Hi Maryjane - It's not clear from your comments what has caused the enlargement of your abdominal aortic aneurysm. Typical causes include high blood pressure, smoking, hardening of the artery, an infection of the blood vessels, and inherited diseases or genes. Are you under a doctor's care for this? These can enlarge to the point of bursting, and it's important that you're monitored and receiving appropriate treatment. As part of that treatment your physician should be able to give you the best information on what type of physical limitations you do and don't have. Have you discussed your exercise options with your cardiologist? If you have, and didn't get an answer (or the answer wasn't satisfactory) then let us know and we will research this further. We can only provide general information, however, and your cardiologist should be able to provide you with the most specific information as he/she also has access to your medical history and current physical condition.
Take care, Pat
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Hi Maryjane - It's not clear from your comments what has caused the enlargement of your abdominal aortic aneurysm. Typical causes include high blood pressure, smoking, hardening of the artery, an infection of the blood vessels, and inherited diseases or genes. Are you under a doctor's care for this? These can enlarge to the point of bursting, and it's important that you're monitored and receiving appropriate treatment. As part of that treatment your physician should be able to give you the best information on what type of physical limitations you do and don't have. Have you discussed your exercise options with your cardiologist? If you have, and didn't get an answer (or the answer wasn't satisfactory) then let us know and we will research this further. We can only provide general information, however, and your cardiologist should be able to provide you with the most specific information as he/she also has access to your medical history and current physical condition.
April 9, 2010 - 5:55pmTake care, Pat
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