TWO YEARS AGO, MY 12 YEAR OLD GOD-DAUGHTER, HAD A LARGE AVM REMOVED FROM RIGHT FRONTAL LOBE. 6 EMBOLIZATIONS SURGERIES WERE REQUIRED TO REMOVE THE AVM. VERY SUCESSFUL. HOWEVER, SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE FREQUENT EYEACHES, PERMENENT VISION LOSS AND OCCASIONAL WORD LAPSES.
LESS THAN FIVE DAYS AGO, A BUMP APPEARED ON HER FACEV BETWEEN HER EAR AND RIGHT EYE. IT HAS GROWN LARGER EACH DAY. COULD IT BE POSSIBLE THAT AN EMBOLIZED AREA HAS BROKEN? COULD IT CAUSE A PHYSICAL LUMP ON HER FACE? HER DOCTOR (GP) HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A SURGEON LATER THIS WEEK, SHOULD SHE BE SEEN SOONER?

LESLIE ETTWEIN


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