Are you fully aware of the process to repair the original dissection. Be sure that is understood. test results of hospital visits, procedures, are usually added to your patient portal, where you can read a little more about what happened.

Not all doctors are great communicators, but one year wait after a repair seems reasonable, unless they added medical devices that are monitored every 6 months that could result in additional growth on an aneurysm. (This happened to us.) Meet with him just for a consult, ask about the questions you have, and concerns. If not satisfied, ask for a second opinion. Be your advocate. Stress is not a good thing for this disorder. One of the best things we learned is this is a very difficult surgery and can cost you your life, or serious side effects that change your life, so they are going to have to wait between procedures a certain amount of time and will want to do this when is medically necessary. So, a lot of reasons they may want to wait a little longer. Tell them you need to know concerns and why you're waiting a year. Learning more may help your understanding of the time period recommended.