SURGERY IS OVER....whew finally! I got a STA-MCA bypass 3 weeks ago at Redwood City Kaiser by Dr. Efron who has studied with Dr. Steinberg of Stanford. For those who have no idea who I am, I am a 23 year old female who was diagnosed with moyamoya in the beginning of January or at least thats when I found out I had it. I only get my symptoms once in awhile and still have some slight headaches. Hopefully I'll be fully recovered in just a few more weeks. My doctors needed a little more time on making a decision because I only have narrow vessels only on my left side. I decided to take the aggressive path and get the surgery. Also in case you guys were wondering, I got a mini stroke and couldn't speak at all which is why I went to the emergency room and checked myself into the hospital.Ok I blabbed on enough, but I will post up a picture of what my surgery looked like and if anyone has any questions, please don't hesistate to ask!

Tracy

Glad to hear that you are doing so well.  This website is wonderful just the knowledge that is shared on mm.

Keep us posted,  

Janice