In early May, 2010, my feet went numb. My primary care couldn't think of any reason for the numbness. Several days later, I developed a terrible pain in my upper back, I went to the ER. No cause was found and I was sent home. The next day, I developed a severe headache with vomiting, I went to my primary care doctor the next morning, was admitted to the hospital. Again, my back was checked and I was sent home the next day, even though I begged and cried to be kept. I went by ambulance to our local hospital that night. I was treated for pain, sent home with a referral to a neuro-surgeon. I saw that doctor in a few days, he scheduled an out-patient MRI of my head.
The day after that MRI, his office called to tell me that I had triple cerebral brain aneurysms with a bleed (terrifying as my mother had died of an aneurysm). I was sent to a neuro-ophthamologist, then to a brain surgeon, who referred my interventional radiology.
The giant, bleeding aneurysm was coiled the next day, the next largest was done in August of 2010 and the smallest one was coiled in January of 2012. The 3rd anneurysm was not going to be treated, but I have another condition that can cause blood clots and the doctors decided that leaving it untreated was unsafe as I would not be able to be treated with blood thinners should the need arise.
After every coiling, I have suffered severe (migraine) headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, exhaustion, vertigo, and occasionally my feet go numb and I get nerve pain in my back or leg. The headaches have never gone away, not from the very start of the symptoms. My doctors tell me these symptoms are unheard of after coilings. They say patients suffer no ill effects from the procedure or stable aneurysms. I was wondering if there is anyone else out there who has suffered any similar symptoms to mine? My aneurysms sit on my optic nerves, all three are in the brain and not the sinus cavity.
I have two young children, 8 and 3. I pray continually to regain the strength to care for them properly. Any input or insights you have would be appreciated. Two weeks ago, I had to be admitted to the hospital through the ER because a virus nearly did me in. When I explained to the ER doctor why a virus could take me down so fast and the history of the coilings and the after effects, he says "have them removed, when a patient can not tolerate them, we just take them out". Then he left my room and I never saw him again. Has anyone had to have their coils removed or even heard of such a thing?
I am grateful for the chance to share with you all. I find you while searching AGAIN for symptoms after coilings. Thanks for being here.
