Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)

[Bosscat]

Been for an "Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)" scan this lunchtime ... 65 yr old men apparently at greatest risk.

Ultrasound scan (similar to what they do for pregnancy scans) good to know no anomalies found ... everything appears healthy ... Its a Boy

[Bullabill]

Thank goodness I'm past 65!

[Mixedkompany]

Good news
Was that a screening for aged 65 ?
Not sure my surgery are on to this !

[Bosscat]

Settle Surgery are calling in us 64/65 year olds for this at the moment ... Its an Airedale Health Authority programme ... not sure about other HA's though ...

They seem to be very hot on getting us 65 yr olds in for the health screenings round here.

3 other ex school colleagues who I hadn't seen for years in too

[JohnMac]

Had mine done at 65, it was hard to relax my toned abdomen

[Bosscat]

Had mine done at 65, it was hard to relax my toned abdomen

Snap

[LeadBelly]

I got called for that check when I was 64/5, they found I had an AAA which Ive had checked regularly ever since. It's growing slowly but not near a dangerous size yet. Worth having the initial check/scan when offered I think. Where I live (and a few other regions around here I'm aware of) they dont offer this check to women. Women can suffer this dangerous condition but it's much rarer so not deemed vital.

I always wonder, though, where an aortic aneurysm might be if not your abdomen but I guess AA has at least two other well known meanings.

[evensteadiereddie]

I had mine checked a couple of years ago.
No problems so I'm good to go and die of something else now.
A relief.

[Blyclaret]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

[ClaretTony]

Good news
Was that a screening for aged 65 ?
Not sure my surgery are on to this !

Had mine at 65. I don’t think it came via my GP surgery but it’s worth asking. Then, when you get to 70, you are entitled to a shingles vaccine.

Thankfully for me I don’t have an aneurysm but it is very much worth getting the ultrasound.

[Bosscat]

Had mine at 65. I don’t think it came via my GP surgery but it’s worth asking. Then, when you get to 70, you are entitled to a shingles vaccine.

Thankfully for me I don’t have an aneurysm but it is very much worth getting the ultrasound.

Maybe my OP was misleading ...

I meant I got the letter through Airedale H A and the venue was Settle Health centre ... Yes its well worth getting checked

[dsr]

I thought an abdominal aneurysm was in the abdomen and an aortic aneurysm was in the chest? Two different things?

[Bosscat]

I thought an abdominal aneurysm was in the abdomen and an aortic aneurysm was in the chest? Two different things?

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[evensteadiereddie]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

Er..

[fatboy47]

Had mine done at 65, it was hard to relax my toned abdomen

Same... Body's a temple.

[ClaretTony]

When I went, there were about seven or eight other blokes waiting and I looked and thought how old they all looked. I'm sure they'd have been thinking the same about me. Had mine at the St Peter's Centre in Burnley.

[Down_Rover]

I had one about 6 months ago, all clear. A referral direct from NHS.

My step father had such an aneurism in the 1980s when on holiday with my mother in Italy. He literally died on the spot while walking down the street. I had to get a plane straight out to bring my Mum home

Anyone invited for a scan should go straight away

[Bosscat]

Same... Body's a temple.

I went from a six pack in my Teens, to a Party 7 in my 20's and 30's then developed into a Firkin in my 40's... well am sure I heard someone say look at that Firkin summat summat

[Mixedkompany]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

We get plenty of helpful health threads on here.
The Barry Kilby prostrate programme for example.
When you’re in your 60’s any health information and support can be invaluable.

And alternatively you can just ignore the thread.

[Clarets4me]

My Dad's 87 and has lived with a AAA for at least a decade, he has an annual scan to which I usually take him due to his dementia. Fortunately, the scan has always revealed the Aneurism to be " unremarkable ", which is always good news when it comes to medical matters ...

[Vincent'sCap]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

You will be old one day pal,Don't mock it!

[bfcjg]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

You just did though.

[Jellybean]

I’ve got a pain in my arse … but I don’t discuss it on a football fans forum

What a flippant comment - I'm female but can absolutely see the value in these kinds of posts given a lot of older men in particular don't have the social networks I might have to be able to discuss health issues and checks that are available. As someone has said the thread on the prostate thread was brilliant for getting men to go and have a simple check that could save their lives.

[Nonayforever]

Had mine done at Settle health centre today.
Everything OK with the AAA but apparently found that missing sixpence from The Christmas pudding in 1967 !

[Bosscat]

Had mine done at Settle health centre today.
Everything OK with the AAA but apparently found that missing sixpence from The Christmas pudding in 1967 !

What time were you there Nonayforever

[Nonayforever]

What time were you there Nonayforever

11.00am appointment. Only took 10 mins.

