Hi Ruthie - Thanks for your reply, it does help. I have a follow up question. My neurosurgeon said he couldn't answer it. Is there a way to tell the strength of the artery wall? And whether or not there is a risk of rupture. He said, there was no way of telling unless they were in the act of surgery and saw it.....I'm just curious what others have experienced around this....as my grandfather had an aneurysm as well so there may some degree of hereditary going on here. What makes them hereditary?

I'm full of questions today