Nicky,
Hi. Its great to hear from you.
There is guidance on driving. The following is designed for use by doctors (not you & me) but indicates the considerations to be had:
What you can see is that it depends on whether you had a haemorrhage, whether your AVM is “supratentorial” (which I take to mean in one of the main lobes of the brain and distinct from infratentorial which I take to be the parts below those lobes, so the cerebellum or the more inner parts), whether a true AVM or a DAVF or a cavernous malformation, and in some cases the treatment you’ve had.
Find the bit you think fits and let’s talk about it.
The other consideration turns out to be whether that’s the only thing you’ve got going on. So dizziness is separately considered. If you’re reporting any dizziness, the considerations become “is it ‘debilitating’?” and “do you get any warning of onset?” So when I had my week of greater dizziness, I voluntarily stopped driving and talked to my GP. She reminded me of those questions and we decided it was not debilitating (worrying, yeah, but it hadn’t proved itself to disable me) and it did come on without much preamble, though I would have said walking or driving were occasions when I felt odd or dizzy. Since it was not debilitating, she said “you’re ok. Carry on.” So I did.
In my case, my licence was never actually revoked. I stopped driving voluntarily prior to my op and only when I had my op did the interventional radiologist say “must not drive and must tell DVLA” such that before DVLA actually got round to revoking, I was clear of my op and we were starting to re-apply.
My story here: My Update - Dural AVF Embolization
And then my worry week here: Third Stage - Degradation Post Embolisation?
Re flying, I’ve not seen written guidance but in general, seems to not be a limiting factor.
Hope this helps. Feel free to ask anything.
Richard