Thank you so much everyone--for sharing your experience.
My story if very similar to Dan's only it just happened last Monday. I was in a very high intensity spin class when my headache came on. An ambulance, an MRI, Catscan and Angiogram showed no chance of an aneurysm. The location of the bleed was also confined to the perimesencephalic area so technically a perimesenecephalic non aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage explains what happened.
I was checked into ICU on Monday morning at 6am and discharged to go home and recover on Wednesday at noon as my neurosurgeon felt my recovery would be best at home in bed if I promised to take it easy. I switched from Hydrocodone to Tylenol 3 with Codeine which I'm only taking once or twice a day.
By Thursday morning my entire backside was incredibly sore but today --one week later its limited to only my lower back which I know is normal regarding the blood in the spine. I'm planning to take a few weeks away from my work. Fortunately I have a team of 26 now in my company to help keep everything growing and moving forward.
While I've read so many studies now showing an excellent and full recovery should be expected, I'm curious about your experience over the last couple years since you are further along but yet sound very similar to my case in regards to severity.
Can you please share an update and/or any advice? I'm 43 and an incredibly fit and healthy woman. Thank you! The last week has been pretty scary! Best! Holly
Am I especially lucky?
in Non-Aneurysm SAH or Perimesencephalic SAH
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HI Dan and everyone else on this thread!
Thank you so much everyone--for sharing your experience.
My story if very similar to Dan's only it just happened last Monday. I was in a very high intensity spin class when my headache came on. An ambulance, an MRI, Catscan and Angiogram showed no chance of an aneurysm. The location of the bleed was also confined to the perimesencephalic area so technically a perimesenecephalic non aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage explains what happened.
I was checked into ICU on Monday morning at 6am and discharged to go home and recover on Wednesday at noon as my neurosurgeon felt my recovery would be best at home in bed if I promised to take it easy. I switched from Hydrocodone to Tylenol 3 with Codeine which I'm only taking once or twice a day.
By Thursday morning my entire backside was incredibly sore but today --one week later its limited to only my lower back which I know is normal regarding the blood in the spine. I'm planning to take a few weeks away from my work. Fortunately I have a team of 26 now in my company to help keep everything growing and moving forward.
While I've read so many studies now showing an excellent and full recovery should be expected, I'm curious about your experience over the last couple years since you are further along but yet sound very similar to my case in regards to severity.
Can you please share an update and/or any advice? I'm 43 and an incredibly fit and healthy woman. Thank you! The last week has been pretty scary! Best! Holly