do you know anyone who has survived an aneurism? at what age? what are the chances of surviving one?

Answer 1

an aneurysm is when a blood vessel thins and then separates causing internal bleeding and from the pressure and depending on the area a multiple things can be expected. i have a friend that is the same age as me (32) and he had an heart attack and then had an aneurysm the next morning while still in the hospital. and he survived with some side affects. it is very possible to survive one, but the key is time and how long the bleeding continues, because the pressure in the brain can only hold out for so long

Answer 2

There are 2 kinds of aneurysms -congenital and acquired. Congenital ones usually break in the period 18-25. I know of some people who survived these, but they are quite severe and much more life threatening than the others. There are several people that I know of who did not survive these. Acquired aneurysms generally start manifesting in the 40's-50's. These can appear in the brain, neck and on the aorta. There may be some warning about these arising and surgery can be done to repair them. Both are medical emergencies and under the right conditions, the acquired aneurysms will produce situations that are life threatening just like the congenital aneurysms. I know several people who have survived these and know of at least 3 who did not.

Answer 3

My son's former classmate had a brain aneurism. The girl was 16 at the time and she survived, but it left her severely mentally handicapped.
I don't know what the chances of survival are.

Answer 4

Yes, dear friend of mine, he was 60 when this happened, he's 65 now. Doing fairly well memory loss is he biggest problem at this point, had a lot of life changing to do. Not many survive or a least come as far as he has.

Answer 5

It depends on a number of factors: type, location, severity, etc., but "yes" you can survive many of them. They need to be monitored though to make sure they aren't getting bigger. Surgical intervention is the alternative when the aneurysm starts getting worse. Obviously, that carries a lot of risks since we are usually talking about major arteries. Good luck to you.

Answer 6

My ex had one at 30 yrs. Some are easy to see coming, others are sneaky, Depending on where its at. An un-detected one in the brain is most likely to cause more trouble. There are alot of variables. It is the 21st century an alot of advances have been made.

Answer 7

Well my uncle just had surgery for an aneurysm. Its been about a week, the Doctors caught it in time. He is out of the hospital and doing great. Didn't affect his brain at all!