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Sure, all of us probably have changed. We just went through something that most people donāt survive! Maybe weāre more apprehensive, or maybe just thankful to be alive, I know that I am. Something you could do is, sit down and write down your feelings about various issues like maybe:" am I living a worthwhile life, am I a happy person, do I feel good about myself, am I a thankful person, what have I did to touch someone else, am I motivated to succeed in life", and any other question that you may have. Gabby, have a blessed day?
I just asked my husband (yesterday) if he noticed any character changes since my rupture aneurysm (March, 2015) and surgery. He said he noted no changes in my character. One thing my family expressed to me is gratitude that my humor has been unchanged. I get dizzy when I bend over...like doing sweeping of the hardwood floors. There are still periods of fatigue and poor concentration. What an experience this has been! I wish you well and hope that you have a decrease in these challenges!
Michael... my google search: TEMPORAL LOBE and limbic system
All three I noted, and, many more, will come up.
For images: follow the search words with: anatomy
The images will come up. Each image can be selected: [view page] or [view image]
The spinwarp article (my second listed) is by John R. Hesselink, MD, FACR...
Several years back, a hubby in UK, was the first to advise his wife's doc told him of the hypothalamus, and how it relates to the body temp... My slow research began w/hypothalamus...
Hope this helps...
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JB...have you had the neuropsych testing?
Have you had hearing tests? the vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII); the vestibule relates to balance/coordination; and the other to the hearing...
Do you have vision issues? Have you seen a neuro-oph? A neurologist?
JB said:
This is a great topic to speak on. I am new to this. I suffered my rupture January 20, 2014, and I am still (as I probably always will be) going through the phases of recovery. New questions arise everyday. I am open to any and all questions to better understand changes.
My family and friends tell me my personality has changed. I get agitated easily and have little tolerance than previously. Anxiety and depression also. I have become reclusive to a point and like being alone with my doxieā¦ Not good as I am nearing the end at age 75, but my mind Isnāt as positive as used to be. I had brain Annie and drastic surgery removing scull about 8" clipped then scull crumbled so pieced back. I wish I had gone to Emory Univ. for coiling but didnāt! Good luck and keep fighting!!
This is what im living exactlyā¦ he had his clipped in September of 2015 and he recovered very quickly back to work in no timeā¦ Just talking to him you probably have no idea he never had a problemā¦ But Iāve been with him 20 years and this is not the man I married itās killing me and itās killing my kidsā¦ And when I mention it to him or if tried to bring it up in the past which Iāve stopped doing completely now he swears heās fine and that I am out to make him think heās crazyā¦ How are you coping with it
Hi Gabriele,
Yes, I feel like a completely different person. I used to be very happy go lucky and the kind of person that just flowed along with things like river. Since the rupture, bleeding and coil on 9/11/17 my temper has gotten alot worse, I have a short fuse now where things used to roll off my back. Also, I find that instead of being happy go lucky I am not happy at all. It is hard to be in large groups of ppl, the anxiety and aggravation go on overload, also, I have to pretend to be happy to make my family and the ppl around me feel comfortable. They do not truly understand that now I process thoughts differently and react differently due to this.
I used to love going out and being social and now large groups of ppl highten my anxiety and I just cant do that any more. Often feel bad for my husband because I feel like he married a different person of different version of myself and im never going to be that way again.
Itās really hard to be happy for myself so I try to focus on being happy for others ( my son, husband, family and the few friends I still have and have not blocked out. Also, I try to be grateful for being alive for them and also for myself, although this is a struggle at times too. Hopefully with the help of a phyciatrist and phycologist some of this will improve but i will never be who i was before.
Thank you for sharing and asking, good luck to you!!
I have been told the same, but I can feel some kind of inner change maybe life change maybe spiritual
My aneurysm ruptured about 3 months ago. I am extremely lucky to survive, as this is not something that a girl in her mid 20s expects to go through, let alone lives to tell her story. My recovery has been eerily easy, and sometimes I will forget the horrors and scares of my 2 weeks in the ICU.
I feel different but canāt explain what is different regarding my character. I guess time will tell, everyone around me is so careful as to not be critical and to say how happy they are Iām okay. Tiredness is totally normal, and something I deal with every day. In general I feel more open to new experiences and optimistic about life. You really learn what matters and what doesnāt matter when you go through something that traumatic.
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I had an ACA clipped in 1990, fast forward to 2010 and I changed completely over a 2 yr period. Now having some severe memory problems, mainly with time and learning. Anyone else a long term survivor, with or without memory problems.
Any brain injury can cause personality changes:
http://www.schizophrenia.com/moodswing%20pages/headinjure.html
https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/jnp.12.3.316
āA different personā: Personality change often brain injuryās hidden toll
When Mac Fedge, 31, talks about his old life, itās like recalling an old friend, now gone. Back before a devastating car accident 12 years ago twisted his brain ālike an Oreo cookie,ā he was different person in a lot of ways, he says. āI used to haveā¦
After Brain Injury: The Dark Side of Personality Change Part I
Personality change after brain injury impacts recovery and relationships
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I am happy to be alive. I was really in bad shape. It was ok and suddenly changed. I was in ICU for 9 days and 57 days total with rehab.
I talked to God why He does not want to take me.
Then I realized He is my boss!
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Where do you find this type of help?
I agree 100% with you - my aneurysm was March 19th - I too had a lot of scares and at the beginning my family was told it was 10%.
I too have different issues with my character - I am definitely quicker to make the āhardā response - mostly with my wife - I let aggravations bother me more than before - and I have a hard time with my ātime out filterā
I have a major issue with my wife not accepting my need to nap after work. She says it is all my fault because I am not as active as before. She is not getting my lack of stamina at all.
My feelings toward others has changed to. People you used to think gave a crap, well letās say their true sides show. After a life of supporting others, to not have that back is upsetting. So now I choose my conversations carefully with others. As you pointed out, I just donāt have time for what doesnāt matter.
Thanks for your post!
Bill
Wowā¦cant believe itās been a couple of years since this post. Lots has happened. I went to a psychiatrist and got screwed up on pillsā¦then the regular doctor and more pillsā¦changed doctors 2 timesā¦and finally had a sleep study for sleep problems since the Annie surgery. Found out I have sleep apnea. Learned alot about how sleep is affected after the surgery, and how important quality sleep it to you. I Have had cpap machine for two years and a huge difference. Not crabby anymore and wonāt harm someone else or myself. No more road rage. Iām the guy that putt putts doing speed limit. Lolol. Also manage to find a good shrink and got a lot of baggage out. Life is better. I still aināt what I used to be, but considering what it could have been, Iāll take it. I just figured that last line out a few days ago. Do not give up. Itās been 6 years for me and I am still learning about myself. Enjoy your day and thanks for reading!
Thank you for your words - it does help
Bill
Glad to hear. You helped me too. Al
Hi Tara,
I have just been diagnosed with a pariclinoid superseller annie. Its 7mm. Im not sure I want to do anything. I do get dizziness and headaches though. Are you still just monitoring yours? Thank You.