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Hi Tracy from Sydney From another Tracy Sidney in England. Welcome to the site, your find lots of help and useful information here. Its like my second family and i believe we have some guys from your end of the world on here. Look forward to hearing from you . Take care Traci (my new way of spelling) S xx

Hi Simon Welcome Thank god you eventually got scanned, cant believe you went on so long. Your find lots of help on this site. Its like a second family to me. Hope to hear from you soon Traci S xx

Momo Just saw your thread. The part about problems seem bigger than they are. I have noticed that too. Little things that go wrong feel so big and bad to me and sometimes i get them out of proportion. I end up ranting and looking like a fool. Traci s xxxx

Hi Caroline I never realized you were having such a rough time. When i met you in Florida you looked so well, just shows how we can hide whats going on inside. I know you said you had problems with work, i can relate to that a bit. Im hopefully going to start some volunteering work 1 day a week for 4 hours at a elderly home. Im hoping it will help me get some confidence and stamina tostart work. as far as depression goes, ive had it in the past when charlotte was born and had tablets fo a few months. I seemed better after that but have always been a bit on the negative side. I did start some tablets earlier this year as i was very low and had anxiety. I have stopped them now and seem to be coping ok so far on my own. I seem to have got to a point where i have accepted what happened and can see a new life for myself. This seems to be pulling me through.Another way i think i cope is through charlotte, watching her deal with so much pain through the years and keep smiling, makes me carry on. I do so hope you find something or someway to help you cope. You have such a lovely personality and way about you, im sure your get there. Maybe you just need a bit more time. we will send you lots of encouraging thoughts your way. Then when we come back next year your be feeling a whole lot better. I suspect most of us on here have some sort of depression at some point for different reasons. Take care and keep smiling Traci S xxx

Hi Susie Warm welcome to you. You seem to be doing really well. I never had a second oppinion just told to get on with life. Ive too noticed a problem with words sometimes when im talking. I know what i want to say but find the words hard sometimes and im nearly 10 mnths on now. Hope you find the site as helpful as i have. Take care Traci S xxx

Hi I have just returned from florida which was a 9 hour flight out and 7 1/2 hour flight home. I found it better than i thought i would feel. I did get an awful lot of pressure in the back of my head and right ear on journey out which i have never experienced before. But luckily it didnt happen on flight home. I did find it quite a lot in the airport with al the waiting and noise but managed to sit and relax and read. It also helped that we knew the routine and airport layout,so it felt familiar. Overall since being back normal jetlag from a long flight but ok. 2 days after arriving in florida i did feel very weird like i wanted to collapse, i think it was a mixture of jetlag, relief of finally getting there and heat. But we are already booking the next holiday Traci S xxxx

Hi Bay I had a similar episode 3 months on after my SAH. I had mine in june last year then went back in hospital in october with severe headache and spaced out feeing. I had same CT and bloods done and even a Lumbar Puncture, all came back clear. I was told it was anxiety an panic. I have been having episodes of dizziness and headaches and i also get tingly arms and legs but it goes off once i calm down. I was given some tablets to calm me down which worked a bit but now ive stopped taking them and see a counciller and have calming baths. I use Lavender a lot now which is helping me stay calm and relaxed. Its taken me 9 months now to reach the point of accepting what has happened and not feel so scared. You are so early on in recovering just try to keep as calmas you can, yo will get past this stage . Traci S xxx

Hi Ian Welcome to the site. I found this site the best thing ever apart from surviving the SAH inJune last year. There is always someone to speak to on here. I often have a rant on here, which seems lik a way of releasing some of the frightening feeings i have. We were all worried so early on, well we still do now but its natural when youve gone through something so big with little knowledge afterwards about what to expect. We are all going through our own journeys but im sure we will all help you through. Take care Traci S xxx

Thanks Jen That definately relates to me. I was told i have post traumatic stress and am seeing a councellor now. I seem to be recovering from the physical side of things but not the emotional,phycological side. I really believe we should have more help with the phsycological side of things when we leave hospital or given advice on how to get more help. I was told i would have headaches and thats it, so go ad get on with my life. Traci S xx

Suek I am also a carer for my disabled daughter. She has an incurable illness so like yourself ive spent many a time in hospital with her. Traci S xx

Hi I had a NASAH in june last year and was told to tell DVLA. Unlike yourself i did feel very weak and strange at first. The DVLA wrote back and told me not to drive till they had contacted the hospital and felt i was okay to drive. That took 3 months which i didnt mind as i felt very tired then anyway. I still have the lightheadedness even now 8 months on. I found i had ups and downs about 4 months on i went down quite bad then felt good again then down again. Im just starting to feel a bit better. I was left like you. left hospital with no answers just told to get on with it. Some of the strange feelings ive experienced are very frightening. I have found most comfort and advice from this site. Hope it helps you too. Traci S xxx

Hi Bay I to have gained weight. I was very fit before SAH but now about stone heavier. I have only just started to excercise properly now 8 months on. Mine is mostly my middle and legs so just trying to concentrate on that area. I used to get headaches a few months back if i did to much. So maybe your headaches are because your doing to much. The heavy head feeling i have definately had not so much on forehead but at the back of my head. It is very scary when any different feeling starts but you must stay calm. I keep making the mistake of panic every time any pain starts. Dont end up like me with anxiety which really takes over. Traci S xxx

