Hi there. so glad i found this site.. On may 5th this yr i started getting headaches, 2 days later i went to A&E, had ct scan and lumbar punture done, results came back clear but some blood in spinal fluid.Doctors put it down to prick of needle going into my back. Sent home from hospital following morning with just bad headache but following night had to be taken by ambulance back to A&E. I was very ill by this stage but yet again just left in a bed up there only my mum kept at the dr to do more tests.Eventually another ct scan was done with the dye put in and this is when they discovered my aneurysm which had ruptured. I was shifted to another hospital where I had the surgery which saved my life. I had the aneurysm clipped on may 12th 2012. 5 days later an angio was done where 3 more were discovered but are small ones, for now anyway. I was really very tired for about 6 weeks after surgey but I still get depressed some days and just cry when i'm on my own. This is something I thought would never happen to me but there you go, I guess it can happen to anyone at any time. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.god bless.
Hi Sandra...I think all of us are in shock when we find out we have Brain aneurysm's...sometimes hard to put our arms around it...
This is a long journey and takes alot of time to heal...lots of rest with the brain...and maybe some good walks to help with the depression, which is so part of this journey...it does get better...just takes time...this site will be a big help...
Keep Healing...Cyber~thoughts your way ~ Colleen
hi Sandra! we're glad your here too!since this site has helped me so much So sorry you had to deal with this- i had the sah 3 yrs ago. Have a good cry and don't feel embarrased-You earned the right to do so since youve been thru this tough turmoil. This is how we release that bottled up negative stuff, also by writing & sharing has somehow helped expel the neg's,remember we are here with you & can relate. Our thoughts and prayers for you & yours, may God bless you too!
Hi Sandra,
I am so pleased that you are feeling better. Depression , fear and disbelief are a part of all of our stories. You will find that these emotions do get better as time goes on. Just relax and give yourself time to heal. You will learn by reading our stories that your feelings are quite normal. Remember, most importantly that you were lucky, your life was saved. You know you have more Annies which they will now monitor. You can decide later on to have them treated. Your Neuro will advise you. Good luck Sandra
Hi Evelyn
Hope you are doing ok. It is awful what you have gone through also. There really are no words to describe how we are feeling but only hope that in time we will come back to our own selves..Good luck with everything.
Hi Colleen
Thank you for your kind words. It means a lot to know i am not alone in this.
god bless
sandra.
Hi Nikki,
It is hard but I know time is a great healer so I will hang in there and get through this.
Thank you :-)
Hi Ron,
By just been on this site has helped me already. It is amazing to see so so many people who have gone through the same as me.
Thank you for such lovely words
sandra
Hi Jennifer
Thank you for your reply. It is a wonderful site to talk to other people who have gone through the same so all of your words are much appreciated.
sandra.
I had an anerusym on June 3 and just started to get very depress. Hang in there you are not allow
thanks robin. we will both hang in there, after all things can only improve for us now
take care
sandra
Sandra...welcome...So sorry to hear of your level of care...The only part that is surprising is having the lumbar puncture results ignored...
I did have three ER over 29 days...sought testing / diagnosis immediately following the first... My check in to the second emergency said "pain from the base of skull to the waist"... The story format record, a Board Certified ER MD twice notes that the patient had no headache...so we cannot expect MDs to relate the base of the skull to the head, anymore than they can be expected to diagnose blood in the CSF...or to take a lumbar puncture of patient with ain to the waist. I so regret you, and others, have gone through the same/similar results. Much hope and prayers for your continued recovery and eventually, the f/up treatment.
Pat
Hi Sandra - Sounds so familiar. I had the same thing happen to me. Have been prone to headaches for some years but the day of my first rupture I had the worst headache of my life. Went to the hospital and they did a CT scan, sent me home after giving me demerol for the pain. Called me back the next day, did another CT scan as another radiologist had looked at it and thought he seen something. The CT scan came back and again they didn't see anything so they did a lower lubar puncture, results came back clear but some blood in the spinal fluid. Doctors put it down as a prick of the needle . I went for six days after, taking Vicodin daily and seeing my chiropractor. My chiropractor finally said that I needed to go back to the hospital because somebody was missing something. Went back in and the ER doctor that I had seen the weekend before knew immediately that I was in trouble because by then I had had a second rupture. I was taken down to one of the best hospitals in cities and they had told my family that I would die without surgery but they were only giving me about a 20 percent chance of making it though the surgery. Needless to say, I made it though and it has been seven years. The first year was rough...depression, severe headaches, extremely tired etc. but it does get better.
I was a healthy 44 year old woman. Non-smoker. I also thought it was something that would never happen to me. Even my regular doctor, when I got out of the hospital and went to see him for my post-op, asked his nurse if there was a different Roxanne H. He couldn't believe it when I walked in the door of his office. It can happen to anyone.
With time it does get better. Take care and god bless...Roxanne
Hi Roxanne,
This is like deja vu. Felt as if I was reading my own story, dr's weren't sure if or how i would come out of surgery either.. so blessed we are. glad to know it does get better in time and that u are doing ok now. thank you for sharing your story with me, take care god bless you too
sandra xx
Hi Sandra,
I am so sorry to hear of your experience but be glad that you found this site....it really helps. I expereinced a couple of strokes in April and they finally found an unruptured anuerysm which I had coiled on April 18th. I am amazed at the emotions that still occur and mine didnt even rupture! I keep saying that I should be thrilled but the fatigue and headaches can really get me down. It is okay to have a good cry! People ask me if this experience has made me appreciate life a bit more...it is kind of a double edged sword as it also has added a bit of apprehension that was never there before. I actually started up a "Gratitude Journal" where I post some positive daily experiences...that has helped! I wish you good health and a good recovery!
Keep Smiling and cry if you need to!
Pam