Chelle C

Hi Claudiamor, Welcome to BTG this is a brilliant site, you have come to the right place for help and support, lots of information to help you along the recovery road. Sounds like you are doing well, you sound very positive about things, which is great. Wishing you well & looking forward to hearing more from you. Take care Love Michelle x

Hi Josie, Tiredness does seem to be the normal after SAH, i was like the other's about 6 months of severe fatigue, I'm nearly 3 years since my SAH, i still get tired but nothing like in the early days, you just have to listen to your body and rest when you need to. Try not to be to hard on yourself, it is still early days for you, i say this all the time " the recovery road can be a bumpy one " tiredness is one of the many bumps on it, it will get easier. Low mood seems to affect a lot of us, as Claire and Super Mario said if it doesn't improve over time I would try speaking to your doctor, i did and it was helpful. Hope this helps. Love Michelle x

Hi Mindy, welcome to BTG. I lost my ability to dream after SAH at least I think I did, it could be I just don't remember dreaming. After about 1 year I started to have very vivid dreams and used to wake my partner during them, they were so real. I'm nearing my 3rd year and i don't have them now, i think Jan was right about our brains needing to rewire after the trauma. Like Tina advised write it all down and ask doctors when you have your appointment. In the meantime drink plenty of water and make sure you have plenty of rest, it's still early days for you, You have come to the right place for help and support, the recovery road can be a bumpy one, thing's do get easier as time goes on. Good luck on your recovery journey. Love Michelle x

Claire, Congratulations on your 2 year anni-versary, I hope you have a lovely day and look back and be very proud of what you have achieved, You have done so well, managing to settle into your new job and getting back to your running, great achievements. You are an inspiration to a lot of people here at BTG, letting people know that you can still do what you want to as you progress, You are a lovely lady Claire, I wish you all the very best, Enjoy your special day Love Michelle xx

Hi Pete, Welcome to BTG Sorry that you have had SAH, lucky for you that your girlfriend stepped in, my partner did the same, hospital were adamant that I was having a migraine, You have come to a great place for help and support, this site has been my saviour over the last two years, You didn't say when you had your bleed, so I`m assuming it was recently. Maybe when you feel ready you will tell us a little more about your storey, only if you want to though. You will find a lot of information here and great support as you go along the recovery road, Wishing you all the very best, Michelle x

Happy Anni-versary SM, What a lovely inspirational post, i love how positive you are, i also love the fact that you live your life to the full. Thank you so much for all of the support and encouragement you have given to me since I came to BTG. I think you are a very special lady, have a lovely day. Love Michelle xx

Jan, just wanted to say what a brilliant post, You are right that we all have to travel those roads to get to ADAPTED, in some way shape or form we will all get there in the end. I do believe that you my friend are doing a great job of getting there, well done. Love Michelle xx

Hi Julie, Welcome to BTG So sorry that you have suffered SAH, you have come to the right place for help and support, you will find a wealth of information here, it`s a brilliant site and the people on it are a great support. This whole situation will have come as a huge shock to both you and your husband, it`s a traumatic time for you both. You are still in early stages of your recovery and everything you are feeling at the moment are normal after SAH, Emotions up and down, fear and anxiety you will see when you read some of the posts on here that this is also normal, For now what I would say is be kind to yourself, your body and brain have suffered a huge trauma and they need time to recover, Make sure you drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest, try not to do to much, baby steps at first. Your story is a little similar to mine, I was using the bathroom when mine happened, I had left post communicating artery aneurysm rupture, I also had right post communicating aneurysm discovered during coiling, that was coiled. Try not to stress to much about the unknown ( easier said than done , I know ) I`m sure when you see doctors in March they will be able to put your mind at rest. In the meantime keep coming here, not only will you get some great support, you will also make some new friends along the way. Good Luck on your recovery journey, Love Michelle x

Hi Sally, Welcome to the site. You have come to the right place for support, you will find a wealth of information here, hopefully it will help to calm your fears a little bit, There are a few people here who are having aneurysms monitored, i had a ruptured aneurysm they found another one during coiling so they did them both. As everyone has said put your trust in your doctors, they will take great care of you. In the meantime come here and talk to us we are all here for you, you will find great support and make a lot of new friends here. Take Care Michelle x

Hi Josephine, I have to agree with Claire, It's an anxious time at the beginning of your recovery, I was told to keep hydrated as it helps with the headaches and it does help, i was also taking regular pain meds at regular times which also helped. Anxiety is normal in your early recovery, like Claire said there is always someone here to listen when you are feeling anxious. we will do our best to help you through it. Take care Love Michelle x

