Exercises after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery?

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my gram just had this surgery 1 month ago.. she is starting to feel a little bit better.. her surgeon took the staples out a few days ago and said "you can start doing stuff again whenever you feel like it". so we want to start her with some exercises.. she has a huge cut down her stomach, around her belly button, and keeps on down so we need to do stuff that wont pull so hard on that also.. now she can still feel her insides moving back into place so she is very tender.. it hurts her sometimes to even touch her tummy.. so what would be some good exercises to get her going on? she is mainly concerned about her arms, and leg muscles but we also need to work on her stomach muscles.. thanks guys!
Static (isometric) exercise where one strains against something without moving, might help. Regards, Larry.  (+ info)

Could this be an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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I'm 23 and have been having sharp pain in my abdomen. Also I've been having cramp-like pains in my leg, lower back, and groin. I've had a pulsing feeling in my stomach occasionally and I can always see my stomach "beating" a little bit. I went to the hospital last night and the doctor said he thought the back/leg pain was sciatica and that the pulsing was all in my head. He didn't do any tests other than blood work (which came back negative) and listening to my stomach with a stethoscope. I'm also a pretty skinny guy. The doctor said that sometimes if you're skinny, you can see your stomach doing that. Is this true? I think he may have just disregarded the possibility of AAA because of my age. What should I do?
Also, I do have an existing heart condition. Mitral valve prolapse.
Tommy, What you should do is learn a little more and worry much less. Almost all of the many AAAs I have examined are in elderly people and are caused by advanced arteriosclerosis - mainly patients over 50 years old. Your doctor and you are both right that skinny guys can both see and feel the pulsating (normal) abdominal aorta which can also give you your identical pulse rate. Back/leg pain is most commonly due to damage to lower back cartilage in the bony spinal column, usually in older or middle-aged persons or uncommonly in young men your age. Trauma can also be the cause. Perhaps the best specialist to evaluate spine and back pain is either an orthopedic physician or a neurologist. Meanwhile, avoid heavy lifting, and be gentle on your back stress.  (+ info)

aortic aneurysm?

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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 through the center of your body. Because the aorta is the body's predominant 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 more than unsettling. Each year, approximately 15,000 people die of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in the United States.

Most aneurysms are small and slow growing and rarely rupture. Less commonly, aneurysms are larger and faster growing and are at higher risk of rupturing. Depending on the size and rate at which it is growing, treatment for aortic aneurysm may vary from watchful waiting to emergency surgery. Once an aortic aneurysm is identified, doctors will closely monitor it so that surgery can be planned if and when necessary. Emergency surgery for a ruptured aneurysm carries increased risk and less chance of survival.  (+ info)

can a 15 year old have abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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My stomach feels bloated and i keep getting pains in them. I also feel like I'm getting spasms in my stomach{intestines} maybe. Also I can feel a pulse in my abdomen. Spasm could be from laxatives I took. I'm scared to sleep though because I'm afraid I may die while sleeping. Can anyone give me some input. I had a abdomen x-ray 4 months ago. It was normal. Had a chest x-ray and EKG 2 weeks ago and it was found to be normal. What are the odds. I don't smoke. No high blood pressure. No family history.
no.. sounds like air bubbles or something in your stomach  (+ info)

Do my symptoms sound like an abdominal aortic aneurysm? Help Appreciated.?

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I'm 15 with no family history and I don't smoke or have high blood pressure. I can feel a pulse in my abdomen. Also I have small pains that come and go some are sharp some are not. Also I feel really bloated. I am freaking out that I have this. I am scared to go to bed because I am afraid I have this thing and it may rupture. I get like this spasm like feeling there. I am a little over wieght if that makes a difference.
you need to see a doctor. I have seen your other questions. i think you need to get some help. i am not trying to be mean but i think you may have a problem that has nothing to do with your body, but with your brain.  (+ info)

what is the chance of me having an Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm?

