not being informed of chronic aortic dissection

I've never heard of a chronic aortic dissection. Could someone please explain this?

Chronic aortic dissection refers to a condition where a tear in the aorta's inner layer has persisted for more than 30 days. It typically occurs after the acute phase and can be managed with medical therapy if the patient is stable, but it still poses significant health risks.

By AAA, do you mean abdominal aortic aneurysm or ascending aortic aneurysm? I ask because of the mention of open heart surgery. Ascending aortic aneurysms aren't typically abbreviated that way. The root, ascending and descending aortic aneurysms are referred to as thoracic aneurysms TAA. A dissected descending aneurysm can continue into the abdomen in some cause. Regardless, it seems they should be doing something about this other than watch and wait.

sasanch10;......unfortunately GP's do not seem to be well versed in the more intricate details of aneurysms. Or was your doc a heart specialist?? My doc is an internal medicine MD but found an aneurysm with a stethoscope. He sent me to the hospital for an ultrasound which confirmed his finding. That's it. A month later a followup appt. and when I asked, he could not find the numbers but thought he remembered a dual AAA one at 4.2 and a root at 4.5cm. By that time I had read up on this site & my condition and asked many questions which he was not prepared to answer. Six months went by and he sent me to the hospital again for another ultrasound, The tech asked if I was allergic to iodine and proceeded to hook me up to a CT Scan with contrast. No explanation why the change. So, I guess we need to be more insistent for explanations or find new doctors who will explain things better. I still do not know for sure what the growth rate or current numbers are.

Find a good lawyer but for sure don’t pay a dime for Life Flight Maybe it’s worth 30 grand but you were miss diagnosed. A good lawyer will take care of any bill they send you. Good luck