Surgeons have to explain what can go wrong, as it is a legal requirement to inform you of all aspects.As I wrote a few days ago I had a good outcome,my prayers are with you.
I had ruptured aneurysm coiled in 2014 and it is a very safe procedure. I would put your faith and trust in these highly qualified professionals as they are extremely skilled individuals. All the best!
Hi Kim I just had that procedure on a 4mm. Back in August of 2015. Yes they have to tell you the risk & to me the risk of not having it done was much higher!!! As we have family history! Any ways good luck & let us know how you do! Your in my thoughts & preyers as well as your family
Not always the case Trymie. Other factors are considered as well such as location, shape, dome, etc. which make some of the smaller annies more likely to rupture than others. Sometimes when they get in there , they see that it was a good thing that they proceeded with surgery rather than wait.
trymie said:
Hi, I as well have an unruptured aneurysm and have to have coiling surgery and at times I get scared but then I hold fast to Gods never changing hand and he gives me comfort! I do however find it strange that they are coiling a 4mm anni. Did you get a second opinion? From my knowledge anything under 5mm is supposed to be just watch.
I had a coiling couple years ago and so far so good! I still have some problems remembering but that was happening before all this took place! Glad I did it and I feel less like a freak but memory is memory and itâs still hard in some ways. I would hate to have things hanging over my head and feel the aneurysm is gone so onward and upward. I have no kids but would have rather been around to see them grow instead of worrying about whether I would survive. Funny how Iâm still explaining whatâs going on and there are things I canât do such as smoke (I miss it!). Moving a little more slowly than before and Iâm older so that doesnât help! I wish you the best. Try not to be so anxious about the coiling and you will be in my thoughts and prayers!
Kim said:
Thank you so much for your support Carol. It really does help. I feel like with mine being 4mm I am in a sort of "grey area"...do I watch and wait and be nervous that something could happen each day and just scan every so often?
Or just do the coiling now and hopefully be done forever? It's a really hard decision.
Also, I am only 33 years old.
I have two annies one is 4mm and one very small, and the choice is mine, but I cant get it out of my mind, so to speak so will pursue treatment, wishing us all safe and great outcomes, Anafa
Good luck. After two procedures the only thing I can advise is to tackle it head on with a psitivr attitude. Believe youâll get better quickly and you will.
For my first coiling surgery I was nervous and didnât have a good mindset and it took me longer to recover. For my second I had two stents added, I fooled myself into believing I was almost excited about it and told myself it wouldnât be like the last time and that Iâd heL quicker. And I did.
You will be awesome. Tell us how you get on.
Just did my pre-opâŠvery scared. Was hoping it would help calm me some, but definitely didnât. 
Kim, enjoy tonight, do something fun that you can focus on, remember to breathe!
Moltroub said:
Kim, Please remember to breathe! You will be fine, think positive thoughts! You made a choice based on your knowledge and your family. My second coiling was a small one, if I had the choice, I probably would have had the first one coiled before it ruptured but hindsight is always 20/20 lol.
From my experience, once the coiling is done, the surgeon will monitor for compaction. They also ensure the neck of the aneurysm closes. When it is determined to be occluded, you don't have to be concerned about it. Call your doctor, talk to the nurse and he or she will be able to give you much more information specific to you.
Take walks with your kids, have family dinners the next few days. Remind them you will be limited in the amount of weight you can pick up for awhile and chores you can do. Tell them this is a great time for them to help Mommy run the house and it would be a great thing if they pick up after themselves, help dust, vacuum, etc. if you help prepare your children with concrete things they can do, it will allieve their fears as well. Maybe put up a chore chart so they know what they need to do for the next six weeks or so. It may slow down their fussing with each other. Children feel much more than most adults. They may not know what's going on but they can feel your angst. Perhaps you can sit down with another adult and explain what's going to happen and why you made this choice. Good luck!
