Anyone ever had or have an abdominal aorta aneurysm?

[MiHale]

6. Watch out for yourself...

Yes I had a rather large one, it warranted close to immediate action. I had to live with that time bomb knowledge for about a month. Didn’t know before thank the stars. A burst aorta is what took out John Ritter of Three’s Company fame. I could see mine beating right below my sternum like a second

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I had a stent put in the artery, all went well. I received a Gore Excluder endoprosthesis at U of M hospital in Ann Arbor. I was referred there by the VA hospital next door.

Don’t be a hero doing stuff they tell you that you shouldn’t like picking up more than 10 pounds. My VA doctor did a great job ‘scaring’ me into compliance.