Welcome to BTG Josie, Sorry you`ve had SAH, you have come to the right place for information and support, You are very early in your recovery, you will find you are tired after the smallest of tasks, take each day as it comes as some will be better than others, try not to over do it though as Sarah said. Your body and your brain have suffered trauma, they need plenty of time to heal and this does take time, try to drink plenty of water and have plenty of rest, it really does help. You have come to the right place for advice and support, there`s a wealth of information here, you will also make a lot of new friends here, we are a friendly bunch and we will do all we can to help you on your recovery journey, Looking forward to hearing more from you, Good Luck with your recovery Love Michelle x

Hi Victoria, Welcome to BTG, I`m so sorry you are feeling such despair, what I`m about to say I have not said to anyone apart from my doctor. When I had my SAH in June 2014 my partner was fantastic, he really did take good care of me, always reassuring me that everything would be fine, no matter deficit I was left with we would get through it together, When I left hospital I had left sided weakness, couldn't walk unaided, had a lot of head, back and leg pain, the hospital gave me pain meds to take when I was discharged home. I`d been home about 4 weeks when out of the blue he told me he didn't want me taking anymore pain meds, I told him I had to take them because I was still having a lot of pain, he then told me if I didn't stop taking them he wouldn't love me anymore, as you can imagine this totally shocked and horrified me that he could say such a thing. The following morning he took all of my pain meds back to the pharmacy, telling them I no longer needed them, I wasn't strong enough to fight back, what I did do was go to see my doctor, when I got there I totally broke down and just poured everything out, she was great. She actually phoned my partner and explained to him that I needed pain relief and she was prescribing me some more, he was not to stop me taking them and if he did then there would be consequences for him, I was dreading going back home but when I got there he was fine, I don't think he expected me to tell her what he had done. Jumping forwards 10 months into my recovery, I had managed to get onto arm crutches and get on my feet, while I was waiting for some physiotherapy he said he wanted me to stop using crutches, I told him no way was I doing that because I would just fall over, when the physiotherapist came I told her in front of him what he wanted me to do, she told him no way was I to go without them, not until I was confident that I wouldn't fall. When I had my 6 month follow up with hospital, he nearly fell off the chair when the Professor said I should start to see some improvements over the following 2 years, he said " how long " years, I thought she would have been back to normal by now, that's when he was told I would probably never be the same as I was before SAH. I was so glad that he was told that because it made him realise there would be a new normal for me, well both of us actually. I hope when people are reading this they don't think I am horrible for telling this storey, I actually typed it 3 times and deleted it because I was worried what people would think, we have been together for 18 years and I love him dearly he has been my rock through all of this. He now understands more about what I can do and what I can't, I do stand up to him more now that I have the strength to do it. I know this has been a very long post, I`m sorry, but please Victoria try and talk to him, talk to your doctor and maybe they might be able to explain more to him about what your limitations are now. You will become more accepting of who you are now, like Macca said you cant change what has happened in the past, you can however be in charge of what happens in the future, start loving the new person you have become, that's what I have done and I actually quite like the new me. This is a fantastic place to come to when things are tough, it`s also the best place I know to make new friends, with lots of advice and so much help and support, it`s perfect. We are here for you, I`m sending you a big hug as I think you need one, Good Luck Love Michelle xx

Hi Jan, My vision has changed since SAH, I had my eyes tested in December 2014( SAH June 2014 ) there was quite a change, anyway I had my 2 year check up last month and again there was a significant change with both my reading and distance, Since SAH I have found it very difficult to read, I used to finish a book in a couple of days, can't do that now, I used to love reading, especially when at caravan, I find it very frustrating, I did mention it to the optician, he said it could be I need to retrain my brain, I've been trying to do just a couple of pages at a time, but I still find sometimes the words will keep running together, he told me to take my eyes away from the page for a few seconds,that does work, I usually end up with a headache and then I give up. Like Claire said, go and get it checked out, they will probably be able to sort something out for you. Good Luck Love Michelle x

Great news Sophie, Hope it all goes well, let us know how you get on. Love Michelle x

Hi Amy, Welcome to BTG, I had a lot of back and leg pain after my SAH, like Daffodil I was on a lot of meds while I was in hospital, when I was discharged home I was still on a lot of pain meds for quite some time. It`s very early days in your husband`s recovery, you will find as time goes on the pain will ease somewhat, making sure the pain is kept under control is the key thing as Daffodil has already said. I wish you both well as you both start the recovery journey, make sure you look after yourself also, it`s a stressful time for you too. Look forward to hearing how you are both doing, Love Michelle xx

