Welcome & Help

FAQ FAQ about the AVM Community Guidelines, Privacy, and Terms of Service What is different about a Ben’s Friend’s Patient Community. Our Privacy Statement and Terms of Use AVM 101 Included in this category are resources written by members for members and notes from the moderators. We strongly encourage all members to explore these pages. This category will grow over time to include more and more information New Member Introductions New members, start your experience here. Introduce yourself and share your story about AVM. Let us welcome you. New User Help Are you a new user? Don’t worry we will guide you through the following videos.

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About the Welcome & Help category Welcome & Help	0	3961	August 12, 2016
My 12 year old had a severe AVM episode New Member Introductions	11	305	September 10, 2025
How Do I Start A Topic? FAQ	3	16	September 10, 2025
Has anyone had an AVM in the neck? New Member Introductions	22	369	September 6, 2025
Tough situations New Member Introductions	32	2228	September 5, 2025
Introduction New Member Introductions	16	205	September 3, 2025
13 year old, spinal AVM bled into brain New Member Introductions	17	330	September 1, 2025
I have had AVM since I was 12 years old New User Help	4	119	August 9, 2025
Gammaknife in 3 days New User Help general , treatment , stories	10	253	August 4, 2025
Hello, new to the community. Does anyone have experience with a spinal avm? New Member Introductions treatment , stories	7	110	August 3, 2025
Dealing with my son having servere AVM New User Help	6	106	August 3, 2025
New AVM Diagnosis: Supraclavicular fossa, near brachial plexus New Member Introductions	2	63	July 30, 2025
Recently Diagnosed with Left Occipital AVM New Member Introductions	12	240	July 29, 2025
Bleomycin Electrosclerotherapy New Member Introductions	3	105	July 23, 2025
New Here, Just Saying Hi New Member Introductions	4	203	July 20, 2025
Difficult decision! Dr Lawton,Dr Abla and Dr Gupta New User Help	23	421	July 17, 2025
My story New Member Introductions stories	12	222	July 10, 2025
Husband Newly Diagnosed! New Member Introductions	9	255	July 9, 2025
My 11 year old had ruptured AVM recently New Member Introductions	10	344	July 6, 2025
Hello friend: Intro Grade III/IV Right Temporal Lobe New Member Introductions stories	12	244	July 6, 2025
New, confused and scared New Member Introductions	16	1445	July 2, 2025
New to this group! New Member Introductions	10	214	June 30, 2025
Hello from a ruptured AVM survivor New Member Introductions	11	317	May 29, 2025
Avm in Neck New Member Introductions symptoms , stories	9	141	May 21, 2025
My Stroke of Insight - Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor AVM 101	4	146	May 7, 2025
Hello All New Member Introductions	7	180	May 3, 2025
Right hand AVM New Member Introductions	4	99	April 23, 2025
3 AVMs in the right foot New Member Introductions general , symptoms , stories	14	170	April 9, 2025
32-year survivor - AVM ruptured and 7 months pregnant New Member Introductions	24	353	April 8, 2025
AVM in the cerebelum! New User Help	2	103	March 25, 2025