Tina

Hi Jess Thanks for replying. I too have two children,but grown up, Christopher, he is 20 and Sammy she is 18 ! I missed my daughters 18th because i was in hospital, never mind her 21st will come round soon enough. How old are your two? Mine both work, time just flies. My husband Mike has four kids, also quite grown up. Emma 21, David 19 Rachel 16 and last but not least Kathryn 12. When we all get together it is a mad house but really nice as the kids all get on well. A neighbour is having a 40th bash this saturday, and as it is only over the road thought we might pop over, can have a nap in the afternoon to re charge batteries! Hope you have good weekend Take care Tinaxx

Hi Keith You just said exactly how I feel. Because now I more or less look back to normal, my right eye sometimes looks a bit starey , but people think Im back to normal. They dont realize I have double vision, balance problems and bad headaches and of course the fatigue. I put on a brave face always positive, when anyone says 'how are you?' I reply I am fine thanks and smile. They dont want to hear 'Actually I feel quite down and tearful and dont know why' I dont mean to bore you either, but nice to get off my chest. Do you think my emotions are like this as someone else said because it is now all hitting me, or just brain trauma? I can be quite hard on myself, I get cross I cant do things for myself. I have always been independant,driven and organised, now I crumble if I have to try and fill out a form and need help. Maybe I dont like having to ask for help all the time, actually I know I dont !!! Things will get better I know, just reading what you and others are and have gone through helps so much. Thank you for taking the time to reply. Take care Tina xx

Hi Vivien Thank you for replying, I have trouble with my short term memory too!! Really frustrating. The web site is wonderful! Hope to hear from you again soon. Take care Tinax

Hi Keith Thankyou for replying.I know I cant rush back to work and really appreciate your words. Get so exhausted doing the smallest of things! Just feel guilty even though I could do nothing to stop it from happening. My husband Mike has been wonderful, so supportive I am very lucky. Hope to hear from you again soon, Tinax

Hi Holly, Really good to hear from you thanks for your kind words. Fantastic you are back to work, well done you . I will take on board your advice and take it slowly. I do need to get back to work for financial reasons, but know i cant rush it which i do find very frustrating. I will pop in as you do for a chat. Really nice to know you are there, take care hope to talk soon. Tina xx

Hi Karen How nice to share with others that are experiencing the same. I am very light sensitive, my balance is effected by motion and double vision as you know is very strange. I am adapting and keeping positive, just been low and tearful this last month, dont know why, think everything hitting home, frustration coming out, because I know I have to be patient. Good thing is it takes ages to type this and with many mistakes!!! But I am smiling today, because of you and others that have replied to me. Thank you for being there and caring. Take care Hope to chat again soon Tinaxx

Hi Janet Thank you for replying, It has made me feel better already to know it is normal the way i am feeling! Like you say i think what happened to me is only just sinking in. I am 45 work for myself and have always been healthy and rushing around like a headless chicken,just dont know where it came from, but has made me stop and re stock my life. Cant tell you how grateful i am to still be here as it was very touch and go in hospital. My consultant was amazing, as were the nursing staff Atkinson Morley Tooting. Find things frustrating, because normally i am very organised and in control, now i cant remember one thing one minute to the next! The severe tiredness and headaches and double vision i know are nothing for my life, but hard trying to deal just with everyday life. Hope to hear from you again soon. Take care, Tinaxx

Hi Laura Mike has been amazing, very supportive in every way, we are very lucky having such good men in our lives . I am off to bed now, well past my bedtime these days!!! Would love to talk again soon. Take care TinaX

Hi Laura Thank you for replying to to me it is really good to hear from you, cant believe you went back to work so quickly,sorry you are still struggling, it just shows that you cant rush things as much as you would like to! I cannot work yet, have to wear sunglasses to even look at computer and take ages to type and makes my head thump. My husband Mike found this web site and it just helps knowing that other people know what you are going through and that it does get better. Take care Tinax

Hi my name is Tina I am now at home recovering from a SAH I suffered in Dec 07. I had my aneurysm clipped successfully, but suffered servere nerve damage to the right side of my face effecting my right eye and could not smile. I am really please to say that four months later I can now smile , and my eye has fully opened, my hair is growing back. Beginning to look like me again. At the moment I am feeling quite low & frustrated as I have double vision, lack of balance and severe headaches and I get very tired. I have been told that I have to be patient as this can take at least a year to repair. After seven hours of life saving surgery, I know I am extremely lucky to be here, but just recently from being very positive and upbeat I have been feeling very low,tearful and anxious. It will be good to talk to anyone who has or does feel the same as me. Tina x