Trina's Profile

Hi, I found out about my aortic root aneurysm 4 years ago, it was 4.9cm. In Oct. 2014 it was 5 cm, in May I had a CT scan. It's now 5.3 cm. So the past few weeks have been the most stressful! I've scheduled surgery for July 29th. I'd do it sooner, but the surgeon, my husband & mom are traveling. So now I feel like a walking time bomb, worried, but trying to accept that this involves life lessons for me. I have a tricuspid valve. They don't know if the valves need replacing. I'm hesitant to have a mechanical because I've heard that it makes a noise & I'd be on cumadin 4ever. Of course I'm wondering "why" I've never been a smoker, I've eaten healthy, exercised and have very low BP & pulse rate. I grew up with my grandpa and he was a heavy smoker. He had a AAA around age 70+ and had it repaired.