Morning y’all! Looks like it’s gonna be a warm one today in NC, remember to hydrate. It’s important to hydrate if you’re in Winter as well. I have to remind myself lately not to be like my Dad. He’d fix himself a glass of water and leave it next to him, but not drink it. I’ve apparently been doing the same thing. Shame on me!
I’m excited to be introducing our new members! Starting out with @Marianne2 here in North Carolina had a craniotomy after she ruptured and then was diagnosed with twin genetic aneurysms. So she had to have another craniotomy on the twin unruptured aneurysm when it grew. The one that ruptured was a giant 1.5 cm aneurysm. Her first craniotomy required 3 clips, the second craniotomy required 2 clips. She is still suffering from severe headaches. We know how hard it is to be in chronic pain, come talk to us!
@LynnM is down in Florida and was treated with a flow diverter in the right ophthalmic artery. Lynn shares she had a TIA which lasted about 15 min and involved her speech. Went to the ER and was fine but the did the CAT scan and found a 9mm aneurysm. She had a MRI and an angiogram the next day, which to me is incredibly fast! She was discharged with plavix and low dose aspirin then had her endovascular procedure 3 weeks later. I’m truly impressed how fast this was done for you!
@randelc is in Texas and Randal’s wife had an SAH 15 years ago. He found out she should have been given a card to be used for her MRI as clips were used. He has the medical records for the surgery and knows the make up of the clips but is asking how to get her a card. Randel, please start a new topic under the General category and our members who’ve had craniotomy procedures can help you out. I have some ideas, but I’ve only had endovascular procedures.
@wsmit311 is up in Pennsylvania. William had an SAH from an aneurysm on the anterior communicating artery. He shares he had the worst headache of his life just over 3 weeks ago and went to the local hospital. From there he was air lifted to a better hospital and had an endovascular procedure. Spent 14 days in NSICU. William also shares he feels extremely lucky he has no permanent damage and expects to make a complete recovery! He is now dealing with headaches and extreme fatigue. He is also a proud dad fo twin girls and an avid hiker. Give yourself some grace and you’ll soon be hiking with your girls! We have some ideas how to deal with the fatigue and headaches after rupture, come and talk to us William!
That’s our round up for this week! Hope you get lots of hugs this week from people you love or like. If you don’t like them, probably best to avoid a hug if you can help it.
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