Louise

Hi I have just been talking to my husband Ronnie about what the thearipist said to your Dad, he says: "There is no text book on Brain Haemorrhages & strokes recovery rates that set time tables on the recovery, it is not like a broken leg that will heal in 3 months the brain is too complicated for this it will heal as quick as it can or as slow as the body will allow it, with the damage that has been inflicted on it. Give it time and see the difference . Ronnie

Hi there Great news.....yes enjoy life...... Take care Louise.x

Hi there Just thought Id say that they thought I would be 80% disabled & 20% able, I worked very hard on it & have turned those figures around & I'd say I'm less than 20% disabled, I had to learn everything again in the re-hab hospital. But I'd say that you cant put a time scale on it 3 months is not nearly enough. Hope things are improving it takes a long, long time for the brain to heal believe me...... Take care Louise.x

Hi there I was 5 years of going back & forward so great new's. Yes, when you go back for your results after the angio, write down questions you want to ask. Take care Louise.x

Hi there I've worn spec since I was 3, but have to say my sight is worse since the SAH, however I asked the optition & he said it was just a case of getting older - ah! well. Louise.x

Hi there Your not alone that's for sure, I took a good 6 months before the haze lifted a bit anyway, but what a wonderful feeling to feel a little bit back again. That feeling came and went for a long time. Take care Louise.

Hi Aine Just had a quick read at your input, when I used to go to the rehab outpatients they would give me test & puzzels to do & Ronnie wold say he had trouble in doing them which always surprised me before the SAH I wasnt the sharpest tack in the box ok yeh I was slow, but after the SAH I felt really self caunsious & very aware that I was worse, I have leardned to live with it, it gets me down a lot, but I have just had to do as best I can that's all anyone can do. Hope I havent rambled on too much or missunderstood the conversation I find the laptop a bit hard going looking forward to at some point being back on the PC & keeping up with the conversations Take care Louise.xxx

Hi there Ditto what Karen & Hannah said its not the best way to spend 1/2 hour but before you know it, it'll be done. Big hugs take care Louise.xx

Hi there I ditto what everyone has said I was the same as your Mum took a long time to be who I am today, a very long road with lots of hurdles & tears along the way frustration the lot but time is a great healer the brain dosn't repair itself like a broken bone it takes a lot longer, in my case for every 5 steps forward there was about 20 or more back........ Hope this is making sense to you, as I'm not in the best of form at the min...... Take care and look after yourself because you have to be strong for your Mum..... Louise.x

CONGRATULATIONS. Louise.xx

Hi there And welcome to the site yes a pain clinic sounds a very good idea. Hear from you again soon. Louise.

Hi there All I can say is that it just takes time not only for the healing but for the memory to fade, I couldnt help being exactly where I colapsed it was on the livingroom foor, where they gave me cpr, I would say take things slowly, & agree with Karen maybe little changes would be good & nice too. Well take care Louise.x

Hi there I ditto what everyone else has said, nice to hear from you & yes things get better..... Take care Louise.x

Hi there Welcome to the site, the brain aches I was told were things settling down again its weird though isnt. Everything else I echo the others. Bye just now and take care lots of rest. Louise.x

Hi there Welcome to the site. Take care Louise.x

Hi there Sometimes people are surprised when I say in many ways the SAH was a good thing, - ok so I would rather not have had it but I did & there's no changing that, I changed totally which for me was a good thing I used to be so quiet. You said: I often wonder why some survive and others don't. For me, I decided it was a wake up call and to learn from it. I was very saddened to hear of a local lady who had a bleed a few weeks ago, and didn't survive. There but for the grace of God..... I have thought of that too, last year especially when Ronnie's cousin died she was 18, I had done a lot of soul searching before that it brought it all back to the surface again then months later I fell upon this site & hey..... But you're right 'There but for the grace of God go I. Said that many times. Well catch you later. Louise.xx

Hi Keith Glad you got it out into the open, I still think you have done great in getting back to what you have and as quickly as you have, but YOU have listened to yourself & have acted accordingly. Glad you feel better about it. Take care Louise.xx

Hi there Wanted to say 'Welcome' and not a lot left for me to say except ditto what everyone else has said. Yes I know exactly what you mean about feeling like a faker at the Incapacity interview my husband had to fill in one of those never ending page forms (who thinks up those questions Hm) anyway he wrote down all the hospital terms for things & got my phycologist to send them a letter too, must have worked....... I know I will never be what I was, but hey we all change through out life. Take care Louise.x

Hey there I didnt have double vision but my optic neirve was very badly damaged, and now I am very light senstive, flashing lights cause hell for me there's a trailer for a TV programme Grace Annatomy I think it flashes so much I have to not only shut my eyes but turn away too.... bye just now Louise.xx

Hi Karen, Mine's seem to be different depending on what's going on just now its a continual tiredness because I'm so tired I forget easier my balance & walking is more difficult than normal. I have a lot of the same things as a friend of mine who has MS/ME which is weird but then its all to do with the brain isn't. bye just now I hope things will be on the up direction again soon. Hugs, Louise.xxx

Hi there Welcome to the site nice reading your entries. I had my SAH the month before you, I didnt miss Christmas or entering 2000 however I dont remember it at all. Sounds like you have a great family around you, and lucky thing having a brill mother - in - law. I spent 5 weeks in the hospital which I dont remember then months in the rehab hospital which is hazy still now, I have no recolection of anything but still. Well rattled enough Take care Louise.xx

Keith, not to worry I just thought they hadn't gone, dont worry about it know your busy. Take care Louise.x

Hi Karen Yes, love the new look home page, Web design was something that I was hoping to do at college, because its something that I dont quite understand (the workings of it) heck just like this Wireless laptop I sent a couple of pictures the other day but dont know if you got them, cant see the Email picture button as yet anyway. Its still top class site in my books. Take care Louise.xx

Yes, wasn't the MRI scanner 'loud' & COMPACT I hate tight spaces. :? Louise.

Hi Tracey Welcome to the site. Louise.