I have had an insanely hard time getting into a neurologist following the incident a few times ago and have some questions that my neurosurgeon seems iffy on answering. In February I Presented with a right temporal intraparenchymal hematoma and was found to have a brain arteriovenous malformation (they call it an intracerebral hemorrhage too? Not sure the difference) Anyway I had a platinum coil embolization in late March and have a follow up angiogram to see if it was successful. I didn’t have any neurological deficits besides horrible headaches that have since gone away. I am optimistic and very hopeful I don’t have to get the vessel removed and that everything is resolved. But as a 20 year old in college I have a lot of questions regarding continuing my social life. I have honestly had an incredibly hard time changing my routine and social life because of this event. I haven’t drank since it happened because I was told it would give me a seizure. But I want to know when I will be able to drink again especially considering my 21st birthday is in June. The neurosurgeon gave me the okay to take edibles but will I be able to smoke marijuana and tobacco again soon? And I have experimented with drugs in the past and want to know if that is something that is off limits for the rest of my life. Honestly insanely tired of being the sober one at the bar or party and want to drink but am very scared of seizures or messing anything up. I obviously know that no one is gonna advise me to drink but I would love to know the realistic risks.
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I have had an insanely hard time getting into a neurologist following the incident a few times ago and have some questions that my neurosurgeon seems iffy on answering. In February I Presented with a right temporal intraparenchymal hematoma and was found to have a brain arteriovenous malformation (they call it an intracerebral hemorrhage too? Not sure the difference) Anyway I had a platinum coil embolization in late March and have a follow up angiogram to see if it was successful. I didn’t have any neurological deficits besides horrible headaches that have since gone away. I am optimistic and very hopeful I don’t have to get the vessel removed and that everything is resolved. But as a 20 year old in college I have a lot of questions regarding continuing my social life. I have honestly had an incredibly hard time changing my routine and social life because of this event. I haven’t drank since it happened because I was told it would give me a seizure. But I want to know when I will be able to drink again especially considering my 21st birthday is in June. The neurosurgeon gave me the okay to take edibles but will I be able to smoke marijuana and tobacco again soon? And I have experimented with drugs in the past and want to know if that is something that is off limits for the rest of my life. Honestly insanely tired of being the sober one at the bar or party and want to drink but am very scared of seizures or messing anything up. I obviously know that no one is gonna advise me to drink but I would love to know the realistic risks.
I have had an insanely hard time getting into a neurologist following the incident a few times ago and have some questions that my neurosurgeon seems iffy on answering. In February I Presented with a right temporal intraparenchymal hematoma and was found to have a brain arteriovenous malformation (they call it an intracerebral hemorrhage too? Not sure the difference) Anyway I had a platinum coil embolization in late March and have a follow up angiogram to see if it was successful. I didn’t have any neurological deficits besides horrible headaches that have since gone away. I am optimistic and very hopeful I don’t have to get the vessel removed and that everything is resolved. But as a 20 year old in college I have a lot of questions regarding continuing my social life. I have honestly had an incredibly hard time changing my routine and social life because of this event. I haven’t drank since it happened because I was told it would give me a seizure. But I want to know when I will be able to drink again especially considering my 21st birthday is in June. The neurosurgeon gave me the okay to take edibles but will I be able to smoke marijuana and tobacco again soon? And I have experimented with drugs in the past and want to know if that is something that is off limits for the rest of my life. Honestly insanely tired of being the sober one at the bar or party and want to drink but am very scared of seizures or messing anything up. I obviously know that no one is gonna advise me to drink but I would love to know the realistic risks.