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SYMPTOMS- Sudden and severe pain, often described as "ripping or tearing" or an unusual pulsing sensation, pain or a lump anywhere in your body where blood vessels are located.
- Pain in the abdomen or lower back extending into the groin and legs may indicate an abdominal aneurysm, which can sometimes be seen or felt as a throbbing lump and may be accompanied by weight loss or loss of appetite.
- A pain in the chest, hoarseness, persistent coughing and difficulty swallowing may indicate a thoracic aneurysm.
- A throbbing sensation or lump directly behind the knee may indicate a peripheral aneurysm; the knee is a common site for this type of aneurysm, especially in smokers.
- A severe headache, like none you have ever had before, accompanied by radiating neck pain, may indicate a dissecting or rupturing berry aneurysm in the head. Dissecting aneurysms, most commonly characterized by severe pain, can also occur elsewhere in the body and are always an emergency situation.
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