My aneurysm ruptured 8 years ago. I was clipped. I had a cerebral angio 3 years post rupture. It was clean, my next angio will be in 2019, 13 years after. 10 years after the first one came out clean. My clip is MRI compatible, but unless you are having problems, I don't see why you would need to have CT or MRI done.
I had my first rupture in 1986 and never went back to be checked. Then in 2011 I fell and hit my head. I had a CAT Scan and they found another one. Had another clip a month later. I also can not have any MRI's. I've been told to have a CAT Scan yearly. Need a new neurologist, so I haven't gone this year yet.
My husband had a ruptured brain aneurysm in March 2013, he suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease and was told his aneurysm is associated with kidney disease.. Not sure if anyone has heard this, this was a shock to us as we have know for over 10 years of his kidney disease but never about the aneurysm. We went back to the neurosurgeon a month after his clipping and asked the Dr. if he would need to be monitored for more annies and he said NO. However, he said that if we wanted to he could have a follow-up appointment in 2 years, but that aneurysms don't come back? My husband saw his kidney Dr. and we asked him about it and he said, Yes, the aneurysm is linked to his kidney disease, however once developed/ruptured they do not return. My husband had test done during his stay at the hospital and the clipping was successful and no additional annies present, so maybe this is why he isn't required another scan? Thanks for the info, as Dr's sometimes have different ideas!
The clipped aneurysm will not come back, but there is a chance to develop new ones. That is why I had a cerebral angio done at year 3 post clipping to check for any new ones, and year 10 post first angio.
raptured aneurysm clipped 7 years ago and I try to go for CT every year...never want that to happen again. I also had my son go for CT. They told me no for MRI but somehow I did have one and all okay. Maybe your clip was not titanium. Does yours set off security scanners or walkthroughs? I also just to my neurosurgeon just once a year. One of my MAIN problems is that my scull in sinking in in three places...is yours? I had to have some what they call hardware removed because some of my screws were loose...had to laugh about that one. Surgery all went well. Now trying to find out what we are going to do about my skull...I wear bangs so you can't see. Did you have a stroke? I also had a shunt put in.
Ruthie that is why I had my aneurysm I too have polycystic kidney disease my kidney doc is the one who found my aneurysm . I am in stage 3 of pkd. Hope your husband is doing well
Margie it does not go off when I go through airport scanner. All I recall is he neurosurgeon sAid no MRI allowed I had a super long surgery he came out and told my husband they were having a hard time finding a clip that fit properly . I do t know if I call it sinking in I call it my dents in my head it has been like that since my surgery though. My second surgery where the small aneurysm burst then one they were not concern about is the one that gave me problems that one I had a stroke and started having seizures and I have a vagus nerve implant for my seizure.
That is good we can laugh when you said one of your screws were Lose it was funny but I can imagine also scary.
I to wear bangs over my.
I wonder if they can do anything with your skull. Good luck to you. Thanks for replying
I did not start having seizures until after my second surgery and cognitive problems so I also have travel that LOng road.thanks for replying
That is a good ideal to keep that info. I keep all that info for my seizure implant the vagus nerve stimulator never thought of keeping that info for the clipped but since I can’t have MRI guess I font need it but after rearing your pist I thought maybe it would be a good idea to get one of the alert bracelet and put info lke no MRI allowed the seizure implant I have and the kidney disease I have then it would always be on my arm would not have to worry about it being in my purse now if I do that I need to make sure I wear the bracelet. Thanks for replying
Barbara, ever consider a medic alert bracelet!
