pnw_panda wrote on Dec 22nd, 2013 at 1:46am:i think this would be a case by case type of deal.
i discovered i had mm at 9 years old, had surgery at 11 & 12. and now am 24 years old. i have been consuming/smoking cannabis since i was 19, and every time i go into a check up with my neurologist he is always impressed and very pleased with the results. granted he is unaware of the cannabis consumption, ill be discussing this with him on my next check up which is very soon, and ill will be sharing the results and what he had to say.
and @lillian sounds like it was your first time, nearly passing out or feeling extremly sleepy is a common side effect, and trembling feeling cold and tearing up is probably from anxiety or again the first couple times of use.
Did you ever speak to your doctor about marijuana usage with moyamoya?
I am very curious as to what the doc will say.
I got my sta-mca in South korea, and Marijuana is very looked down upon over there, so im not sure if i feel comfortable asking my doc about it. Nor would he fully understand the effects of marijuana since virtually non are available in korea.
I got my surgery done in 2012, and have smoked few months after the surgery, and during check up (MRI, CT) at 6 months and 12 months mark, nothing showed up as problematic and my doc has said that surgery went well and it everything seems ok.
So the emperical evidence says its no big deal in my case, but i still cant be 100%.