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The Aortic Dissection Social Network - A special meeting place..
We have a FANTASTIC array of things you can do on this special network created just for Aortic Dissection sufferers, survivors, families and friends: create your very own PAGE, use the interactive DISCUSSION FORUM to post your thoughts, ask questions etc, write your own BLOG if you have a more detailed opinion you wish to share, upload your own PHOTOS and VIDEO, post all your events, medical papers, meetings etc to the EVENTS area, form your own GROUP, write NOTES, plus our great new CHAT facility.
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Is the GGG (Giant Genetic Genie) out of the bottle..??
Started by Graeme Archer in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm.. 18 hours ago.
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Started by Graeme Archer in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Graeme Archer 18 hours ago.
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Started by Graeme Archer in Tell us your Story - Aortic Dissection or Aortic Aneurysm... Last reply by Richard Deal Feb 7.
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Genetic Testing..is the GGG (Giant Genetic Genie) about to escape the test tube... & change our lives forever??
If you have not read the precursor forum posts to this blog about genetic screening - it would be wise to do so now..as this blog is the continuation - and expansion - and projection - of maybe things to come. Maybe good things to come in relation to screening for AD. Or maybe not. As the 'Genie in the Bottl
… ContinuePosted by Graeme Archer on February 8, 2010 at 2:30pm
Norv's Story I'm not sure whether it was a type A or B but here goes....
I was at home chatting to a friend on the phone, and felt like i had been hit hard between my shoulder blades and in my chest, this lasted for 5 mins then went away. I told my friend about it but we both concluded that this was probably indigestion. About 10 minutes later the pain returned times 10, I could barely stand and had broken out in a cold sweat, I managed to l… Continue
Posted by Norv Morgan on January 20, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
Marion's Story Type B AD
I woke up on June 6th 2008, life was good my new business was growing and after years of working hard to bring up my family, my husband and I were on our own and looking forward to… Continue
Posted by Marion Millington on January 11, 2010 at 1:23pm — 4 Comments
Type A aortic dissection 17th September 2008
I live in the UK(Shropshire ) originally from Scotland . My Aortic dissection happened on 17th September 2008.I had just had my 49th birthday on 16th! I was in a business meeting being held at a local hotel. The meeting broke for coffee and I took the opportunity go go out for some fresh air as I was feeling strange. no pain just like my blood pressure was up and a bit faint. I sat outside when the Duty Manager passed going back into the hotel and he said I didn't look wel… Continue
Posted by Patrick Gethin on January 5, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment
My husband and his AD
My husband Peter suffered from an Aortic Dissection type A last october. He was taken ill at work suddenly dispite being fit never smoking and eating healthily, he was just 49. In hospital they nearly cost him his life by diagnosing pulmonary embolism and treating him with Heparin. It was 5 days before someone decided to do a ct scan. Within hours he was transferred to a specialist hospital and endured almost 14 hours of surgery beca… Continue
Posted by Judy Naden on December 26, 2009 at 1:17pm — 2 Comments
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