So I dissected at age 50. Mine was an ascending arch section, so right above the heart. I am now turning 60 in the middle of December. I’ve survived 9 1/2 years without a hitch. I worked in the yard today all day, cleaning up leaves and Getting the garage ready for winter. I take my blood pressure meds regularly as well as a statin. I try to avoid super heavy lifts, but I will carry things that way in the range of 50 pounds. I probably shouldn’t, but I don’t have children that are interested in hauling mulch or dirt. I take an aspirin every day and I try to eat well and keep my weight down. I get regular CT scans of my aorta to ensure that there is no leakage and to ensure that it has stayed stable. I think that you’re going to be fine. If you’ve had your dissection corrected by surgery, I think there’s a really good chance that you’re going to have a normal lifespan. I read a study that said that if you survive an aortic dissection, your lifespan is actually a little bit longer than it normally would be because people tend to take care of themselves much better after they survive it. I think that’s true and I want you to think that that’s true as well. Not just because I say so, but because of the studies that have borne it out. I was very scared about my fate for the first couple of years after I dissected, but the more I researched and the more I read the more, I realized that this was a new chance at life for me and that I was not going to waste it. So, no drinking, no smoking, no drugs, no planking, no heavy, lifting and live every day to its fullest. Peace.

Are you being monitored regularly by a cardiologist? Aneurysms don't heal or get better with time. When they become more dangerous than surgery, it's time to operate. It sounds to me from what you say that you need more information from your medical team. Good luck to you.