You’re safe and you’re going to be OK. Your doctors are on top of this and you are on top of it. That’s what matters. You know you have an issue and you know you have a great team behind you that will help you solve it. You are ahead of 99% of other patients who have no idea that they have this condition until the aneurysm bursts, and then it’s too late. It’s scary, but it’s going to be OK and the fact that you are aware of it and ready, willing, and able to do something about it means that you’re gonna be a survivor with all the rest of us. There is life after an aortic dissection. I have a wonderful life and I am wonderfully healthy. I am much healthier than I was before. It happened in 2015, even though I did not know why I didn’t feel so well. An aneurysm in aorta changes the how hard your heart has to work to circulate blood and affects the way the blood flows through your body. It’s bad for your heart and shortens your life. So doing a Repair, while initially painful following surgery, is going to make you feel like a new person because now your heart will be working correctly. Your surgeons will also have a chance to repair or replace your aortic valve in the event that is compromised or damaged. You’re going to be fine. I’ve been alive and well for nine years following emergency surgery to replace my dissected order in 2015. I survived this whole time so I could help give you good information and bring you peace. Peace.

Mine was 5.5 and I have aortic dissection. I don't know which caused what but they replaced the AAA (TAA) TYPE A and removed the aneurysm. The remaining TYPE B they can't fix because it's my entire aorta.
I am on perindopril and a statin and another thing. I am meant not to strain or lift. Just nothing that needs to clench and lift. The type B is a concern sure. But I am fortunate to know that I have it and it can be monitored.

Mine is also 4.4cm. After a gene study, I have the LOX defect. Hard to find any info on it. It lacks the collagen and elasticity and causes aortic dissections. I feel fine, but can't help but be on your mind often. I think it makes one appreciate every moment of life. I turned 67 in June, and mom died from it at almost 67. I believe with the Connective Tissue Disease, I will meet with the surgeons in about 6 months. We should stay in contact! My sis and daughter also have the gene defect.