Hello, my name is Lori. I am 29 years old. I had my SAH two days after my first son was born. I walked in the door with my husband and brand new son, started making something to eat, and I got the thunderclap headache and began to vomit.
We went back to the hospital, and a CT scan showed a large amount of blood on my brain. The next morning they put in an EVD. 10 days later I had an ischemic stroke.
I spent a total of 30 days in ICU, and 5 days in a rehab hospital. I'm doing very well now, aside from fatigue and slight headaches accompanied with nausea. I have had 4 angiograms, and they have not been able to find the source of the bleed.
My neurologist believes that the cause of the bleed was postpartum angiopathy, since I had just had my son, and my vasospasms continued for so long (hence the 30 days in ICU). I was wondering if anyone here had this be the cause of their SAH?
Also, my biggest concern is returning to work in the Fall, as I teach 6th, 7th, and 8th grade art. Overstimulation definitely sets off my headaches... and if anyone out there is a teacher, you know that over stimulation is an everyday occurrence. I'm curious if there any teachers out there who returned to work after their SAH?
Thanks,
Lori