Welcome & Help

New Member Introductions New members, start your experience here. Introduce yourself and share your story about AVM. Let us welcome you. 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 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	3976	August 12, 2016
Notable decline, cervical SEDAVF? & medical ping pong in NZ New Member Introductions	2	28	June 14, 2026
New Diagnosis - AVM Left Parietal (btwn motor/sensory) New Member Introductions	4	120	June 10, 2026
New User Guide New User Help	2	2378	December 21, 2020
Right Frontal AVM diagnosed from Bleed New Member Introductions stories , treatment , general	8	177	June 5, 2026
Diagnosis new...treatment soon: DAVF New Member Introductions stories , treatment	11	183	May 22, 2026
Has anyone had an AVM in the neck? New Member Introductions	34	847	May 22, 2026
Diffused left parietal lobe avm. Can't have surgery, dealing with daily pain New Member Introductions symptoms , general , treatment	11	160	May 21, 2026
Antihistamines and AVM New User Help general	8	123	May 4, 2026
After 11 years, I'd like to share my story here New Member Introductions general , stories	15	360	April 26, 2026
A Letter From Your Brain AVM 101	34	13206	April 6, 2026
I m dying… New User Help	3	220	March 29, 2026
Introducing myself New Member Introductions	7	217	March 26, 2026
Newly discovered AVM New Member Introductions general	5	109	March 25, 2026
AVM on eloquent area on left side of brain New Member Introductions	10	171	March 24, 2026
My AVM Journey New Member Introductions	6	108	March 19, 2026
How to pick neurosurgeon? New Member Introductions treatment , general	4	124	March 9, 2026
New Here! AVM in the Thalamus New Member Introductions	6	187	March 9, 2026
Temporal Lobe AVM and reflections - my story so far New Member Introductions general , stories	8	183	February 25, 2026
Spinal Dural AVF victim - my story so far New Member Introductions stories	4	152	February 8, 2026
AVM diagnosis hit me like a 10 ton bus... Literally New Member Introductions stories	21	289	January 30, 2026
Article about the Stem cell clinical trials going on for Stroke and TBI in USA AVM 101	47	2486	January 24, 2026
New member! New Member Introductions	7	157	January 20, 2026
Hair loss New User Help stories	0	48	December 31, 2025
To push for other testing or to accept and calm down? New User Help	6	185	December 20, 2025
Numbness of skull following gamma knife New Member Introductions	5	170	December 2, 2025
Please share any advice New Member Introductions	6	164	November 17, 2025
Hair loss and recovery New User Help general , treatment , stories	9	214	November 17, 2025
DSA 3 month ago New Member Introductions	1	48	November 16, 2025
Micro avm or Dva? Dva exists? New User Help	3	78	November 10, 2025