Thanks moonboy, I do understand the implications of dissecting, and that is why I’m scared of it happening, especially when I read words like yours. ‘There’s a very good chance you won’t even survive it…most people are dead from it when they hit the ground.’ That’s not very reassuring lol.

I was never going to accept a 5 yearly scan, and I should have said she offered that not yet knowing about my brother’s aneurysm. But I am hoping to get into a vascular or cardiothoracic specialist in the city 3.5 hours away. Not that they can do much if I dissect spontaneously, but at least I’ll have more confidence about the diagnosis and the possibility of surgery.