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Old 07-07-2010, 09:06 PM #1
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Well, here I am again...just curious, as I know there are many of us out here, who have been down this road, unfortunately. I'm going for my first 6 month check-up, cerebral angiogram, in 2 weeks...I'm slightly worried. My aneursym was very large, 15 by 15, it was unruptured and coiled. What should I expect?
I'm scared to have it done, scared not to, ugh!! I've been through so much already, I'm afraid if I don't go, and there's something still wrong, and if I do go and there's something wrong...ugh, again!! Feeling anxious...any help out here would be much appreciated...love you all...Laurie
Such a large aneurysm why was it coiled instead of being clipped? Did the location made it unsuitable for open surgery or do you have other health problems? Craniotomy is a much more invasive surgery but it is also, in most cases, a much more certain fix that does not require regular follow-ups.

There are problems with coils, it sometimes needs to be repeated, and the coils sometimes migrate. It is more likely though that the angiogram will show that you are just fine and the lesion has clotted.
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Such a large aneurysm why was it coiled instead of being clipped? Did the location made it unsuitable for open surgery or do you have other health problems? Craniotomy is a much more invasive surgery but it is also, in most cases, a much more certain fix that does not require regular follow-ups.

There are problems with coils, it sometimes needs to be repeated, and the coils sometimes migrate. It is more likely though that the angiogram will show that you are just fine and the lesion has clotted.
The reason for coiling instead of clipping was the location, supposedly unsuitable and more risks involved if they had gone with clipping. My cerebral angiogram has been rescheduled for the 28th of this month, so praying everything is good...I'm ready to be done with all of this for sure!! Thanks so much for replying, I really love hearing from everyone!!
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