Stanton

Hi. New to forum and would like to introduce myself. Had SAH on 4/13/2015 on a trip to Albuquerque, NM for continuing education. It was coiled. I am a self employed real estate appraiser in East Texas. 51 years old at the time. Male, was a smoker and fairly heavy drinker. No longer. Grade 4 SAH on the Hunt and Hess scale, out of 5, which means I had a 20% chance of survival. Then you figure in I had Torsen's syndrome, blindness caused by blood forced into the eyes from the bleed. I've read that Torsen's syndrome multiplies your chances of the SAH being fatal by 4.8. Sorry if these topics have been covered before or if my statistics are not accurate. Make no mistake, I don't know much medically. Anyway, apparently the odds were against me surviving but I did. Was blind in both eyes for about four months before having a surgery to restore my vision. The synthetic fluid used to replace ones natural fluid in the eyes caused cataracts. Then had cataract surgery a few months later. A breeze compared to what else we have been through. I don't remember the event or anything else for 5-6 weeks. Spent 26 days in Neurological ICU in NM, my wife says (My unbelievable caregiver). Flown on Medical plane to a suburb of Houston and spent another month or so in rehab before be discharged for PT in my hometown, 60 miles north of Houston. Went through 6 weeks of PT in my hometown. Another 3 months in another, highly touted, physical therapy institution in Houston. Made significant improvement but still had, and still have, physical deficits including balance, walking/gait and fatigue. Thankfully no depression, which is amazing, as I had major depression prior to the explosion in my brain, since 2001. All the improvements in the deficits continue, though at a much slower pace than I wish. I am, however, very grateful for any progress! I could go on and on. But don't know how much information would be useful. I, like everyone else, would like to know when, or if, I will fully recover? I don't think any human, knows. What I do know, is I will continue to strive for it