[Bosscat]

11.00am appointment. Only took 10 mins.

I was 12.50 ... similar 10 mins tops

[fatboy47]

I went from a six pack in my Teens, to a Party 7 in my 20's and 30's then developed into a Firkin in my 40's... well am sure I heard someone say look at that Firkin summat summat

I did all that sh1t.

Apart from that bit about a six pack.

[bobinho]

Have to see what happens when I get near that age. Can they do it remotely over the telephone? If so, no problem here in Burnley.
If you have to see an actual real life in the flesh doctor, then unless something dramatically changes, then I’ll have to use the internet and self diagnose.

[Bosscat]

Have to see what happens when I get near that age. Can they do it remotely over the telephone? If so, no problem here in Burnley.
If you have to see an actual real life in the flesh doctor, then unless something dramatically changes, then I’ll have to use the internet and self diagnose.

You get a young lady running a lubed up Ultrasound scanner over your tummy bobinho ..........

[bobinho]

I’m in. Where do I sign up?

I went to the prostate check, and that gave me a nice warm fuzzy feeling inside after getting good results, so I’d back anything like this happening. I have a few years to go yet tho…

[Lowbankclaret]

My mother now 80 has had two friends with this.
First one died on the operating table.
Second one made a fill recovery.

From what we told me they find it on a scan and then monitor the size, once it gets to a certain size they operate.

Based on her experience it’s 50/50.

[kilmalley]

The NHS originally invite men at 65 years old.
Testing done at a local health centre near to you by NHS screening team.
Don’t ignore the invite !
2016 my aneurysm was 4.0 cm
2022 it was 4.9 cm
Next check for me is the day of the Ewood game.
My mother died from a burst AAA when I was 7
so I repeat
Don’t ignore the invite

[LoveCurryPies]

I postponed mine so I could take my brother for surgery. That was postponed a few hours before so I could have gone.

[ClaretTony]

These are bloody good threads and if one person sees one like this and it saves his life then we need to keep them on this board.

It's well known that men won't discuss medical issues and sometimes this is the one way they might be persuaded to consider their own health.

We've had the prostate threads - bowel cancer one recently around the time my sh!t kit arrived and now this. As I posted further up, at 70 you can have the shingles vaccine.

My message is - when it's your turn for something like this, do it.

[toooldtobegrumpy]

I too have an AAA. Similar size to Doctor Marina and it is checked annually.

You get no symptoms and you only get to know you have one if it found during a check. Surgery will be necessary when it expands to a certain length.

You must attend if called in for a check. If you have one and it goes pop it is highly likely it will be fatal very quickly.

[tally]

I had THIS operation last August. I went for a scan for pain in my left leg in April last year. Two weeks later I returned for the results, btw the pain in my
leg had already disappeared so I rolled up expecting no problems. Shock! Shock! Shock! The scan had revealed an aneurysme of 6.4 cm !! .I knew very little regarding what an aneurysme is(was) having only vaguely heard of the word. This is the danger; I was never in any pain and mine was discovered by accident. Subsequently I was told about all the alternatives.
1. Do nothing it may or may not ever rupture (80% chance)
2.An Operation. There are 2 x types of operation to remedy this problem but both of these do involve a certain degree of risk of not surviving the operation. Not common btw but it is there.
The older established op was just cut you open and insert a tube into the artery then stitch you up and then a pretty long recovery time.
In my case the surgeon persuaded me to have the newer technique of inserting a stent through the groin and then inflating this to the required diameter where the aneuryism is. She also told me btw that "doing nothing "was not a serious alternative but it was up to me.
Anyway to cut a long story short I had the op in August last year ant it was/ is 100% successful. The fact that I only spent one night in intensive care(standard procedure after any operation of this magnitude) and three days later I was at home again. Not having a massive scar on my body certainly aids the recovery time. I am now 8 months furthur and feel 100 % ok and much relieved.
I hope that my experience will help others on here or anywhere to get a scan if you are at an older age. I was 71 when this happened to me and it was discovered by accident during a routine scan for a problem with my leg.

toooldtobegrumpy is 100 % right in what he says.

[beddie]

Yes well done Bosscat for bringing this up.I agree wholeheartedly with CT’s comments. I know if I get an invite I’ll definitely go so for any other claret that gets one do NOT hesitate and go.

[mdd2]

Excellent news Tally
Death rates when I worked for a vascular surgeon were 95% from a ruptures aneurysm and I think it is still 80%
and 5% if surgery is elective and now with two types of elective ops it will be less
An artery getting ready to blow can cause lumbar back pain and very occasionally pain in the left testicle rarely in the right one
So a ten minute scan is small if it allows the 1 in 1000 or so men who need follow up scans and the few who will benefit from surgery of some kind