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IS AN AORTIC ANENURYSM SECONDARY TO IHD?

Found out today that I have one of these in my abdominal area.  Does any know if this is secondary to IHD (CAD)?

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ladybug1009 wrote:Have to drop in here and tell you what happened to my husband in Dec. 1999.  His baby toe one night turned black n blue, very painful couldn't even have a sheet lay on top of it,...

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Re: IS AN AORTIC ANENURYSM SECONDARY TO IHD?

If it is below the renal arteries your surely going to be OK. If there is the room to correct it below them its a cake walk. A stent thru the leg and youll be doing the mile in 4 to five minutes. Good...

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m109howitzer wrote:If it is below the renal arteries your surely going to be OK. If there is the room to correct it below them its a cake walk. A stent thru the leg and youll be doing the mile in 4 to...

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Ron, isnt old age fun. I will meet you at some resort

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Ron, The lower AA is a lot easier to deal with, much less invasive. They do go in through the groin area and put a whopper stent in which takes care of the problem. Much easier than the pull the guts...

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LouF wrote:Ron, isnt old age fun. I will meet you at some resortSounds like a plan, there is a lot of resorts in the Tampa Bay area.

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J Patrick wrote:Ron, The lower AA is a lot easier to deal with, much less invasive. They do go in through the groin area and put a whopper stent in which takes care of the problem. Much easier than...

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Fish Oil, my man, Fish Oil... that stuff will boost your HDL's and help to keep those pipes cleaned up...good luck

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Fish oil and mega niacin twice a day and it is all cheap in fact VA gives it to me

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VA gives me fishoil too. No charge.

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I take 1200 mgs a day in a horse cap, what size does the VA provide, if you can get a PCP to prescribe it?

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J Patrick wrote:Fish Oil, my man, Fish Oil... that stuff will boost your HDL's and help to keep those pipes cleaned up...good luckBeen doing the fish oil for several years, I take 2000 units a day and...

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LouF wrote:Fish oil and mega niacin twice a day and it is all cheap in fact VA gives it to meI cannot take the niacin, I have gout!!  So, VA want give it to me.

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Careful how much of supplements you are taking... most heart problem people know that Vitamin B helps your heart and blood vessels. I figured if some was good, additional would be Mo Better, right. I...

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I am on 2400 mgs of fish and 2000 Meg's of Niacin, didn't know it has gout issues. The best though is 40 mgs of Crestor, my CHL is now like a baby's bottom. I don't know,what helps triglycerides...

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I am on 10mg of Crestor.  You know that each VA facility is on a budget for that Out Patient Clinic, Hospital, etc.  So some of the VA docs feels that this is their money they are spending.  I have my...

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Ron, I think I would be off for a long visit with a patient advocate. That all seems like utter bullshit and then I would writing congressman and senators By the way if Crestor also treats...

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LouF wrote:Ron, I think I would be off for a long visit with a patient advocate. That all seems like utter bullshit and then I would writing congressman and senators By the way if Crestor also treats...

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Personally not being a doctor, just an old dustoff medic I like the term of take your guts out, to do the surgery. LOL. did you ever visit the evac hospital a PK? Brought many there in 68-69.I was in...

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