~received Nov. 2000~ The link was broken and I couldn't find the new link. :(
On May 2, 2005, we went back on our adventure in Dallas, and started the process of removing the AVM recurrance in Caleb's right temple area. They had to embolize the area on the 2nd, then on May 4th, we had to go back to the hospital once more to remove the AVM. It was a very simple surgery, remove the AVM & minimize the scar there on Caleb's head (right side), and there were no complications. In fact, it took less time than they had originally told us, about 45 minutes. Ross & I had just gone down to get something to eat and were wandering around the hospital wasting some time waiting for them to call us to let us know they were done. We got a beep on the pager about 45 minutes into the surgery, and couldn't figure out what they would be paging us for, so we rushed back to the Day Surgery area!!! They told us that we hadn't been paged. Hmm, that is weird! So they sent us with another pager and off we went. We had no sooner than got up the the floor above the Day Surgery, and we were paged again. So again we rushed down!!!
And there stood Julie! Our lady in shining scrub armor! LOL She had the most beautiful smile on her face! She said that everything was fine, and that the AVM was removed and Caleb was in Recovery! WOOHOO We were thrilled! We talked to Dr. B a few minutes later, and he too said the surgery was very successful, and that there had been no problems at all! The AVM was *not* in the nerves at all and that was awesome news!!! They told us that he would have to heal for 6 months before we could get the implants put in for the prosthetic, and that was pretty much it! *G*
***Disclaimer*** This is not a medical site, and we are not trying to help diagnose anyone else's medical inquiries. This is strictly *our own story*. Our purpose in sharing this story is so that others might understand what happened to us. If you think you, or someone you love, might have an AVM or any other medical problem that we have listed here, please, see a physician!!! AVMs are nothing to play around with!!!!!
