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	3946	August 12, 2016
Difficult decision! Dr Lawton,Dr Abla and Dr Gupta New User Help	20	306	July 12, 2025
New Here, Just Saying Hi New Member Introductions	1	24	July 11, 2025
My story New Member Introductions stories	12	106	July 10, 2025
Husband Newly Diagnosed! New Member Introductions	9	227	July 9, 2025
My 11 year old had ruptured AVM recently New Member Introductions	10	284	July 6, 2025
Hello friend: Intro Grade III/IV Right Temporal Lobe New Member Introductions stories	12	204	July 6, 2025
New, confused and scared New Member Introductions	16	1420	July 2, 2025
New to this group! New Member Introductions	10	200	June 30, 2025
13 year old, spinal AVM bled into brain New Member Introductions	14	227	June 3, 2025
Has anyone had an AVM in the neck? New Member Introductions	18	280	June 3, 2025
Hello from a ruptured AVM survivor New Member Introductions	11	303	May 29, 2025
Recently Diagnosed with Left Occipital AVM New Member Introductions	11	207	May 22, 2025
Avm in Neck New Member Introductions symptoms , stories	9	123	May 21, 2025
My Stroke of Insight - Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor AVM 101	4	138	May 7, 2025
Hello All New Member Introductions	7	176	May 3, 2025
Right hand AVM New Member Introductions	4	95	April 23, 2025
3 AVMs in the right foot New Member Introductions general , symptoms , stories	14	139	April 9, 2025
32-year survivor - AVM ruptured and 7 months pregnant New Member Introductions	24	326	April 8, 2025
AVM in the cerebelum! New User Help	2	97	March 25, 2025
Acquiring a Disability New Member Introductions	17	340	March 23, 2025
Be positive New Member Introductions general	9	243	March 23, 2025
Hello! New and navigating my misdiagnosis and treatment New Member Introductions stories	15	220	March 19, 2025
New Member New Member Introductions stories	10	140	March 19, 2025
New Here! GI AVM New Member Introductions stories , symptoms	1	42	March 15, 2025
My Stereotactic Radiosurgery Journey 2 - Gamma Knife AVM 101	5	99	March 14, 2025
New To the "Club" New Member Introductions	14	214	March 2, 2025
New Here and surgery in a few weeks New Member Introductions	11	282	February 3, 2025
Dealing with my husband’s ruptured AVM New Member Introductions	5	100	January 31, 2025
Happy New Year to you all. Thought I'd introduce myself and my DAVF experience New Member Introductions	13	243	January 18, 2025