Brian Roberts

Thanks everyone for your advice, I would like to say that I'm recovering extremely well and my life is slowly returning to some normality whatever that maybe. I still think myself very lucky and without the nagging wife who persuaded me to go to A&E I wouldn't be here . 

Thanks again for the support. 

Hi everyone, as the title states I'm new to all this, actually it's the first time I've been really ill. Fortunately I suffered a SAH with a very little bleed and it has not affected any of my motor functions, vision, hearing or anything else all I have is a dull headache from it and the usual pain from post surgery.

 I am after a litte advice as everyone tells me I have to have at least 3 months off work and I cannot drive. I feel I could be back at work in a few weeks and to be honest I could drive now, but won't. This affects everyone in different ways and I will go mad off work for so long .

Is there anyone out there to be as fortunate as myself and what was your recovery prognosis? 

On 30/12/2015 at 21:21, Andyreay said:

Hi My name is Andy and my wife suffered a SAH. It all happened on 20/11/ 2015. We were preparing for our Youngest Daughters 18th birthday the next day. We had just picked up her Birthday Cake and her older sister from the local train station but Unfortunately the cake had not lasted the short car journey.

 

Julie was quite upset as this had cost us £100 and looked quite spectacular when we picked it up. Julie suddenly felt faint and had to sit down, I did not realise anything was wrong and thought she was just over reacting. Julie then started vomiting just has her mum called round, she is a healthcare worker and recognised this was not right so I called an Ambulance.

 

The paramedic took her blood pressure and with the answers Julie gave, about the headaches etc, concluded that she may have had a bleed on her brain and she was rushed to local A&E. A ct scan confirmed our worst fears and Julie was taken to a speciality hospital 2 hours away.

 

By the time we arrived Julie had lost consciousness and was sedated and put on a ventilator. Another CT scan was done and she had had a second bleed. The next day she had an operation to insert coils into 2 aneurysms, there are still another 3 that are unprotected.

 

Everything else was pretty text book (Vasospasms, Hydrochephylis, etc) Julie also lost sight in both eyes and needed a permanent shunt. She was very confused at first but this has lessened over the last week or so. Julie is still in the hospital and has now had her Catheter removed and is beginning to walk to the bathroom which is very reassuring.

 

At 1 point about a week ago Julie suffered a massive seizure and was put back on HDU. This has now settled and she is back on a ward. The biggest concern now is her sight as this has not improved and she can only see shadows. The eye doctors have said that this may improve overtime and it is early days but it is a great worry as if doesn't this is so life changing.

 

We are now waiting for Julie to be transferred to a local hospital for rehab. This has been the toughest thing the family have ever had to endure especially as Julie is only 45.

Andy thoughts are with you, I am very very lucky as none of my motor functions or anything has been affected by this I just have a severe headache 

Hi everyone, I'm Brian I'm currently in Wessex Neurological Hospital having had a Sub Arac last Friday, at first I ignored it and thought it was a severe migraine Three days later I got convinced to go to A&E where I had a scan and was told I had a bleed. I was taken to Southampton and on the Monday had surgery.

At first it was going to be an angiogram and coiling was going to be used, that didn't work and after 8 hours of surgery I had my head opened up and three aneurysms were clipped. Having my staples out tomorrow and hopefully will be home Monday. What a life changing incident more people need to be aware.