Good morning and welcome to the club! Many members will say “the club nobody wants to belong to” but it’s good when we need support. I’ll give a proper welcome on Sundays by the way. You put this in a perfect place, kudos!
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of another member having SCAD so of course I had to look it up, enquiring minds issue. For other members I found it here Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic which of course confuses me because it clearly states “ People who have SCAD often don’t have risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes.” but then it states “ *Very high blood pressure. Severe high blood pressure can raise the risk of SCAD.” The article also says causes are unknown. My damaged brain thinks poop or get off the pot, can’t have it both ways. I’m often incorrect with no medical background, please take that into account.
My Neurosurgeon also leans towards genetics, she wanted all my family members to get an MRI/A only a great nephew did because he already had issues going on with his brain. A niece tried but was told by her neurologist to wait for the next migraine. Her medicine has controlled the migraines so it’s never happened. Other family members didn’t see that it might affect them. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to cerebral aneurysms in my book. You might suggest to your family that they be imaged.
I think your outlook on life is amazing especially with what you’ve been through! As a great niece would say “Awesome sauce”. With your love of sharing music, you might be interested in this topic Music that inspires us. Add any you want, we keep it open for inspiration.
Family oh my gosh, I’ve learned they can be a blessing and a curse! BH was always snitching on me to my Neurosurgeon and I ended up with so many rules I can’t remember them all. It seems in the early years after ruptured every time I got a headache I was taken to the ER, a CT with contrast and a follow up to Dr. Q-W who would do an MRi/A. Some of those times had me back on the table for a angiogram and the week following the angioplasty for a repair attempt. One of my nieces wasn’t any better but snitched to BH. Now we’ve got a licensed electrician, handyman, friend who worries all the time. On bad days he either texts or calls BH, tells me to rest, reminds me to drink water and take medicine. I ended up having to tell BH to ease up and let me live my life the best I can for as long as I can. Mr. Curley is as thick headed as I am but he watches me like a hawk. He gives great hugs too!
Really happy to read your new topic this morning! You have an amazingly wonderful attitude. Thank you for sharing more of your story I find it very inspirational.