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  1. A warm welcome to the site, some days i am still in shock and it is 10months since i had my SAH, this is a normal feeling. It will take time for your friend to recover, but she will make progress. I found having loving friends around me a great help and strenght, so hang in there she is going to need you a hell of alot. Hope she is home soon, we are all not alone we are here any time for any questions. Take care Rhiann
  2. Warm welcome to the site, I think it took all of us awhile till it sunk in how serious a SAH is and how long the recovery is. Rest and drink plenty of water was one of the best advice i had. Plus weekly appt at my GP helped loads. My GP then sent me for counselling early on, this helped the most. Take care Rhiann x
  3. Deb that is what they said to me and my paperwork doest'nt say much more. Put all your questions down on paper to ask on your next appt. Take care Rhiann x
  4. G'day Deb A warm welcome to the site. You were in same hosptial as me, and sounds like you had the same things i had there. Who is your Neruo Doc? Write down all your questions and any your husband has for your follow up appointment as i wish i did. Because when you are in the room and they show you your MRI scan and tell you all is well, your so glad all your questions go out of the window. Then you come home with no information and you feel lost. No need to feel lost as i am in the same city and i am 10 months on, so any questions and if you would like to met up for a chat that would e great. I've PM you already without reading this thread, so most of my questions have been answered, sorry:lol: Take care and speck soon Rhiann xx
  5. Damian i would go back to the GP telling him\she how you are feeling, and ask for help and dont leave until they sort somthing out for you, somtimes people and DR's think you must be ok now because time has passed, but we are not ok so go and demand some help, you deserve it . Take care Rhiann
  6. Hi all, Just thought i'd update on my Fatigue 10 months on. The last time i posted i was exhasted everyday to get out of bed was a struggle. Now 10months on i'm back to work or two days aweek, and most days looking after the household and 4 kids. But then it hits me out of the blue no warning like somone pulls the power pack out of my back, and i go down like a ton of bricks:crazy: But it now does'nt take me as long to get back on my feet, a few days of being exhasted i feel like im slowly coming back someone put he power pack back in. So hopfully with more time this will improve. Take care all Rhiann x
  7. Welcome to the site Damian, I to suffer with depression and anxiety, i had my SAH 10months ago.Mine is like Karen said , it turns up like an unwelcome guest, you never know when its coming and it is always lurking in the back ground. I found going to couselling really helpful, my GP sent me about 4weeks after having the SAH, i dont know how i would have gotten on without it. Speck to your GP and tell he/her you need help with it. Like the thers have said just come on here and ask questions or just put down how you feel, somone always understands or they have the answers. Take care speck soon Rhiann x
  8. A warm welcome to the site, let yourself rest , drinking water will help with the headaches, im 10months on now and still get bad headaches but not everyday now, so time is a healer. Hope the holiday went well . Take care Rhiann
  9. I too can't fliter noise out anymore. I used to be able to make dinner have the kids running in and out have the T.V on and hold a conversation. Now if im doing anything things have to be quite or i just can't do them. My children now sound like they are constanly pluged into a microphone and amp times four!!! When people talk to me now , if im tired it sounds muffeled and i have to really listen to hear them, i too think its the brain not the a hearing problem. Rhiann x
  10. Hello Shelly and a warm welcome, I have had 2 angios done, both while i was still in hosptial. I'm sure they won't want you to go back to work for a few days. Hope all goes well for you on Monday, keep us updated. Take care Rhiann x
  11. G'day Juile and welcome to the site, its like you are doing really well, but just remember to pace yourself, Take care Rhiann x
  12. I really hope it works for you Janet as living with pain everyday for three years is no joke!! Glad you never gave up Take care and keep us updated Rhiann x
  13. Hiya Sandi, I too feel this, some days are worse than others. I think when i was at your stage everything confused me and the more i tryed the worse it got, so now i just relax step back think about for awhile if still does'nt come i say t whoever, sorry 10months ago i had a brain bleed/stroke you'll just have bear with me. Lee (my husband) found this hard at first, ive spoke to him since about it, He sayes it sacred the pants off him to see that i could'nt cope or remember simple tasks and it took awhile for him to realize it was all part of recovery. I im so much better now then i was, so give it time;-) You will get there:-D Very hard thing to realize when you are in the midst of it all. I think somtimes having a card to hand out to people would be great, sorry ive got a brain injury ! Take care and be kind to yourself;-)Enjoy your time with your friends;-) Take care Rhiannxx
  14. Hello Juliette, warm welcome to the site xxx
  15. Hiya everyone, My Dr has given me a betabloker to try and stop the headaches.Im on 10mg a day. Has anyone else been given these? If so how did you feel on them? Lets hope they work, Take care Rhiann x
  16. G'day and a warm welcome from down under:-D , I to found this whole thing a very scary place to be. But with help from this site and couselling and a great GP i am starting to make sense of things, but it does take time. I had my SAH in june 2010. Rest plenty drink lots of water, and make yourself known in your local GP clinic, as when problems arise they will know that you need to see the doctor quickly, if only to settle your mind. Any questions anytime just ask;-) Take care Rhiann
  17. Hi Fiona, Welcome to the site, this is great that you have found the site early on. I found it about fours months down the line. Having young children and being ill is no easy feat!! I have four , so i know how hard this can be for you to get rest and quiet. But you need this to recover. Get as much help as you can . This is a long road, it took me along time to get that, but once you do it becomes abit easier. Take care and rest and drink plenty of water as this helps with the headaches. I found seeing my gp every week for the 1st few months helped alot. Take care Rhiann xxxxx
  18. Since my SAH i feel the same way you do with my periods, the headaches, sweating hot fluhes cant sleep at night all just before im due. I ave the mirena coil fitted, but i still bleed and have all things happening. Ive had a blood test to check homones it came back within normal range, but have now been sent for saliva test, so waiting for results. I would say all these things are worse since SAH in June2010. When i was in with the SAH i had just finished a period but while in ICU i started another period and for the whole stay in hosptial i had hot flushes every 20mins, mentioned it to the doc's who said it should all settle down, but i am still waiting for this to happen.
