About 10 years after the clipping of an unruptured aneurysm, would it be normal to experience symptoms such as fatigue, memory loss, or frequent feelings of being overwhelmed?
Thank you for any help!
Jenni 
My aneurysm ruptured and i had a stroke, so I don’t know if my situation is relevant, but it’s been 25 years this year and I still experience all the symptoms you mentioned on a regular basis. Anyone who has had a serious brain incident would most likely suffer from many of these problems and understand how difficult it is to recover (which I don’t think most people ever fully do.)
Hope this is helpful,
Melissa
Melissa,
I guess I am just trying to figure out if my symptoms are a result of the surgery or just other factors.
Thank you for your response. Although you may not have my answer, your support is helpful! You have a fantastic story, and I hope you are doing well.
All the best,
Jenni
Melissa, I haven’t read or posted here in a long time. Tonight I saw your question and I had to respond. These are exactly what I experience quite often. My rupture and clipping was in June 1988. I’ll be going on 29 years. I do fight fatigue, memory loss and I stumble over words. There are times when familiar and recurring situations will seem too much to deal with. Then at other times those same moments are easily dealt with. It is worse when I am very tired. There is no doubt we all suffer from some sort of lingering conditions resulting from our brain injuries. It is common and in our case we should consider ourselves fortunate. For many others, these injuries are much worse and leave many with less abilities than we may have. If after ten years your still feeling these same conditions, it would be safe to say they’re probably going to continue. Again, there is no explanation for why we had our trauma, but, always keep in mind there is always someone worse. It is how I look at it. Even after all these years.
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Dominic,
It is comforting to know that I am not alone with what I am going through. Pretty much everything that you described in your post is exactly how I feel too. I agree that we should consider ourselves fortunate, thank you for reminding me of this. Do you think these problems are something that I should bring up to a doctor? Forgive me if this is a personal question, but do you ever bring these topics up with a doctor, and if so, which kind?
Thank you for your help,
Jenni
Jenni, stupid me, see? I responded to Melissa. My wife Jeanne and I will make light of our getting older and saying the wrong things every once in a awhile. Of course it is me who errs more often!! Anyway, back to your question. I would talk with my doctor if it helps you. I wouldn’t make it a special trip. Maybe at the next visit you should bring it up. I’ll tell you, this forum is a wonderful place to share, read and ask questions. When you see your not alone, you come to believe that it is not just you, but, many many more also share and live the same things as you. Do your best to go along and not dwell so much on this. We are all doing pretty much the same thing. I was 33 when my life hit a major bump in the road. Jeanne and I had a mortgage, two car notes, a 5 year old and a 4 month old. I was working like crazy during the boom years of the 80s. Then it came to a crashing stop. There was 5 months of not knowing what was going to happen. Well, we all made it and have had other bumps since. You’ll be fine. Don’t let anything stop you. You will be able to do it.
Dom
Dom,
Thank you so much for your kind words! I needed to hear that and I appreciate them so much.
All the best,
Jenni