Hi Sharon, Welcome to BTG, sorry your partner's had an SAH it's still early days in his recovery, as was said the pain in his back could be from blood dissipating, I know I had a lot of back and leg pain after mine, but we are all different so have a word with GP if you are worried. Try and get him to drink plenty of water as staying well hydrated helps with headaches, and rest is essential his body and brain have suffered trauma they both need time to recover, the recovery road can be a bumpy one, try taking it one day at a time. Then there is you, try and make sure you look after yourself also, you are going through this with him, you will have got a shock when it happened. We are here when you need us, we will help you through this, you have come to the right place for support and advice. Wishing you both good luck as you start your recovery journey. Love Michelle x

Sophie, I`m with all the above on this one, I do think you should have stayed at A&E and if I were you I would certainly go back, You need to forget about waiting time, as Super Mario said yesterday, this could be a life threatening condition. You have so many questions that need answering, they should never have discharged you and if I were you I would be making a complaint. I think it`s shocking the way you have been treated, you really should do something about it. Sophie, do you have someone who could maybe go back to the hospital with you, as you can see from the posts here we are all very concerned for your welfare, you could maybe do with a little support if you do go back, it`s just a thought. Like Macca said, the slightest change in your condition you really do need to get to hospital, 999 if necessary. Please let us know how you are, Love Michelle x

Sophie, Please please go and get yourself checked out, I had my bleed 2 years ago and the hospital tried to discharge me with Migraine, my partner had found me unconscious at home, he insisted that I didn't suffer with migraine and it was only thanks to a young doctor that they eventually got me a scan and discovered I'd had a bleed. Please don't wait, you are going to worry yourself sick and you really do need answers to all the questions you have. Get yourself to A & E and tell them you are not leaving until you know exactly what is wrong with you. Good Luck and let us know how you get on. Love Michelle x

Hi Robert, Welcome to BTG all the advice you have been given is all good and I really can't add to that, but I will say hang in there my friend, you have taken the biggest step by admitting you need help, you will get there. You have come to the right place for support , advice and along with that you will make many friends here. We will help you through this, I know how much BTG has helped me over the last 2 years, it's my second family. I'd like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Looking forward to helping you along your recovery road. Love Michelle x

Hi Jan, you are doing great, i think sometimes it feels like you have come to a stand still recovery wise, but you haven't, as Paul said the improvements are just smaller. The fatigue does lessen, I'm 30 months down the line and still have days where I feel wiped out, can't be bothered with anything and just want to rest. I have met you and i think you are doing amazingly with your recovery. Like me you are a worrier. Take care my friend sending you a hug. Love Michelle xx

Hi Tracyh, welcome to BTG it's still early days for you in your recovery. Try not to over do things as you will find you tire quite easily. Try to drink plenty of water it really does help, listen to your body and your brain and when you are tired rest up, you have come to the right place for help and advice, this site is fantastic, you will make a lot of new friends who will help you along the recovery road. Wishing you well on your recovery journey. Love MICHELLE X

Hi Verna, You are still in early stages of recovery, it does get better and as Clare said you will learn to like the new you, it can be very frustrating at first, as time goes on you will find things easier, just give yourself time to heal a bit. Keep coming here when you feel up to it, it`s a great place to get some peace of mind from people who have been through what you are going through now, We are a very friendly bunch as you will find out as time goes on. Keep in touch and we can help you through your recovery journey, Love Michelle xx

Congratulations Louise on your 17th anni-versary, Thank you so much for all of the help and support you have given me, you truly are an inspiration to so many of us, I can certainly say you have helped make my recovery journey easier and less scary with your kind and encouraging words. Hope you had a lovely day, Love Michelle xx

Hi Verna, welcome to BTG, you have come to the right place for help and support, I was like you at first really scared that it would happen again, scared of everything really, then I joined BTG and discovered that everything I was feeling was normal, Your body and your brain have suffered a huge trauma and that really does shake you up, they also need time to heal, try not to do to much, You didn't say when you had your SAH, so it could still be very early in your recovery, what I would say is try and make sure you drink plenty of water as this really does help with headaches, rest is the other thing, give yourself as much rest as you can, listen to your body and your brain, they will let you know when they have had enough. Like Karen said, try and speak to your GP, I did and I had some talking therapy which really did help, We are all here for you when you are ready to share your story, you will find lots of helpful info here and you will make a lot of new friends while getting a lot of support from people who have been through what you are going through now. I wish you all the very best on your recovery journey, look forward to hearing more from you, Love Michelle xx

Greg, this was fantastic and thanks for sharing it, I will be printing it off and sharing this with my nearest and dearest also, I could really relate to a lot of it, Thanks again Love Michelle x