Open Heart Surgery Aortic aneurysm

[Lola1981]

Hi everyone,

I am 41 and due to have my descending aorta fixed due to an aneurysm. They also found my aorta has created vascular ring around my trachea and oesophagus which needs to be sorted out.

They plan to do a thorocotomy. Has anyone had experience of this? I can only find those who have had theirs repaired through the sternum.

The vascular ring is rare and I would love to find anyone who had this and had it successfully fixed.

Thank you x

[Tos92]

I’m sorry I have no experience to offer on this but I did want to wish you the best of luck for your up and coming procedure to have your aorta fixed.

Let us know how you get on and I hope others come by with some insight into this.

Tos

[Lola1981 in reply to Tos92]

Thanks for your reply. I hope to be out the other side soon and then I can offer others my experience!

[Cliff_G]

Quite a few of our AD Buddies have had the thoracotomy. It's more extensive than the sternotomy, but is the routine way of getting to the descending aorta which runs down near and forward of the spine. Not heard of the ring or know of anyone else with it.

Best wishes for a good op and recovery. Scary, but a whole lot better than having a dissection!

[Lola1981 in reply to Cliff_G]

Thanks Cliff 🙂 That's what I keep telling myself too!