you know i have a brain aneurysm in my circle willis of my brain well i went to my last doc appointment he revewed my cta angiogram they said i do for sure have a fusiform aneurysm but it is calsofied over , my doc wich is dr ringer said beth we are not going to do sugrey right now we are going to watch it closely we will check it again by doing another scan in 5 months if it grows then we will discuss treatment options , and he also said they are going to be watching it for the next 5 years he said my body is trying to naturally fight it off the rest of the way , i am still very nervous he told me to keep my blood pressure down and to quit smoking and also i have alott of stress on me my familiey moved out here with us so now me and my husband are not alone anymore now we have 5 people in the house and my obgyn gots me on fertility medicine to get us pregnant i had ankle surgerey , my husband dont know how serious i brain aneursym is even if it is calsified over iam so stressed !
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Beth im here to tell you that my husband went through the whole emergency surgery and recovery in ICU and still thinks it was not such a big deal. I dont know if its a male thing or not but i really dont know how you can make him realise maybe download some info for him any way try not to stress and good luck
Chris
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Beth im here to tell you that my husband went through the whole emergency surgery and recovery in ICU and still thinks it was not such a big deal. I dont know if its a male thing or not but i really dont know how you can make him realise maybe download some info for him any way try not to stress and good luck
Chris
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