Hi Vic
my name is Laura.i live on Staten Island and I will be 69 years old tomorrow. On May 28 a 4.3 cm aneurysm of the aortic arch was found when having a routine chest X-ray. We were leaving for cruise to the Bahamas 2 days later and I was panicked that I might explode. I actually got in to to see the cardiologist the next day. He did his own echo and found it to be slightly smaller. He recommended a recheck in 6 months. I have no symptoms. I never smoked, don't drink and do not have high cholesterol, hypertension or diabetes and no family history. Being a retired nurse I started my research and found an aortic aneurysm program at NYU and have an appointment tomorrow on my birthday. Most health care professionals I've talked to have all said to do the surgery now while it's manageable and I'm "younger" Needless to say I'm terrified! Who does elective heart surgery? I have a 20 year old that I adopted when he was 6 and I need to see him thru 3 more years of college. I have a 2 year old granddaughter I need to see grow up.
My questions for you are how large was your aneurysm. How do you feel now. How about you fill me in on your whole story from point if discovery to today. We're you ever told you could die during surgery. How long were you in hospital. Was it open chest surgery or endovascular.. Did you go to rehab. In other words if you choose to disclose all on a public forum, please do so for me.
i hope your feeling better. You look very healthy in your hospital gown in bed.
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Laura Calamuci
Teacher
retired
Staten Island NY
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Original Message:
Sent: 06-18-2017 10:53
From: Victor Fabry
Subject: Aortic Aneurysm Support Group
Mended Hearts Community,
30 days ago, I had aortic arch surgery at NYP Weill Cornell Medical Center to repair a aneurysm of the aortic arch. Although over 500,000 bypass surgeries are performed each year, less than 15,000 are aneurysm surgeries.
If you've been diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm or are survivor of aortic aneurysm surgery, I'd like to connect with you by email.
Please include your age, year of surgery and if you completed rehab.
Thanks,
Victor Fabry
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Vic Fabry
MHoMC, President
Greylock Group, CEO