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i googled for the symptoms. and i have some. like when i lay down on my tummy, i can feel a really strong pulse right around my belly button. I have high blood pressure too, but my cardiologist didn't want to put me on medicines YET. i'm scared. i'm 14 btw. so what is the chance of me actually having one? and should i see a doctor?
I can only feel it pulsate when i lay down on my tummy. no pains either.

oh, and if this matters, i'm overweight. i'm 5'1, and around 135
I have a cardiologist because my pediatrician refered me to one because i was fainting and he thinks it was because of my blood pressure.

and they thought i had HBP because i'm fat, but i losst 20 pounds already, and my blood pressure didn't go down, so they said it was some type of HBP that i forgot the name of but they said that they're not sure if its hereditary or not. they aren't sure what causes it for me yet.
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Are there any conditions that have the same symptoms as an abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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I went to the hospital twice this week because my symptoms are matching the symptoms of AAA (lower back/leg/groin/chest pain, pulsing in stomach). Both times they told me that they didn't think that's what it was (although they ran no tests). All they did was listen with a stethoscope and tell me the pain was probably acid reflux and that the pulsing was "common" for thin people. I'm 23 years old and all the docs keep saying "people your age rarely get AAA" but I don't see how they can just rule it out like that. People my age aren't supposed to have heart conditions and kidney stones and I've had both of those. They just won't take me seriously. I can't afford to go to the hospital again. I don't know what to do. I've had acid reflux related issues before and they DON'T feel like this. I don't think acid reflux could cause a constant pain in the abdomen just above the belly button. It's been hurting for two days. I feel the pain more when I breathe deeply. Plus the pulsing has never happened like this before and I've always been thin. I can actually see it pulsing and so can other people.
Thanks for your help. Also, the heart condition I have is Mitral Valve Prolapse. I have a pretty hard, rapid heartbeat frequently as well.
Firstly, I can't comment on the care you've already received - just like any other profession, there are some doctors worse than others. However, it is the task of modern medicine to rule out serious disease, so I would be very surprised if the care you received was not adequate. Whether or not they explained this to you adequately is a different matter. Please differentiate 'not ruling out AAA' from 'not explaining why it's not a AAA'.

So, at 23 a AAA is unlikely, but still possible with certain inherited conditions. You don't mention any, so I'll presume you're otherwise healthy (except for an unspecified heart condition and a history of kidney stones). Your age is important, but we'll come back to that.

While the hallmark of medical care is to take a complete and thorough history of the problem, we are a little limited here with the information you've provided. However, it is important to note a few things to lean either towards or away from a AAA:

1) You're 23 - unless you have a precipitating cause (eg. inherited condition, which would manifest usually in other ways as well), it would be almost impossible to have a AAA. An aneurysm arises from either a lifetime of stressing the wall of the artery (hence age or high blood pressure), or a weakness in the wall of the artery (hence inherited connective tissue disorder, age-related degeneration, etc). There is no other way for an aneurysm to form, so already it is terrifically unlikely that you are unlucky enough to have a connective tissue disorder that has not yet been picked up (since you don't have old age or blood pressure on your side).

2) Pulsing in your abdomen is normal. It is a function of being thin and the effect of cardiac output (and, hence, blood pressure). If, for whatever reason, you are anxious (eg. if you think you have a AAA), your cardiac output rises and any pulsation will be more visible. My abdomen clearly pulsates after I've been for a run, for example - for the same reason (an increased cardiac output).

3) We don't tend to notice things until we're worried. Just like when you were a kid and you first saw a new car, and then noticed the same model everywhere, when we are concerned about something we get more attentive to detail. While you may not have noticed the pulsation, I would be 99% confident it's always been there - as a part of a normal physical examination I will look at the pulsation on a patient's chest, for example. That is a normal finding. Same in the abdomen. Just because you haven't noticed it before, doesn't mean it wasn't there. In someone who's relatively thin (ie. anyone who doesn't have a huge gut), I am able to see the pulsation of the abdominal aorta.

