Thank you everyone for your kind words.

Melody the neurosurgeon dont know enough about this to give me a straight answer, they can only give me statistical information, people can live there lives with this condition and some people have bleeds which sometimes have dibilatating effects, and the decision to have the op is mine to make, if I have the op there are no guarantees that I will have no deficits. So basically Im stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Koalla I will definately check this site out - thanks - I have two sister in laws living in Sydney and the Gold coast in Australia. I really like Cairns and the barrier reef. I am a member of the Angioma Alliance forum which is based in the States. One of the members there referred me to this site.

I have had 3 opinions so far. 2 from neurosurgeons and on from a neurologist. My neurosurgeon here is Dr Frank Snyckers and he is highly respected in his field. I am also sending my MRI scans to a Dr Spetzler in Phoenix USA for a 4th opinion and he is one of the best in the States. All my friends on the Angioma site sing his praises.

Dorre thank you - It is a very anxious time for me and I will be seeing a counsiler for sure.

Chemar - Hi from a fellow native. where are you based now and do you miss SA. It is such a lovely country its just the crime that is spiralling out of control.

Amina