Continuing the discussion from Gamma Knife:
Hello Richard,
I am here to share my experience if that could be beneficial to the community. But my case is different, at least has been till now!
I had a ruptured brain AVM on 12th July 20222, when they did an angiogram to find out more about it. They had planned to find the source of bleeding and embolize at the same time, but since they found considerable blood in a pool, that is known as hematoma, they postponed the embolization procedure till the hematoma had resolved as expected to occur in a few weeks.
The neurosurgeon looked at the angiogram and told me that my AVM was in the right temporal lobe, that he referred to as a non eloquent area of the brain. He explained to me that it should not affect any of my thinking or language abilities, which are managed in the left temporal lobe.
Embolization was scheduled for 18th August 2022 and it was uneventful. They used liquid Onyx for the process. During the post op review, I was given the option of Gamma knife for removing any residual AAVM, or wait and watch and have a follow-up angiogram after one year. I chose the latter. We are now in March 2023, and I am waiting for my angiogram to take place in August.
Till now I have not experienced any memory issues, or any physical discomforts like headache, etc. I am 81 years old , and simply thank the almighty for keeping me safe till now.
In my opinion, although many may not believe in it, spirituality plays an important role in supporting good health and keeping you out of trouble. I practice some form of energy healing, and I am learning Reiki now. I also do an hour of meditation every morning, when I am submerged in prayer and the universal energy.
I would suggest these are very useful and easy methods to follow daily in life. It may just need some reading, thinking and modifying your belief system.
I pray for all of you today and every day too.
God bless
Anand