u/anonymousbunny2510

For those who had embalmed their AVM what was recovery like? how long before you got back to your normal daily life?

Same with the full brain surgery to remove it, how long was recovery and did you have any deficits?

The area my potential AVM is in is my right frontal lobe. Luckily neurologist said this is away from areas like speech, memory and motor control. The area mine is in more has to do with personality and emotional regulation/behavior, but still scary.

Hi there, got an MRI done and unfortunately they believe they have found a AVM on my right frontal lobe..but they cannot tell entirely, it is just there strongest “guess” so to speak. It could be that or a DAVF or best case something benign but that’s wishful thinking. Anyway, my neurologist referred me to a get a cerebral angiogram. they said that’s the only way to diagnose an AVM since the MRI didn’t pick up on it entirely or it’s most accurate since they can see the live blood flow…However I am so scared!! They puncture my femoral artery and insert the catheter up into my brain and said I’ll be awake for it. I’d be willing to do it if I was put under instead of “conscious sedation”. I don’t mean to be difficult but I seriously don’t know if I can do this if I’m awake. it makes me wish I never found out I potentially have this thing. Anybody gone through the cerebral angiogram while awake? how did it go? how did you feel during and after it?