David Mallon came round from surgery to fix a problem with the blood vessels in his brain, presuming the worst was over.
But while the operation – for a condition called arteriovenous malformation where, from birth, blood vessels form in tangles, increasing the risk of seizures and life-threatening bleeds – saved his life, father-of-four David, 47, is convinced he’s been left with lasting physical damage.
Not from the procedure itself but from the numerous MRI scans he underwent in the days and weeks that followed in 2022.
Two hours after the first scan he felt suddenly ‘drained of energy – and my arms
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