Brad, Hope you get good news but if she does have MM you have found a great group here.  Let us know how it goes.
Donna

Update.  Meetings with Nuerologist at OHSU went well, and we have since had an Angiogram completed.  However, it has confirmed what we suspected, MoyaMoya.
  Fast forward a bit, several more trips for pre-op visit, take blood, discuss medications in the mean time etc.  Currently on Plavix until surgery date.  Typically pre-op patients discontinue the plavix because of increased risk for blood loss during the surgery procedure itself and the inherent risk of lack of ability to clot.  Nuerosurgeon in this case, felt strongly that stopping the plavix may create a much higher probability of moderate to severe stroke prior to surgery.  He explained his first goal is to prevent strokes.  I concur.
  So on our visit 10-12-12 we schedule the surgery for 11-1-12.  Wife gets a phone call today from OHSU, gal says that the insurance has denied coverage!!  Currently waiting on a call from OHSU, apparently the insurance company (Nesika- Bureau Of Indian Affairs health insurance company) is supposed to speak with the nuerosurgeon about it and make a final determination.  We'll see what happens from here I suppose.  Real nice less than 48 hours till surgery and insurance can't figure this shit out.  I've got family driving in to take care of our kids for a week till we get home form surgery, then mother in law for another week at home to help out.  Pisses me off    

I finally got some information from the insurance today, they are claiming the EDAMS procedure is not medically established in there journals therefor not covered.  I started another thread to discuss this particular option.  Since we found out so late yesterday that the insurance denied the surgery, we opted to cancel the surgery scheduled for this morning.  After a long day of gathering information, we rescheduled for Nov. 12.  Neither of us feel we want to risk a major stroke just for the sake of money.  Regardless, I will fight there decision and hopefully recover the expenses on the back side if need be. 
  In the meantime, I'm going all proactive on the subject.  I've done my research and disagree with there report.  So I took it upon my self and went straight to the man, Dr. Steinberg at Standford.  I've got the MRI, CT, Angiogram, and Ultrasound disc's on the way to him to review.  Hopefully all that can get to him by Monday as that is the day his staff reviews.  Tuesday is there patient follow up.  I guess we are in a bit of limbo till Dr. Steinberg calls.

Dr Dogan at OHSU performed a EDAMS procedure on my wife(10/4/2012).  He was fantastic!  Can't say enough good things about OHSU.