Update: Surgery has been scheduled for 3/10/10.
Its been awhile since last post. Aysha had another appointment yesterday with the neurosurgery doctors. The doctors met with all their colleagues and reviewed her case. The options they are suggesting is radio surgery. In actuality, options are limited given the situation. Another embolization is highly risky if not impossible now. Even radio surgery has too many negatives for a parent to think about. This procedure will aim to remove the remaining AVM in 1-4 year period. Of course, radiation is being introduced to the brain.... chances of tumors, etc. The site of the AVM can have adverse effect on her vision and left side mobility, which has already shown deterioration.
Surgery is being planned mid March. Please pray for her.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma_knife
http://www.gammaknife.org/lgk_patients_stream.wmv
http://www.uchospitals.edu/online-library/content=P08476
http://www.irsa.org/avms.html
