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My sister has a fairly large aneurysm licated behind her heart and down to her stomach and is out shoveling snow. Is there a serious risk - the surgeon told her to continue on as before and she is being monitored. Size I understand is 5.4 ascending and 3.? decending.
I understand your concern.. the aneurysm is fairly large and needs to be repaired. yes a close monitoring is needed a. but be prepared for a surgery in near future
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Is Snow Shoveling Possible While Having Aneurysm?
hello there I understand your concern.. the aneurysm is fairly large and needs to be repaired. yes a close monitoring is needed a. but be prepared for a surgery in near future hope that helps