Hi Nessie I to had my SAH in June 2010 and like you have found it all very traumatic with elation feelings and then crying minutes later. Welcome to this site, it has helped me so much. Its been like a second family to me and kept me positive. I hope it does the same for you. Hope to hear from you soon Traci S XXX

Hi Harry The good thing is youve found this site, which has been a godsend for me. Im nearly 8 months after SAH and have been one of the lucky ones that isnt left with must deficit. The main thing ive found is to slow down and pace yourself as it really helps with the healing process. I made the mistake like a lot on here of doing to much to soon. Ive had the rollercoaster of emotions from elation at beginning to anger and depression at about 3 months. Now i seem to have quite a lot of anxiety and dizziness. Its hard on family as if like me there is no scars we can look exactly like we did before but only we know how we feel inside still. I feel its made me a different person as i see things more now as im slower. Im trying to use it positivley to make myself calmer than i was before and hopefully a better person. It will get better for you it just takes time, but we cant say how long. Traci S xxx

Hi Mine happened after bending down to pick shoes up. But i was extremely stressed the months leading upto it. The year before my daughter had a major op which went wrong and she was bleeding to death. She was in icu and was touch and go for 3 days having blood transfusions. The year before that she had another major op on hips and chest, and just before that had pneumonia which nearly killed her. So it has been extremely stressful here, my parents always said the stress will kill me if im not careful. I think stress is a big contributor to the bleeds but the weakness must hav been there waiting to pop. Traci S xxx

Hi Sandi I dont get what i call dreams but weird sensations when i close my eyes like the ceiling is falling on me or the floor is going to hit me, it makes me jump. This has been happening since my SAH on 29th June 2010. Some nights its very bad and like you i have neck pain, hot sensations and can hear my heartbeat in my head. I can also hear rushing sounds in my ears. I also get like an agitated feeing when trying to sleep sometimes. Traci S xxx

Hi Rhiann and Sandi Sorry to hear your not to well Rhiann at the moment. I have never felt nausea but always feeling dizzy. More of a spaced out feeling than dizzy and seems worst when i use my jaw to eat or talk. I dont know whats the effect of the SAH or whats anxiety anymore or how long it will last. Im just taking it day by day now and trying to keep calm. Hope the doc can help you next week at least sort the nausea out. Sending hugs all around the world to you both. Traci S xxx

Hi Ladies I have had al thse things mentioned here, the crying at about 3 mnths after and now the anxiety. Im always walking around spaced out, i seem to have a good week an then a spaced out week where im here but not if you know what i mean. Ive given in now and as of today started to take some anxiety tablets to see if it helps. Lynne you have a real way od putting things in perspective, i love reading your posts. You should be one of those insperational speakers. I have read the Dented Image book it is brilliant i found, i related to so much in it. Traci S xxx

Hi Donnamarie I went back in hospital for 3 days in oct 2010 3 months after my SAH as i started to get a headache that woudnt go. I hadnt been having any headaches then suddenly 1 for a week that woudnt go plus i was very dizzy. I had a CT and lumbar puncture which were both clear, so they said it was anxiety. I still get the dizzy feeling now but only a few headaches. Traci S xxx

Hi Still having problems with anxiety especially at night. Feel spaced out with pain at back of head and neck. Been given propranolol by doctor, thinking i will start with them. Has anybody been given these, if so do they help. Traci S xx

Hi Karen So sorry for you. Try not to worry to much there is a lot of support on here. I havent had anything seizure like, but at 4 months i started having headaches again which took me back in hospital. Nothing was found only my MRI which is showing signs of MS. I know what you mean about surviving getting on and then a set back. Im like that now waiting to find what my results are. Just try and be as positive as you can. Sending love your way. Traci S xx

Hi Does anyone else have a type of whooshing sound in their ear. I usually get it at night in my right ear, like i can hear the blood whooshing through. I also get the heartbeat pulse noise, like i can hear my every beat in my head. Hoping its just my anxiety again. Anyone have anything similar. Traci S xxx

Hi Im using my treadmill now. I didnt start till after 3 months as i was to tired, but just did 5 mins of walking. Im only upto 10 mins now which is 6 months on but have learnt that if i do to much i suffer for days. On treadmill days i dont do anything else only some floor excercises, tha way its just enough for now. I still get that weird had thing but can handle it most days. Tracy S xxx

Hi Sandi Welcome to the site, i know exactly what you mean about strange head feeling. I have it most the time never know how to explain it to the doctor. Its not exactly dizzy but like im not here somehow. Also i get a feeling like a elastic band is around my head usually in the afternoon, evening time. I feel like i want to press the back of my head and massage it. Doctor just says its healing or maybe anxiety, mind you he dosnt seem to know much. Friends on here have put my mind to rest though as alot of people have similar things happening. Its just very scary when your not sure, its like your on your own. Just keep talking on here it really helps. Tracy S xxx

Hi Pete A warm welcome to this site, it has really helped me after i was left to come home with no information just go home and get on with it. Mine was 29th June 2010 and i got going again in the Aug trying to do what i did before so elated i was a alive. But then in Sept came down with a bang, suddenly realised the severity of it all and tat i had to pace myself. I got very low with anxiety and panic attacks. You need to slow down and pace yourself it really works. Take care Tracy S xx