Hey there,
My 10yr old son was diagnosed on Feb. 2, 2005 following a major stroke. He had his surgery on March 7, 2005. He had surgery on both sides, his recovery was fast but, it took awile until he could go back to school. He still has weakness on his right side, leg drop on right foot and major headaches. He has had many strokes and an aneurysm since surgery. I'm not sure if this helps but, I hope.... How did they discover you had MM? Good luck. God Bless.    Saundra

My daughter Alison was diagnosed in late April 04 and surgery was scheduled for early May at Duke with Dr. Alan Friedman. However, she developed a severe staff infection from her arteriogram and was in the hospital for over a month due to the staff infection and surgery was delayed until late August due to her other health issues. She has had both sides done .Hope this helps.
Bridget

Thanks for everyone's kind responses!!  We'll see what happens in the next couple of weeks.  And someone asked how I discovered I had MM.... It wasn't because of strokes or TIA's, altho I fear something may come on soon...

I've had the strong symptoms for the past 10 years and before that but less.  Everything is progressively getting worse.  I've been in medical offices weekly for a year tested for every unrelated thing... and I kept telling people that I think it's something wrong with my brain (jokingly, not expecting it to be true).  I can tell I've declined in the past few years when I started college. My high school AP classes were more difficult than my college courses and yet I struggled more in college with reading comprehension and Chemistry problem solving skills.  Finally after exhausting every normal doctor in existence I saw a neurologist to test for median/ulnar nerve damage or brachial plexus stuff, but I kept telling them that it was my whole body sometimes and related to "hyperventilation" A lot of it was my knowledge of anatomy and science that led me to the conclusion of brain related problems. Everyday I woke up I was afraid I'd suffocate in my sleep and I figured that these thoughts and symptoms weren't for nothing.  I've persisted and doctors finally come to a conclusion.  I'm pretty thankful that I had actually taken the science classes that I did or I may never have persisted as much...considering since the age of 8 I've been told it was simply being small and having carpel tunnel.... it's 12 years later and no I don't have that.