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Oh...ok. Sorry for the confusion. It sounds like you have some very good surgeons with lots of experience, so that is good. Like you, I also felt fine when I found out about my BAV as well as my aneurysm. I went in to an Urgent Care Dr. for a sore throat and found out I had a heart murmur...

Hi workmonkey.......I think the first thing I would want to know from either the surgeon or the Cardio is why did the aneurysm go from 4.4cm to 5.1 cm in such a short amount of time? My Cardio keeps telling me that aneurysms associated with BAV grow very slowly, as in 1 cm/year, if it even...

Another good idea epstns. Thanks! That's definitely something to suggest to my doc if I'm put in the same position again. And 2 echos would probably still be cheaper than one MRI.

Thanks ski girl...I'll check into that. I had not thought of that as an option. Thanks for the suggestion.

Thanks for all your responses. Your experiences that you shared are very helpful. I suppose I can't expect the echo to be perfect every time. I just feel a little frustrated when an MRI is ordered to verify the echo because the MRI costs me $2000 out of pocket every time. So then I'm stuck...

This question kind of goes with another question I posted on this forum. I just had an echo that measured my aortic aneurysm at 4.8 cm. Since I've always measured at 4.2 cm up till now, an MRI was ordered to verify the measurement. Turns out the MRI showed the aneurysm had not changed, still...

That's a good point AZ Don. The more I think about what happened, the more I'm starting to wonder if the echo was not done correctly, giving the false measurement on my aneurysm, which in turn caused my Cardio to panic and order an MRI. Sadly, if this is indeed what happened then that means I...

Hi Superman.......thanks for your response. I just had a situation where I had an echo on Nov. 19th. The Cardio got the scan and said it showed my aneurysm had grown to 4.8cm in one years time. He ordered an MRI to confirm the measurement. MRI was done last week, it showed the aneurysm had...

This question may sound strange considering that OHS is not something to rush into if you don't have to. My experience has caused me to ask this question. I have a BAV that is in good shape and an aneurysm on the ascending aorta that is at 4.2 cm and stable. It hasn't grown since I first...

UPDATE #2......MRI was done and showed that my ascending aortic aneurysm has not changed. It's still at 4.2 cm. Apparently the echo showed my aneurysm as being larger, but in fact it was not. I am relieved. So I guess it's back to the waiting room for me.

Thanks everyone for your posts. You all gave me some fantastic information. I'm not worried anymore thanks to you all. Some of you also have a great sense of humor about all this. I love it! I would be very lost without this site and all of you. :)

Thanks Tony! I read your thread and it was very informative....answered all my questions and put my mind at ease. Can't ask for any more than that. By the way, noticed you are in North Van, BC. My parents lived in West Van, BC for several years, then moved to Calgary, Alberta. They lived...

I will have to decide on what type of valve to replace my aortic valve. I have a Bicuspid aortic valve which is in great shape other than being bicuspid. I will need surgery very soon for an aortic aneurysm and I know they will want to just replace the valve at the same time. Since I'm 39 and...

Yes, I am lucky to know about it. I count that as a wonderful blessing. Glad that your aneurysm was found and repaired.

You are right! To be able to have this repaired through surgery is truly a blessing. Something that my relatives with this same genetic defect did not even have as recently as the 1950's. They lost their lives to this.

Hi everyone.....thanks for all your responses. I'm coming to grips with this whole thing and am now looking forward to the surgery as odd as that sounds. MRI for measurement of the aorta will be in the next 2 days, then surgery decisions will have to be made. I will have to decide on whether...

THANK YOU to all of you! Your advice is so important to me. You all gave me lots of good ideas and in fact I will be writing them down and taking them with me to my DR appointment in a couple weeks. Just found out my aortic root aneurysm has gotten larger, possibly a 4.8. It's been at 4.2...

Just found out this afternoon that my ascending aortic aneurysm has gotten larger (went from 4.2 to possible 4.8 in 1 1/2 years). I'm going for an MRI in a couple days to get a measurement on it, but surgery looks likely since I also have a BAV. I'm 39 years old and honestly thought the...

Big L, Guyswell, DebbyA, Clayfromnj...........thanks to all of you for your responses. It is very helpful to me. You all make some good points. I think I'd be fine if I chose local if it were just an Aortic valve replacement.....it's my aortic aneurysm that has me worried the most. At this...

Thanks for your response Rachel....you make a lot of good points and those are things I need to keep in mind when deciding. I'm finding it very easy to cave into the fear over all this and make the long trip to Cleveland or Rochester. Looks like you had the same surgery that I will need. So...