  19. Welcome Mary, I was 34 when i had my SAH, im 35 now. I too have been to the DR to see about my periods, when i had the bleed for the whole stay in hosptia i had hot flushes every 20mins. Since being home i still get them but not as often and lot more things too. So im have a saliva test to see exatly whats going on. This will see if im perimenopaisal. So maybe the bleed has made things happen early on ????? We will see. I had to have couselling to , to help with the anxiety, it really has helped loads. If you have not had any i would give it a go, ask your GP. Anytime you need a chat just PM. Take Care Rhiann xxxxxx
  20. Hiya Sandi, well that is just how i feel and im 8.5months on now. When i have a good day it can upset me remembering how good i can be then im just waiting to feel bad again because i know its coming. I to went through the grieving stage . My couseller said this is all good as we have to grieve that person as we are not the same person anymore even if we make a full recovery.
  21. All the best with the scan , im thinking of you.
  22. Welcome Chris, i too had NASAH in June2010, my recovery sounds quite the same as yours , headaches everyday but better than they were, exhastion and yes i too have hot flushes all the time !!! never had them before the bleed but do now , im only 35 ! My bleed was at the base and back of the brain too and was a big bleed my family were told too that i might not make it. My husband had the horrible job of phoning my parents and brothers and sisters back in the UK as we live in Australia, not a nice job. We also have four kids. Anyway do feel better lately but still have along way tooooooo go, but as you say aleast we are still here, hard some days to think like that when you are having a bad day!! Take care look forward to hearing off you Rhiann
  23. Welcome Nessie, I too had my SAH in June 2010, i was 34 at the time(35 now). Fit and health before all of this so was a huge shock:crazy: Mine had no reason no annie. Im only now starting to get back on my feet. I have four children and work two days a week, things have been very hard. I too seem to cry at everything get overwhelmed at everything, i think its part of the recovery. This site for me has been a God send as it has answered loads of questions for me, even when the DR's could'nt. You will always find somone on here that has suffered the same thing as you. I found couselling a great help too and i am still going , i dont think i could have copedwith the help. Any time you need to chat or ask question you can PM me. It will be great to hear how your recovery is going, as it is the same time frame and we are the same age. Take care Rhiann xxxx
  24. Welcome Hiking Chick, i too had a NASAH in June 2010 abt 8months now. For me i felt ok when i came out of hosptial but i seemed to go down hill around the 2month mark, that lasted for abt four months but then ive seen an improvment from then now, around the sixmonths mark. I now go out walking with the kids ( i have four ) biking with them too. I've returned to work part-time too. I still suffer with headaches most days and still have numb feelings in my face. Exhastion is a big factor too, but by listening to your body you can work around it. Regular visits to my GP helped too, if i have i really bad headache i call in he see me striaght away checks my blood pressure looks in my eyes and reassure me. A good GP who is willing to learn with you is a great help. Make an appointment to see yours and talk to him/her about everything , this will help you deal with everything and get the help you need when you need it. Keep fighting on , its sounds like you are doing really well , any questions just ask or PM anytime, i live in Australia so im awake when everyone else is sleeping Take care Rhiann xxx
  25. G'day Harry and welcome, I can only echo what everyone else has said, you will recover but it takes time, alot of time. I too returned to work to early 3months after SAH, it made me go backwards in my recovery:frown: I'm 8months post SAH now and i still get headaches most days and get exhasted easily, but this is alot better than it was, so i am improving all the time but very slowly, thats what is hard. Rest and drink plenty of water , these two things helped me the most. I to go to the GP every couple of weeks to keep him informed and check me over, this helps with the anxiety, and just like Kelly said couselling has helped me loads, i'd recomend it to anyone:-D Helps you with all the emtions you will go through. My husband and four children have found this very hard, but i find if you talk to them and try to explain how you are feeling it helps, and read some of the things out on here that you might find that will help you all. They will see that others have felt just like you Rhiann xx
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