Hello all,
My real name is Chris but my nickname is Berger. I suffered a SAH on 12/17/14. My story doesn't seem so unique having read many others on this forum. I do find a strange comfort in reading the stories of those who understand, there are so many people who don't.
I'm 48, an artist and very physically active,,, or at least I was. I train in a boxing gym 5-6 days a week and while finishing my workout a pain I've never experienced dropped me to my knees. I've explained it to others as a high speed drill boring straight into my head. Luckily my boys (friends) took notice and brought me to the ER where I passed out after vomiting. When I woke up I was told a CT scan had shown a bleed and I was off to a Neuro Hospital. An angiogram was performed but they could not locate where the bleed had originated. After 7 days in the ICU with tubes sticking out of me and enough morphine to drop a horse I was released. Christmas Eve to be exact, how's that for a Christmas present?
I spent 2 weeks recovering in my families care and have just recently returned home. I live alone and am trying to assimilate back to a normal routine. I must have had an angel on my back as I don't believe my condition is as severe as many others on this site. The headaches, fatigue and short term memory loss can be a little overwhelming at times but seem to be a common thread while healing. I'm slowly getting back to sculpting and have recently started to exercise again. I'm very grateful to be alive and this experience has certainly given me a moment to pause and think about what's really important.
Thankful for this site and wishing everyone a speedy recovery