This i can comment on, i visited my doctor in early 2018 with a very bad cough, to cut this short i went for a ct scan the day after i got a phone call can you come in today, i went there and then i had another scan i then saw who would be my surgeon Dr Graham Riding who told me i had an aortic anerysm that was 5.2 centimetres the limit is 5.5 then surgery is required, i asked him are their alternatives he looked me in the eye and said no and that because were mine was i would need open surgery, i also asked him how big of an op was it answer as big as it gets, i then went for a lot of tests heart blood breathing, i went to see him again on 9/7/2018 he explained everything to me then made a phone call right he said i will see you on weds morning at 7-30am 11/7/2018 i was done and back home on the 16th and yes it is a massive operation i didn't do much un september, as Anna stated above England has no screening for this illness known as the silent killer it has no symptoms, i was lucky had i not had that scan i wouldn't be here now, i believe our health service is up with the best it makes my blood boil the amount of abuse it gets instead of use has it should be it is for everyone it's free to use don't abuse it, both my kids are now on the registar and will get scans when they are older, and thank you Anna for a very informed write up
