Hi, I'm glad I came to this site so I can meet my soul mates with aortic aneurysm! Not a club we want to be in, but support helps!

As a 23 year long Coumadin user, also due to mech.valve, Im wondering why you need to stay worried about thin blood as long as your INR is in range. I'm assuming your cardiac team is addressing both issues? Have they said you are at a higher risk for the tear to "bleed out", and if so, have they adjusted your range for your INR, to maybe allow it to stay a little bit thicker?
After 23 years with these issues and all the issues that always have to be arranged around a good Coumadin level...I know that Dr's sometimes have blinders on. They may only focus on your need for the meds, but not it's affect, either real, or just an anxious worry( which I totally get you would be anxious, me too!)
Have you discussed your worry and found out if they can offer a solution that eases your fear a little.
I am currently(2/12/26), living with some off putting readings ftom an EKG in Dec, that indicate mine may have enlarged again( it waa 4.3 at last echo). Due to shoulder replacement I desperately needed and was already scheduled for, I didnt make my scan appt. sooner than March 31. To double check. And like you, I'm anxious abt it but diff.reason. I was already a little out of breath when doing stairs, alot of yard work, etc. But since my surgery I am def.more out of breath doing things, especially any thing that requires me to lean over..And with cats, everything I do for them, requires leaning over, lol.

So I will try to move my echo up, but in the meantime. I hate this anxiousness!
I'm sorry I wrote so much, its always what I'm teased about! Guess I'm just glad I found my PEOPLE!😊
If I don't hear from you, it was nice to read your history/ issues with the Aneurysm. And I hope the outcome is good!