Yertiz replied on 02/05/2017 20:59
Posted on 02/05/2017 20:59
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
I make no apologies for the following warning about the above “silent killer” condition. My purpose in posting this is to ensure that anyone reading this is fully aware of the condition and the consequences of ignoring any invitation to attend any screening that your local NHS many offer / advise. Also to give hope to anyone in a similar position
If I can encourage anyone invited not to ignore the invitation or to discuss the condition with their health professional then I will consider it all worthwhile.
It's coming around to my anniversary, (2 years ago) when I was invited to attend my local doctor's surgery so I could have an ultrasound test to ascertain that things were all ok when she announced that she had found an 6.5cm aneurysm and that I would need a an urgent operation and she arranged for me to see the Consultant the following day! She asked if I had driven to the surgery, which I hadn't, as she said that I could not drive until I had been given the all clear by the Consultant.
I had an open AAA on the 6th May 2015 and spent 6 days in Intensive Care at Derby Royal Hospital then 6 months recovering back to my normal self, having cancelled all our holiday plans during this time too.
Thankfully, I have recovered apart from developing an inguinal hernia which I had repaired last year.
I cannot thank the team who looked after me at the Hospital and the nursing team there too enough. They were brilliant!
Subsequently, I found out that I was very near to losing my life because of this condition and consider myself extremely lucky to be posting this today, so please, if you haven't heard of this condition, look it up or if you are invited to attend a screening, please, please do it. It could save your life!!
There are plenty of links on the internet where you can find out more about it.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, only posting because I care!
Brian
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