This is EXCELLENT ADVICE⊠I had an anterior communicating artery clipped on January 19 th and we have 4 kids⊠Giving them concrete ways to help mom and dad through this terrene makes them feel much better you will do great and I know someone mentioned that under 5 mm in your resumes should be watched but it depends more on their shape then their size for example only a year and a half earlier my aneurysm was a stable berry aneurysm then in the intervening Time I had a change with my adrenal glands which cause my blood pressure to go up to crazy levels and Matt was enough to cause the aneurysm to go from that nice stable round shape which it had since 2008 in it turned into a buy lobular scary looking growth that was for millimeters by 5 mm with a 2 1/2 mm neck because the internal walls were so weak my neurosurgeon who usually does most procedures endovascularly sided after talking to my husband and I and explaining that the best thing would be to just clip it because the walls of the aneurysm even though itâs was small were too weak to support the platinum coils and the neck was too wide to ensure even with the stent that they would same place and so they did a craniotomy which wasnât so bad Iâm still recovering some days are better than others but I had a great surgeon Dr. Ali Zomorodi of Duke University and I cannot say enough good things about this man and his team God bless you everything will be great iâm so glad that they are getting rid of this now while itâs small before it ruptures you will be in great hands it sounds like God bless you and your family
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Kim really try to calm down youâre in good hands you have a small aneurysm our bodies we were filled with stress can prevent healing and everything please call your pastor or someone you could talk to who you trust and could make you feel better youâre going to be fine but the more nervous you make yourself harder itâs going to be for you to get through this and the harder it will be for your children and your spouse please try hard because I needed to be operated on by the chief vascular your surgery who I mentioned in my previous post I had to wait three months for the surgery they had to keep my blood pressure below 100/70 and I had to get through all the major holidays Halloween Thanksgiving Christmas New Yearâs it was really hard and I couldnât even cry to my husband I do that first and I noticed that it made him a rack heâs already doing so much to care for our children and you certainly canât leave what helped me was calling my church and my pastor came over and gave me a blessing and it filled me with such a sense of peace he even told me because for years he was a chaplain and Duke that Iâm going to do just fine and he was right but I was as scared as you you have to gain control and look at yourâs yourself in the mirror and say I am going to get through this I am going to be fine smile at yourself Iâm sure that youâve read the term fake it till you make it well thereâs a lot of truth behind that I learned when I was in school there is a lot of truth behind that I learned and we smile even if we donât feel it initially our body starts producing endorphins and other common chemicals which helps please let your doctorâs team know how nervous you are maybe they can help you with a little bit of anxiety medicine because going into surgery this nervous is it really a good thing and you really beating yourself up please please try the suggestions you are in my prayers everything will be fine just think of how miraculous this is where young women with young kids and were able to have life preserving surgery like this at the hands of incredible doctors even 10 years ago these procedures were in operable we are very very lucky to be born at this time and have all the medical help that is out there God bless you sweetheart sending you much love and warm hugs Madeline (Maddie)
Kim, Good Evening.
My name is Miguel RodrĂguez, from Veracruz MĂ©xico.
I had a clipping procedure on 14 mm aneurysm I had in the communicant artery and ÂĄHere I am!
Have faith and ask to our God his protection and guide. He is the only one who can help us always. I think that the main point is to be calm to became to the surgery procedure.
Please, as soon as you can, let me know about you and let me give you my and my family support.
Sincerely
Miguel RodrĂguez (from Veracruz, MĂ©xico).
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Bed rest is the best best way to
Recover I had cooling & a pipeline to
Clinch the artery!!! 3 months after
The pipeline was inserted I finally didnât feel like I had vertigo . It takes time be
Patient !!!
Kim should have had her surgery last week. Wondering how she's doing.
Hi everyone, I am home and doing well! The surgeon said the surgery went well. I am so very thankful that its over and thankful for all the support I have received on here. It really, really helped.
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That's great news, Kim! Glad you decided to go through with it after all of your doubts. Now you can breath a sigh of relief and get on and enjoy your life. Best wishes for continued healing and a happy future!
Kim said:
Hi everyone, I am home and doing well! The surgeon said the surgery went well. I am so very thankful that its over and thankful for all the support I have received on here. It really, really helped.
Wonderful news, Kim!
Thanks for sharing good news!
Kim said:
Hi everyone, I am home and doing well! The surgeon said the surgery went well. I am so very thankful that its over and thankful for all the support I have received on here. It really, really helped.