I am a new member and just happened to find this website as I was freaking out about my situation. I am a 37 year old male who had AVR with a St jude at the age of 12, in 1996, due to endocarditis and then again in 1999 cause my heart was bigger and the valve was leaking. I have been relatively healthy since then and I have always done whatever I wanted to within my physical limitations. Recently I learned from an un related ct scan of my lungs that I had a 43mm dilatation of the ascending aorta which has triggered anxiety and panic, making me very upset. I also learned that it seems to have grown between 3 and 5 mm in the last year based on last years echo to my current echo yesterday, which the cardiologist knew but didnt want to worry me because he knew I would freak out, which is what I am doing. Just looking for guidance on how others dealt with a similar situation and how they were able to wait and see 6 months at a time.
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