Hi all, I'm new to this forum, which was recommended by one of my clinical specialists as a great place to share and get information.
On 22nd February I took some paracetamol to deal with a sore head. Over the next few days I had sickness, stiff neck and a sore head. My sore head was no worse than a normal headache from dehydration and the sickness I just put down to something I had eaten.
on 26th Feb the head pain got worse during the day and double vision became a new problem. My symptoms were given to NHS 24 who stated that I would be called back within 3 hours. After 2.5 hrs my good lady called them back as my pain had got worse; advice at this point was to go to A&E. After a 3hr wait to be seen by a doctor at A&E I was sent for a scan which revealed a grade 1 SAH. From this point on the NHS were brilliant.
A coiling operation was performed successfully although the aneurysm was reported as not fully occluded.
As I sit here today and now out of hospital, I feel 100% and back to normal. I have no speech problems, no cognitive problems and no physical problems. I firmly believe that luck was on my side, that my determination to survive the illness and the love and care from my family has aided my recovery significantly.
I'm of course still conscious to take things easy, (small steps) and progress further on a day to day basis.
My only concern that is limiting me is the 'not fully occluded' description of my aneurysm. I just feel that there is a potential for another bleed. The clinicians have said "go and live a normal life" but fear still exists. Anyone else feel like this?
