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Hi , I am Jackie. I had a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage caused by a burst aneurysm at the back of my head, and only really remember the pain! In/out of conciousness, reassured everyone that the surgery could hold off until the morning. Anyway , this was all in May 2016 and after 4 weeks in hospital, including the insertion of a V-P shunt, I returned home and felt that I had a good recovery. Obviously unable to drive, and didn't return to work as I am a midwife as still felt quite unnerved by the experience. However I started to help my daughter return to work after the birth of her beautiful boy, and enjoyed the train and bus travel. So, I have had 6 months of feeling OK and actually managed a shift in the hospital in November. A few weeks later the flu-like symptoms that I had, concerned my GP who sent me to a local hospital. They were happy that the shunt was fine, but did have another CT scan and Lumbar Puncture, to prove it!. Unfortunately I was sent back to the neurosurgery unit, who performed an ICP- Never Again! Cut long story short if I can, I now feel worse than I ever did. I have become severely depressed and referred to Neurology/Opthalmology , as surgeons dont know whats happening! Has anyone else experienced a worsening relapse after all these months? It would be useful to know . Everyone is different, so I dont expect to get the answer, but may not feel so desperate if anyone has had similar experiences. Obviously, in my job, I have not returned to work as I'm not safe to be around. I hope that I havent depressed you all with my story, but I am traipsing around looking for answers! Kind regards Jackie

I was cooking a curry when I had my SAH and I remember nothing until I had my shunt put in and then little by little it came back to me. Thanks to this site and my Family xx When I had an SAH/Bleed plus Ventriculitis/UTI/Sepsis my Hubby and Daughter were there for me and when the O/T's said "put her in a home and grieve for who I once was, as I am no longer that person and never will be. My hubby decided I'd be better off at home (love him so) and my Daughter was brilliant and made sure I was looked after. Then, when my brother Terry knew I would get better he came and sang with me. Him and Barbara xx We sang and talked about olden times. I come from a big Family and music was a part of our life. I am so glad I came from a big Family who all cared about me. Cheers to the Keys Family for your songs that kept me going. Not forgetting my Sisters who sang to me while I slept. I opened eyes to correct their singing only lol. This was in 2009 and in 2010 I had a shunt put in. Pre shunt I remember very little but after shunt was like awaking from a dream and learning to remember names. My Daughter showed me this site and it was so good as I thought the next step was to die, far from it ! I have a new lease of life thanks to everyone on BTG and my Family for the music and sorry for typing songs in the middle of a topic lol xxx Love to everyone xxxxxxxxxx Most of all my Hubs who Always Always took me out for a coffee in a teacher beaker lol. (early days) To all Newcomers, Welcome and the message is, never give up. I walked into Sainsburys this morning ! xx