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Aortic dissection, aortic aneurysm - The aorta - Life after an aortic dissection

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It's been quite a ride so far!

Hello everyone,I thought I'd say hello and tell my little story. In February I underwent a routine hernia operation where the sharp-eyed surgeon spotted a large Aortic Aneurism. A week later I was undergoing CT scans and pre-op assessments for AAA surgery at the Wrexham Maelor Hospital. My wife and I had a long chat with the surgeon, Miss Kirkpatrick, who recommended that I undergo immediate open surgery to repair my 6.5cm Aneurism. It was a clear cut decision as far as we were concerned and I…See More
Jun 9

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It's been quite a ride so far! 2 Replies

Started by Alan James Holland in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Gary Davis Jun 13.

Femoral Bypass Along With AD 6 Replies

Started by Jeff Frank in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Sonya McLendon Jun 13.

How many more! 1 Reply

Started by Graeme in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Kimberlee Jones May 6.

feeling the cold 14 Replies

Started by Geoffrey Shaw in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Julia Holley Apr 29.

John Ritters wife discuss AD 3 Replies

Started by Kimberlee Jones in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by jan nunn Apr 18.

Isolation 6 Replies

Started by jefferson helton in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Richard Deal Apr 7.

Big Day 7 Replies

Started by Elaine Howlin in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Linda Hill Mar 24.

Need Opinion 3 Replies

Started by Kimberlee Jones in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Graeme Feb 28.

GERD 1 Reply

Started by Kimberlee Jones in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Graeme Feb 28.

Blog Posts

Lack of Circulation in the Leg

Posted by Sonya McLendon on June 12, 2013 at 17:25 — 2 Comments

Sonya's Story

Posted by Sonya McLendon on June 11, 2013 at 19:57

mandy b

Posted by mandy bungay on May 3, 2013 at 7:00 — 11 Comments

My story. And a question.

Posted by Meier on April 29, 2013 at 17:28 — 4 Comments

Living with AAA

Posted by Gretchen Doss on March 12, 2013 at 15:31 — 14 Comments

"A little bit of sinusitis!"

Posted by John Greenstreet on February 23, 2013 at 17:30 — 10 Comments

I'm over the why me....

Posted by Kimberlee Jones on February 8, 2013 at 1:33 — 4 Comments

Back to training

Posted by Stefan Manning on February 3, 2013 at 19:29 — 1 Comment

Away for a while.

Posted by Stefan Manning on January 29, 2013 at 20:30 — 3 Comments

Scary flashbacks

Posted by Stefan Manning on November 12, 2012 at 20:48 — 3 Comments

DNF

Posted by Stefan Manning on November 10, 2012 at 20:00 — 3 Comments

Tomorrow is the day

Posted by Stefan Manning on November 9, 2012 at 19:50 — 3 Comments

25 hours spinning with an AD

Posted by Stefan Manning on November 4, 2012 at 17:38 — 5 Comments

Gulp!!!!!

Posted by Bernie Bertrand on October 24, 2012 at 10:01 — 3 Comments

My story and my dreams

Posted by Stefan Manning on October 8, 2012 at 16:57 — 5 Comments

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