4. Leg pain
If you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm then you may also experience leg pain. This is due to the fact that the aneurysm is obstructing the blood flow to your lower body and thus your legs aren’t getting enough blood.
The pain may be akin to a throbbing sensation. This could go on for hours or even days. While an aneurysm isn’t dissection, it greatly increases the odds of a dissection occurring. That being the case, you should admit yourself to the ER as soon as you suspect that an aneurysm is present.
The leg pain caused by abdominal aortic aneurysms is generally easy to distinguish from other conditions such as arthritis. Older men with hypertension are a high-risk group for this type of aortic aneurysm. Smoking will also greatly increase your odds of developing an aortic aneurysm at some point in your life.