4) The pain - acid reflux can and does cause a constant pain above the belly button. So does gastritis (eg. excess alcohol, post-gastroenteritis, etc), peptic ulcer disease, pancreatitis, etc etc etc - in fact, given your symptoms the other serious diseases to rule out would include MI (heart attack), pneumonia, PE, pneumothorax, appendicitis etc etc. All of these things are not only AS serious as an AAA, but also more likely - so the question should arise in your mind "why am I worried about AAA?". Do you know someone who had a AAA? Have you seen horror stories on the net? Is it because it could kill? Whatever it is, it's worthwhile thinking why it concerns you.

5) "They just won't take me seriously" - this is a shame, and unprofessional. However, from the small amount of information you've supplied, I'd suggest a AAA is still incredibly unlikely. I'd suggest, gently, that they have taken you seriously, have adequately ruled out a AAA, but have just been unable to adequately explain this to you or put your mind at ease.

What IS likely, given your age, other health and general description above, is normal, healthy anxiety about your health, coupled with a NON-serious cause of abdominal pain. Anxiety is a very common medical condition that manifests in a number of ways.

I've actually gone through a similar thing - a small amount of knowledge is a dangerous thing (ie. if you didn't know what a AAA was, you wouldn't be worried). It's quite common as students start med school, to suddenly become very concerned with their health and start to self-diagnose all sorts of life-threatening conditions.

The key to solving this is three-fold:

First, get yourself to a family doctor who is thorough enough to convince you that they've ruled out a AAA - usually, a feel of your belly should be enough (Drs can measure the width of your aorta using two hands - this should be enough to put you at ease).

Second, educate yourself. It is astonishingly difficult to die as a 23 year old. I've seen people survive who the movies would have written off as a tragedy. Not only that, but the likelihood of having a serious problem with your health is tiny. You're more likely to be hit by a bus in the street than to have a AAA.

Thirdly, if you continue to  (+ info)

What are the symptoms of an aortic aneurysm in a horse?

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I am writing a book and in the book a horse dies of an aortic aneurysm. When the horse is about to die, will it's breaths come short and in gasps? And What are the symptoms that a horse had an aortic aneurysm?
I'm guessing that it's the same as with people. Severe pain for a while. Then nothing.  (+ info)

How do you deal with an ascending aortic aneurysm?

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My sister has an ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 5.3 cm. It hasn't grown over the past year. She quit smoking when it was diagnosed, but is lethargic, overweight, and suffering from anxiety. She put off surgery in order to loose weight and because the aneurysm hasn't grown. But she panics whenever she experiences an "odd" feeling. I don't know how to help her.
D...she needs this surgery 5.3 is big enough...I had mine fixed at 5.0 and I also had my aortic valve replaced at the same time. Do you guys have Bicuspid aortic valves...its a common occurence to have these 2 things together. The bicuspid foundation has a lot of info about ascending aortic aneurysms.

Here are a couple of web sites that will give you a lot of info you can trust.

http://www.bicuspidfoundation.com/
http://www.valvereplacement.com/

A valve replacement may not be actually what she is needing at the moment but many people on there had both surgeries done (like me) at the same time to save another surgery in 10 yrs time to fix the valve. It will give you both a lot of useful info to think about.

I was not at all scared when I went for my surgery, I was actually excited to get that aneurysm gone so I wasnt in danger from it.  (+ info)

What exercise equip in the gym should be avoided with an slight an aortic aneurysm?

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My husband has been diagnosed with a slight aortic aneurysm, he is 74 We have used equipment in the gym, elliptical, bike, weight lifting etc. He also spends at least time on an outdoor 2 mile walk. Are their some of these more dangerous now with this diagnosis?
Do you have any symptoms regarding bowel movement?


Our body, just like the universe, has a pattern which evolves through time. Therefore by including the concept of "time" into the diagnosis, we can predict the pattern of our body, like the way we can predict the patterns in the universe. I am a Licensed Acupuncturist who practices what I call "Time Medicine". For years, I perform my diagnosis by using your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth. I am able to immediately see the pattern, such as the physical appearance, the preference of food, the personality, and most importantly, accurately predict the time of event, and the type of disorder this person has. By understanding the constitution, I am able give my clients awareness as to how to prevent many ailments that may occur in their own pattern.
So did I answer your question?
Send a reply with the information of your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth.
Look forward to conversing with you.  (+ info)

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