Five years clip MRI yearly
My skull also sunk at the craniotomy site on my forehead and several spots under my hair on the right side. Because it had gotten to the point where people would comment (and children would point at it), I had a cranioplasty. Some neurosurgeons do it, but specialists who are neuro plastic surgeons do it as well. There are titanium and plastic plates, or they can use a neuro-cement, which hardens like a rock. Because so much of my skull had deteriorated, they used the cement. They had to replace the dura as well in spots. Insurance paid for mine because of the risk of concussion with falling. After the surgery, one of the surgical nurses asked if I was wearing a helmet before surgery. I said no, and he said, 'you should have been.' The skull had deteriorated so much that in spots there was nothing between the brain and the skin. Everyone who has had a craniotomy should find out how the original surgeon covered the brain after opening it. The notes from my first surgeon were sketchy, he had retired and could not be found, and the second surgeon wasn't sure what he would find. Cranioplasty was a much easier surgery, but still threw me into a period of low energy, depression, and even worse balance. It's four months now and I'm starting to see some improvement. It was worth doing cosmetically, as well as to prevent further brain injury. Good luck with it! I had a hard time finding a surgeon who would do it and who would accept the pitiful amount the insurance offered him.
Had my aneurysm clipped in April 2011, followed by a staph infection at the incision side requiring second surgery, third surgery was to replace part of my skull with prosthetic piece. During my last visit with neurosurgeon in August 2012, he told me that there are no other aneurysms and that I will not need future tests. I was 64 when I had the initial surgery so age may figure into it.
Hi, Patty, my aneurysm burst on April 13,1974. I’m almost ashamed to tell you that it wasn’t until 1986 that I made an app. To see a neurologist for a check-up. We talked about my ruptured aneurysm, my stroke (while comatose), my right lung collaspsing, and the drop-foot that I developed. He performed an EEG (brain wave) to see what was going on inside my head. Afterward, he told me that he seen places that could turn into Epilepsy, then he said, “we’re not worry about that now”. Two years later while asleep I had a Grand Mal seizure. My aneurysm wasn’t clipped because the E.R. Doctors said that the aneurysm “bled-out”! So, Iwould say to you, YES most defiantly have a test (I don’t think that cat scans were available in 1974) 40 years ago!!!
LeRoy
Hi, I had two clips fitted 1988 for subarachnoid aneurythms have had an angiogram since but was told could not have MRI scan. I am fine and have had no problems since and have carried on working including climbing chimneys for stack gas emissions monitoring. It has not stopped me doing anything. hope this helps.
Wow someone else had the infection{s} issues i had I had five strains of bacteria at the clipping site. God Bless. You I truly understand what you went through. i have also posted above on this discussion. Stay Well
Hi Patty, I can't speak to longterm follow-up as I was clipped in March of this year. My neurosurgeon wants to do an angiogram at 2 and 1/2 years. My clips are a titanium type and not supposed to be magnetic reactive. I look forward to learning about longterm follow-ups from others here. Thanks for posting the question. Linda
Hi Patty!
My first clipping was done in 1998...I was only scanned one time after my surgery, and that was within the 1st 3 months (I was under the impression that I'd never have to scanned again -- didn't think lightning could strike twice, plus my surgeon made it sound like the odd's of another happening were extremely small)
Well, he was dead wrong on that end...(lol)..when i had a rupture in 2006 and was coiled, again no followup images were done and when the coils compacted after 3 years and I had to get a clipping to fix the coiled mess, well....all I know is, had I had some followup imaging done of my brain a coupla' years after getting the coils placed, well, I might not have had to go thru all the drama of another clipping surgery as maybe something would've indicated on imaging that hey, this head is a potential bomb waiting to explode (or implode?) and lets get this fixed up NOW instead of waiting for the inevitable re-bleed to hit (which it did) ~
So Patty, get your imaging done on some sort of schedule, (my advice / opinion) ...you don't need a re bleed to throw your world into a tizzy all the sudden..And if you're getting flack from the medical world about getting a scan done, keep at them, you need to be your own advocate on this issue (so I've come to find out!~ lol)
Peace, Janet
I have skull indentations, too. I describe the as my Lurch Bumps, a reference to the character Lurch , in the Addams Family TV series from years ago. A Frankenstein person.
Lots of different answers here. My aneurysm was clipped November 2013 and I was told I didn't need to return to the doctor or be scanned for about 10 years. The card I received after surgery states that my clip is safe for MRI's and CT's. The surgery was done at UTSW in Dallas.