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My Sister Has An Abdominal Anerysm Of 3 X3 Should
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Tue, 18 Feb 2020
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Question : My sister has an abdominal anerysm of 3 x3 should she be worried about this? She has a repeat echo last week and it has remained the same . First echo was done last March-.. do they usually get larger or can it remain small for a long time? Does it ever get smaller? She exercises everyday non smoker and eats well..
My sister has an abdominal anerysm of 3 x3 should she be worried about this? She has a repeat echo last week and it has remained the same . First echo was done last March-.. do they usually get larger or can it remain small for a long time? Does it ever get smaller? She exercises everyday non smoker and eats well..
Brief Answer:
Need regular follow ups
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern for her health and I would like to tell you that abdominal aortic aneurysms or in fact any aortic aneurysms are notorious and can progress if not taken care off.
Specially blood pressure should be kept under 120/80 mark. Also regular echos every 6 months is needed to keep an eye.
No usually aneurysms doesn’t revert back.
Kind Regards
Need regular follow ups
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern for her health and I would like to tell you that abdominal aortic aneurysms or in fact any aortic aneurysms are notorious and can progress if not taken care off.
Specially blood pressure should be kept under 120/80 mark. Also regular echos every 6 months is needed to keep an eye.
No usually aneurysms doesn’t revert back.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Need regular follow ups
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern for her health and I would like to tell you that abdominal aortic aneurysms or in fact any aortic aneurysms are notorious and can progress if not taken care off.
Specially blood pressure should be kept under 120/80 mark. Also regular echos every 6 months is needed to keep an eye.
No usually aneurysms doesn’t revert back.
Kind Regards
Need regular follow ups
Detailed Answer:
Hello
After going through the medical query raised by you I can understand your concern for her health and I would like to tell you that abdominal aortic aneurysms or in fact any aortic aneurysms are notorious and can progress if not taken care off.
Specially blood pressure should be kept under 120/80 mark. Also regular echos every 6 months is needed to keep an eye.
No usually aneurysms doesn’t revert back.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
What would have caused this?her blood pressure is usually good .. she does get spikes in her blood pressure when stressed like going to the doctors office. She can not take blood pressure meds as it lowers her blood pressure too much.. in your experience does it usually enlarge..can exercise make it worse.. heavy lifting? What can she do or not do to avoid it getting larger? What percentage of women get them?
What would have caused this?her blood pressure is usually good .. she does get spikes in her blood pressure when stressed like going to the doctors office. She can not take blood pressure meds as it lowers her blood pressure too much.. in your experience does it usually enlarge..can exercise make it worse.. heavy lifting? What can she do or not do to avoid it getting larger? What percentage of women get them?
Also she had a ruptured appendix when she was pregnant 20 years ago would that have caused this?
Also she had a ruptured appendix when she was pregnant 20 years ago would that have caused this?
She got very anxious during both echos and her. Mood pressure went up .. would that have caused the echo results to change .. and bulge out her vessel .. and then once she settles down could it go back to normal? Since it did not have any change in almost 9 months will it continue to stay small? If it was real aggressive would it have enlarged during that time?
She got very anxious during both echos and her. Mood pressure went up .. would that have caused the echo results to change .. and bulge out her vessel .. and then once she settles down could it go back to normal? Since it did not have any change in almost 9 months will it continue to stay small? If it was real aggressive would it have enlarged during that time?
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
No anxiety has nothing to do with increase or decrease in the size of aneurysm.
Kindly upload the echo reports so that I can personally go through them once.
Kind Regards
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
No anxiety has nothing to do with increase or decrease in the size of aneurysm.
Kindly upload the echo reports so that I can personally go through them once.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
No anxiety has nothing to do with increase or decrease in the size of aneurysm.
Kindly upload the echo reports so that I can personally go through them once.
Kind Regards
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
No anxiety has nothing to do with increase or decrease in the size of aneurysm.
Kindly upload the echo reports so that I can personally go through them once.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
I told her I would write to you because she is so worried..is she over reacting or is this real dangerous
I told her I would write to you because she is so worried..is she over reacting or is this real dangerous
The last echo done recently showed no change to the size of the anerysm
The last echo done recently showed no change to the size of the anerysm
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
There is nothing to worry as of now as the size is small, tell her to just relax as anxiety elevated blood pressure which is not good.
Some individuals are genetically prone to these abnormalities and in most cases they won’t cause any harm but always require regular monitoring.
Kind Regards
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
There is nothing to worry as of now as the size is small, tell her to just relax as anxiety elevated blood pressure which is not good.
Some individuals are genetically prone to these abnormalities and in most cases they won’t cause any harm but always require regular monitoring.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Brief Answer:
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
There is nothing to worry as of now as the size is small, tell her to just relax as anxiety elevated blood pressure which is not good.
Some individuals are genetically prone to these abnormalities and in most cases they won’t cause any harm but always require regular monitoring.
Kind Regards
Hello again
Detailed Answer:
There is nothing to worry as of now as the size is small, tell her to just relax as anxiety elevated blood pressure which is not good.
Some individuals are genetically prone to these abnormalities and in most cases they won’t cause any harm but always require regular monitoring.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Thanks.. just one more question in the last report it says no evidence of dilation or anerysm change in the abdominal aorta.. does that mean that there is no dilation seen in the recent ultrasound? Thanks so much for your time and answers!!
Thanks.. just one more question in the last report it says no evidence of dilation or anerysm change in the abdominal aorta.. does that mean that there is no dilation seen in the recent ultrasound? Thanks so much for your time and answers!!
Brief Answer:
Probably yes
Detailed Answer:
Most likely that’s the case. As I have not seen or compared old and new reports so I can’t tell you confidently.
Kind Regards
Probably yes
Detailed Answer:
Most likely that’s the case. As I have not seen or compared old and new reports so I can’t tell you confidently.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Probably yes
Detailed Answer:
Most likely that’s the case. As I have not seen or compared old and new reports so I can’t tell you confidently.
Kind Regards
Probably yes
Detailed Answer:
Most likely that’s the case. As I have not seen or compared old and new reports so I can’t tell you confidently.
Kind Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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