Hi guys, I'm sure some of you have asked this question and I am planning on asking my Neuro but hes on vacation ... so curiosity has taken over. Does my life expectancy change after having a haemorrhage and then surgical removal of my AVM ?.
Must depend on how bad the bleed was of course and defects from it but assuming the avm has gone by whatever means I would say just as good as anyone else as no longer there and just to back that up year after my bleed I applied for life insurance I got this without any penalties or exclusions. Also I asked the question myself they said as its now been taken care of no reason not to have a normal life expectancy than anyone else so I say get on with life put it behind you and enjoy yourself (-:
Thankd Daven :) sounds good to me :)
All the best we been lucky been found got rid of end of its rare to return as it is to have in first place horrid chapter in life cant say i dont worry about it and every ache or pain in head i think oh no !!! But just have to close that chapter in the book and move on i dont think my head will actually ever feel the same again good days bad days but its gone and i work through it.
All the best
Daven and Martin, I asked an insurance agent the same question and received the same response. Carpe Diem, gentlemen! 
Absolutely Tim, Thanks :) .
Yeah agree Daven, Good days and not the best days as I would say :) , Not really any bad days after all things could be worse ! lol ;) Take care guys and thanks :)
Hi Martin. My bleed and subsequent craniotomy occurred almost 26 years ago. I just turned (gulp)56 years old. I have never been turned down for any insurance policy since it was removed. I agree with Tim…Carpe Diem!
Thanks Barbara, Glad to hear your doing well :) , Having such an experience really does change your out look on life, and I plan to have as much fun with my wife and kids as I can :) .
Thanks again all :) Take care.
Martin, I asked my neurologist the exact same thing many, many years ago, and his answer was no. I had a bleed back in 1977 while six months pregnant with craniotomy. So this September will be 37 years for me. I do have some left sided weakness but have learned to live with it. Take it a day at a time and before you know it, it will be years at a time. I was 28 then and just turned 65 this month.
Thank you for bringing up this question. I’m surprised at the good news from the insurance companies. After all the problems with the AVM, it’s good to hear that insurance can be available to us.
So, thank you again.
Thanks Connie, This is great, I was born in 1977 :) ... fantastic :) thanks again and take care
Thanks Armand I asked my Surgeon and he told me that it would be like I never had an AVM (Meaning that it shouldn't affect my life ... but there are a million other things that does affect it ! lol ) So I guess live life and ensure your as happy as you can be that's the main thing. :) Take care
Great question...great answers!
I have gone through this in my life and i dont think nor has it ever been mentioned that my life may be cut shorter than it would of before my AVM was removed etc...i can say that i have been told many many ppl live life normal and die at an old age only to then find an AVM was present and a stroke was caused by this possibly...so if we remove we worry if its not removed and we dont know then it will catch up with us anyway...so when its your time its your time...hopefully we are here long enough to live a good long healthy life...God bless
You have sumed up how i feel Daven...i have come to terms that the head will never be the same after everything its gone through...every headache is worrying...but life must go on...God bless!
Hi Adrian, Yeah to be honest , I guess once you've come to terms that some things in life are out with your control, You just strap yourself in and try enjoy the ride :) . Life's way too short to worry about thing you cannot control :( , And yes I used to feel that way every headache (which happen everyday !) was a worry and especially if it felt weird in the head also .... but then I guess I just thought what will be will be and I have to just be happy for me and my family :) . Thanks and take care :)
Thanks Louisa, The responses have been great and very encouraging :) . Take care :)
I’m going on 27 years next month. Gamma was just at its infancy and due to the location of my AVM and aneurysm, I was not a candidate for anything other than traditional knife surgery. I seriously doubt, especially with today’s technology, that there are any impacts on life span.
Wow, Thanks for sharing this Jen, Sounds like more good news for me :) , I'm sure I've asked my first Neuro this question and she said that it wouldn't at all, But having 2 Cranio's in 7 months makes you doubt yourself lol :) .
Thanks again and take care.