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Hi Karen

I have a V pillow as well. I find it great for propping myself up in bed to read or for a nap during the day. For this , It's the best thing since sliced bread. At night though, I have to ditch it as I find it uncomfortable when lying on my side.

Regards

Keith

Hi

I'm glad you found the video useful Karen. I'll look forward to your article.

Sami, don't be afraid to watch it. There is nothing "gory" about it and it will give you a lot of information about what has happened to you.

Since my SAH just over 6 weeks ago, I have tried to absorb as much information as possible from various sources. I consider that knowledge is power - power to control how you feel about what has happened. It has also raised more questions which I will write down and try to get answers when I have my follow up.

Anyway, I'm off to play my keyboard now. It's only in the last week or so that I've felt up to it as it can challenge the old brain cells sometimes.

Regards

Keith

Hello

I've just watched this amazing video of aneurism coiling. It lasts about an hour and you will need Realplayer to view it. It is definately well worth watching as it shows the entire procedure from start to finish. The actual procedure gets underway after about 15 minutes of very informative chat.

Follow the link below and select "view webcast".

http://www.or-live.com/Borgess/1122/

Regards

Keith

Hi Sami

Taping Home and Away??

I would write that one down on your list of questions. Maybe they can give you something for that.

Regards

Keith

Hi Karen

Almost 6 weeks now since my SAH and I'm making a good recovery.

Some days I feel fine and that I should be at work, but then I get a bad spell and I'm glad I'm still at home.

I went to a SAH support group meeting at Southampton last night where a neuroradiologist gave an excellent presentation on coiling. He went into a lot of detail and I learned a lot about what happened to me whilst I was in hospital.

I was also pleased to meet David and his wife Debbie and share some experiences with them - Hello to you both!

Regards

Keith

Hi

Thanks for the reply.

First of all, I forgot to mention my age which is 46.

My SAH occured on 28 August 2006. I woke up at 0230 to vist the toilet and within about 2 minutes I had a very severe headache and started vomitting. Shortly afterwards I collapsed on the floor unable to move my arms or legs. An ambulance took me to Basingstoke hospital A&E, where eventually I was diagnosed as having a "severe migraine" !

I was transfered to the Medical Assessment Unit to await a lumbar puncture "just to be sure". A couple of hours later, I had another sudden severe headache and was whisked into the CT scanner and the SAH was diagnosed. I was not aware of anything after my second bleed until I woke up 2 days later in the neuro ITU at Southampton after having coiling. I was then transfered to HDU and then a neuro ward and finally back to Basingstoke hospital on 07 September and came home 4 days later.

Since then I have made slow steady improvement, although last week I suffered a severe headache for several hours which took me back to hospital on blue lights. I was released the same day after a CT scan and the all clear from Southampton.

I'm having one of my better days today, but I think I'll have a short kip soon, as I was up early this morning.

I found out about this website from the SAH "usefull links" section of Salford hospital website.

Regards

Keith

Hello

My name is Keith. I had my SAH on August 28 2006 and coiling at Southampton.

I am lucky that I have not suffered any lasting disability and seem to be recovering quite well.

So, 5 weeks on, I suffer from headaches every day and get tired very quickly. I generally only sleep the first part of the night (between 4 and 6 hours) and then headache prevents further sleep.

I have good and bad days although things are slowly improving.

I have not suffered any emotional effects and I am able to talk about what has happened.

I hope everyone here is OK

finally, isn't daytime TV boring?!

Regards

Keith