Relax. You’re gonna be fine. You know you have a problem now and you’re going to monitor it probably at least every two years if not more often. They’re not going to consider your candidate for surgery until you’re around 5.0 cm. I’m very happy for you because now you know you have a problem and you can lower your blood pressure, reduce your stress, and survive. Depending on your age, weight height, and sex you may wind up never having to have surgery if it stays below 5.0 cm. Even so, the opener surgery required to repair on Horne aneurysm is much less traumatic than the surgery required if it dissects suddenly. So my best advice is for you to listen to your cardiologist and have a plan in the next six months or so to get a referral to a thoracic surgeon who can take a look at your scans and tell you what they think your prognosis is. You want to go visit with the doctor Who does these kinds of surgeries routinely for a living. Cardiologist don’t do surgery. Thoracic surgeons do. Remember that. So the fact that you’re a cardiologist is downplaying this is not surprising. Given the fact that you’re only at 3.6 cm. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t monitor it and it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be Working proactively to reduce your stress, but don’t add to it by freaking out. I dissected completely and very suddenly without any warning in 2015 and here I am in 2025 talking to you. I would not recommend it to anyone because a sudden dissection is a nightmare. In your case, you know you have a problem and you can address it. In my case, I had no clue that I had an aneurysm in my aorta and so I was just living my life Without any consideration for my health. That’s not you and I’m glad for that. Peace.