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@lizaf

Have not been tested but apparently am a carrier and have passed it on to all my children. The only symptoms I have had are nosebleeds when I was younger and the red dots on the palms of my hands, inner lips. My eldest (59) was just recently diagnosed with HHT, second (57) has had brain surgery twice; first was emergency brain bleed and second was preventative. Third (54) brain surgery to remove an avm, fourth (51) avm removed from lung. My grandson, 15, surgery next month to remove avm from brain. My Mother’s two sisters’ families have also been diagnosed with HHT and being treated for avms.

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Welcome to Connect, @lizaf Thank you for sharing your family story of members with HHT. This is incredible to have your four sons develop serious complications, requiring surgery and now a grandson. How frightening and stressful for all of you.

Were the family members who were tested all found to have the genetic mutation for HHT? What’s the treatment being offered to avoid more avms? And I just have to ask…now that you realize you may be a carrier, will you also get tested?