!5 years ago I didn't even know what an AVM was . I sure do now ! Things were hard for me in the beginning because it affected my left side and being left handed made things extremely difficult to the tenth power . I was out of the hospital in three months , driving again in four and back to work in five . That was a mistake though . I was the head mechanic at the local municipal airport . My fine motor skills in my left hand weren't where I needed them to be and I really couldn't do my job well enough anymore so I was let go and that was a hard pill to swallow because I was doing what I loved to do . I was still in outpatient pt and ot trying to improve what I could .
After I was let go Vocational rehab and the state put me through school to learn a new skill . Only thing is I did what I was going to school for as an after school job when I was in high school . So it really wasn't new to me but the algebra and trig I had to take were difficult to comprehend at first . It took a bit for my brain to find it in there because I new I had done that kind of math before it just needed to be found in the cobwebs .
To this day I have a few side effects from the aneurysm ' such as I have little to no feeling in my left leg and foot . When I do feel it , it aches all the way to the bone but this don't happen very often . I also get migraines now , about 1 every month or so . When I get tired my left leg drags ( this is very annoying ) but I can walk and stand without assistance , that's rite no cane no nothing . Thanx to my pt that was just as bullheaded and stubborn as me . If it wasn't for her I think I would have given up ( love you Karla ) .
Being left handed made me a minority in a world full of right handed people and I refused to write with my right hand like they kept trying to make me do , rather than have me retrain my left . Well I wasn't going to have any of that and got my left hand working again , Not 100 % but 90 % is great if you ask me . My doubters were amazed .
Two years after my aneurysm my wife tells me she can't deal with it anymore , my mood swings and me being antisocial . This is a new character flaw since the aneurysm . We went to counseling but that didn't help so now I have an ex wife although we are still friends it was just to much to handle at 26 . I don't blame her for it though .
Now I take the strongest dose of welbutrin they can give me just to keep my mood swings in check . Oh and I found a wonderful woman that accepts me with all my flaws . So yes my life is good and I finally feel normal again after 15 years . If you read yhis whole thing kudos to you because its a long one . If there is anything you want to know don't hesitate to ask . ( One more thing yo add . The migraines I get as a result now . Seem to be getting more frequent. ).
Later peoples !!!