So glad to here that even though there were fears that you walked thru and are doing well, many blessings for your courage
Kim, thats great news!! you sounded earlier how I am feeling now, 4mm unruptured, and have been told it can just be left as not a lot of risk of it rupturing, but on the other hand no one can tell me it won't!! so the dreadful decision is mine. Coiling with stent is reccommended if anything. But I am so very nervous about it that I really do want to leave it, but then I think, for how long? next year the year after? no one knows when or if it could rupture so that will always be hanging over me. I am 57 (quite a young 57!) so I'm not passed it yet!....... Do you think it was worth having done, how did/do you feel now?
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.
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Hi I had my surgery 2 years ago and so glad I did since itās not hanging over me now. Glad youāre doing well. Still on my mind but Iām retired now so Iām thinking itās over. Still a little nervous about things but I think it will work out. Still feel young and kind of bored being retired but Iāll work it out. I wish you well. Much happiness to you!
My advice for what it's worth is, don't wait for it to rupture like mine did. I was 55 at the time, annie the same size as yours. It was coiled. My road to recovery was long, but I did for the most part. I am on disability now. Why worry if you can do something about it now? I wish you the very, very best. Health and happiness to you.
hi, watch the dates/posts, this is an old one! i'm happy to have read all went well! so proud of you, you are warrior wonder woman
Jacr and others,
First, let me just say thank you again to everyone who commented on this thread. I just reread all the comments and it reminded me of the extreme fear I was feeling and how comforting each and every one of your comments were. Thank you!!
Jacr,
I am sorry you are in this position, but I am happy you have knowledge of your situation so you can decide what you will do. So many others never know they have it before they have trouble.
As for me, I am feeling wonderful! No deficits and I am so happy I had the procedure done. 4mm was definitely a grey area that my surgeon said I could āwait and watchā or ātreatā and neither option would be considered wrong. He did however say that at 5mm we wouldnāt be having that same conversationā¦instead he would be telling me we needed to treat it. He also told me that though the risks were low of rupture per yearā¦they did add up each year, and that he had seen them repture at 4mm. With having 3 young kidsā¦I just couldnāt risk it. I knew I would always fear being too active and having a rupture, or just driving down the road with them one day and having an accident. I felt at 33 years old and 4mm, that the odds were high that there would be changes to the aneurysm in my lifetimeā¦and then we would do the procedure anywaysā¦so why wait? It was a scary decisionā¦but I knew it was best for my family. My surgeon said something to me that I will never forget in terms of the āwait and watchā approachā¦he said, "there is a psychological aspect to this whole thing tooā¦can you walk out of this office today and for 6 months at a time happily live your life without thinking about this?"
For me I knew the answer was no. I was scared of everything in regards to rupture.
I remember asking him about if I could pick up my kids while waiting and watching (my youngest are 2 and 4)ā¦and he saidā¦ābreathe while you do itā¦I am not placing restrictions on youā¦but the reason I am not is because there is 10x more risk of rupture from you sneezing or coughing than there is from you jogging on your treadmillā.
This scared meā¦was I going to live in fear everytime my kids brought home a cold from school? For me I knew I had to do it, and I am so very glad I did. I feel like my old self again. 
I really hope this helps you, and please let me know if I can help in any way.
Any idea on a coiling with stent on a 3.5 x7 marginally in transitional left ICA would take to get back to work? If it's a catheter, should be days like a heart cath, yes? any history here?
hi jr, this is an old post from february and kinda played out, i would start a new discussion, clik discussions then clik +add then write then save or add i forget, tc, more will see it that way
JR said:
Any idea on a coiling with stent on a 3.5 x7 marginally in transitional left ICA would take to get back to work? If it's a catheter, should be days like a heart cath, yes? any history here?
Hi everyone, I haven't been on here in a while but I decided not to have my annie coiled. I went back for my 6 month MRA and it hadn't changed at all. So now I just go every 6 months. I'm glad I didn't go through with the coiling because when I went to get a second opinion, the doctor said that some people have had their annies all their adult life and it would just found by accident and that is what happened to me. The doctor said that sometimes its better to leave the annie alone and just watch because some of them have been there for years and will never do anything. I try to keep my stress level down and I pray a lot for total and complete healing of everything in my body.
I am having one coiled I think but my other may be monitored due to site- I hope to have your attitude- my gp put it into perspective by saying 1 in 50 people have a brain aneurysm but nowhere near 1 in 50 have a haemorrhage
Hi boozysuzi 100, I have to put my trust in God and know that he has my best interests in heart! I canāt stress over it and give it to God at the same time. Pray for peace in this situation and he will give it to you and live everyday to the fullest but keep God first! God bless
Everything has changed- have been today and they feel they can treat the second aneurysm which I thought was inoperable - one can be coiled, the other clipped- Iāve decided to have both clipped rather than face 2 procedures plus I wonāt need the dreaded follow up angiograms that come with coiling
Mine was coiled after it ruptured...I have had 2 angiograms since then...I'll be having my year five follow-up angio any month now. Truly, angiograms are no big deal. But, whatever makes you feel the most comfortable is what's important. I am really happy for you that these were discovered before they ruptured. Wishing you all the best!!
boozysuzi100 said:
Everything has changed- have been today and they feel they can treat the second aneurysm which I thought was inoperable - one can be coiled, the other clipped- I've decided to have both clipped rather than face 2 procedures plus I won't need the dreaded follow up angiograms that come with coiling
Hello Kim 8
I know it has been long time but Iām in the same spot you were before . I have 3.5 mm aneurysm and Iām having the pipeline surgery next week and my anxiety is very bad . Any advice
Hey there,
I am glad you reached out. I well remember that tremendous anxiety. Iām not sure how to tell you to avoid it, but I will tell you that the procedure is not bad and you are home in no time healing and getting your life back! You will feel much relief on the other side of things and that is so beautiful. In the meantime, I would reach out and get anxiety medication if you feel it is needed (for me it was needed). I am thinking of you. 
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Thanks for replying
Who did he give you the anxiety medecine ?can you please tell me if you had any side effects after?
Not sure if this helps any, but I had my rupture approximately 2 years ago and it was coiled. I have had a couple of MRI scans and so far, according to each scan everything is healing, and continuing to heal well. Stay as positive as you can (easier said than done) and trust that things will go smoothly. Please feel free to send me a message if you want to chat about my experiences following the procedure. I would be more than happy to share with you.
Thanks,
David
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My primary doctor prescribed me anxiety medication. I did not have any side effects, I think it really helped me.
Helloā¦ I just had the same type of surgery and the same size aneurysm. The surgery was four days ago. The surgery went well. Thank god! So far Iām not doing too badā¦ a headache on and off but nothing too extreme and also the bruising that I developed on my leg/groin area is also huge! That kinda has me worried a bit. I reached out to the doctors nurse yesterday and sent her pictures she said it looks like itās OK because itās changing colors meaning itās healingā¦I also have an occasional burning sensation in that area as well but not constantly. Just wondering if that is normal as well?