Ok here goes.....Like he has been for a while now, jim's in a lot of pain daily....so I finally convince him to go to his doctor and demand some answers, so he did....yesterday he took a CT Scan test and they found a large Aortic Aneurysm which is close to rupturing.
Here's a definition so you have some idea of what it is and what's happening:
An aortic aneurysm is a weakened and bulging area in the aorta, the major blood vessel that feeds blood to the body. The aorta, about the thickness of a garden hose, runs from your heart through the center of your chest and abdomen. Because the aorta is the body's main supplier of blood, a ruptured aortic aneurysm can cause life-threatening bleeding. Although you may never have symptoms, finding out you have an aortic aneurysm can be frightening.
Most small and slow-growing aortic aneurysms don't rupture, but large, fast-growing aortic aneurysms may. Depending on the size and rate at which the aortic aneurysm is growing, treatment may vary from watchful waiting to emergency surgery. Once an aortic aneurysm is found, doctors will closely monitor it so that surgery can be planned if it's necessary. Emergency surgery for a ruptured aneurysm can be risky.
Jim's is in his chest area....which means he will again have his chest cracked like he did the last 3 heart surgeries...only this time they are not going to go in from the front they plan to go in on the side of his rib cage...it's still cracking his chest just in a new area (yeah great).
He will be having this done next week (possibly right away on Monday) at St. Elizabeth's in Appleton. He will most likely be there for a week or so just like his other heart surgeries.
This surgery in itself is very risky and on top of it Jim's other health problems make it 100 times more risky!
I will update more info as I know it myself!
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