Got the results back form the Doctor the 13mm x 20mm Annie is to dangerous for surgery so we are going to "watch and wait" Just a question what are we watching and how long to we wait. I do understand that if they go into my husband head again he may not come out so I agree with them
I JUST HATE THIS
trying really hard to think about the future and enjoy today but having a hard time...good days and bad

Hi Deci, I too am in the watch and wait group. I have been monitored for almost 2 years now. Believe me, it DOES get easier as time goes on. Like your husband, my aneurysm is just too risky to touch. Will your husband get periodical checks on his annie? I was having CTA's every 6 months, and now will be checked each year (the risk of cancer due to exposure to radiation was taken into account). To answer your question, they are watching to make sure it doesn't grow at all - that it remains stable. If there are signs that the aneurysm is growing, my NS told me that then the risk of rupture is far greater and they would need to go in to clip it and take the necessary risks. I was told that if mine ruptured I probably wouldn't know what hit me - I would die straight away.

This is all hard to take in I know. Try to be gentle and kind to yourselves and take each day as it comes. Live here in the moment and just revel in the beauty and love that surrounds you both in the everyday world.

Hugs,

Nat xx

Most of the time I try to do as you say" live in the moment" Andy is not talking about "it" and so neither am I. The doctors want to check him every six months. I notice changes in him but nothing to bad. I'm so sorry that you are going through this.
This Holiday all I could think of was Please God don't let him Die on Thanksgiving or Christmas (I'm I morbid or what )We have been going through this for six years two years ago Andy had a by-pass on the left side. It is gone I don't know exactly what that means. He has some bleeding where they did the by-pass. Now his brain is being feed by the right.. where the Annie is growing.
I have a question Do you Drive? Andy Drives us everywhere .. I can't take driving away from him but ....
How big is your Annie? How do you feel over all? can you really put this all out of your head (pun intended ...smile)
Thanks again for you kind words and a chance to talk
God Bless
Deci
stay positive