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Hi Ray

Welcome to the BTG family, take all the time you need and when you feel ready we will be here for you.

Take care.

Hi Kellie

I had very high blood pressure when I had my rupture. I did have an aneurysm, I was unaware that I had any until the rupture.

I was told that the high BP might of weakend the arteries and that is why I had the rupture.

Hi Kelly

Welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing your story.

I had my SAH in March 2008. I think most of us cannot remember much about the time at hospital.

I know most times we all suffer from fatigue, I know I do so take it easy and you have any questions just ask us here and I am sure some one from here will help you.

I hope to hear from you some more.

Hi Andi

Welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing story with us.

I am sure you will find this site really helpful as you make your recovery.

I hope we will hear more from you.

Take care.

Hi Debbie

I am glad everything is ok with you and now you can relax. Remember to still take it easy though and look forward to your holiday.

Take care.

Hi Celia, I had my Sah in March 2008 and I have a big problems of losing hair and thinning of the hair, I think what Karen said about the meds might be one reason why I am losing hair, I did not think about that and I will certainly talk to my GP.

Hi Vicki

Welcome to BTG, I am sorry to hear about your mum and hope and pray for her quick recovery.

We have a lot of carers on here too and I am sure everyone will be able to help and advice you if you need it.

Hope to hear from you some more and how your mum is doing.

Take care.

Hi I hope and pray that your mum improves, I know it can be a worrying time for you too, have hope and everything will turn out fine.

Take care

Hi Nora,

A warm welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing your story.

I hope to hear from you some more.

Myra xx

Hi Carol and welcome to BTG

Thank you for sharing your story, I had my SAH on the 13 March 2008. I think we all go through more or less what you are going through and we do understand.

I am certainly not the person I once was and I have been told that so many times but I have now found the new person which I sometimes find hard to accept as I too no longer feel like superwoman.

Like the others have already mentioned that here you can talk to us about how you feel because the others who have not had SAH cannot comprehend the problems that some of us have.

Feel free to come back here anytime and chat.

Take care.

Myra xx

Since having my SAH I still suffer from nausea and it can be quite bad at times especially when I over do it I do take medications but that gives me an upset stomach ache.

Does anyone here also suffer from nausea after having SAH, the neurologist told me that it will pass but it has been over a year and there is still no improvement.

Myra xx

Hi Donna

Like the others already have said, you are not alone. Many times I have such episodes and I had to keep them to myself, it's not always easy to explain exactly what we go through in the fear that family and friends will get tired of you saying that you are not well.

You have come a long way and you have so much to look forward to just focus on that and you know that you can always get advice here. Take care.

Myra xx

Hi Mollie, I am sorry to hear about your problems, I too have a very bad memory I am now thinking about getting a note pad to jot everything down, I am already writing things down too.

As for the DLA I do hope that you get a positive outcome, to be honest I really do think that we should get it because we do have problems after SAH.

I also have to take pottasium tablets and I agree they are so vile, I actually put my effervescent tablets in orange juice then it does not taste so bad.

Take care.

Myra xx

Hi John,

I know this is so worrying for you, it's not good to treat patients like this, I still get angry the way patients are treated especially when it's something serious.

I hope you get something sorted out soon.

Myra xx

Hi Sean welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing your story with us, like you I too could not remember much so the family filled in the details.

If you have any questions just ask, I am sure one of us here can answer you. I look forward hearing from you some more.

Myra xx

Hi Sandie

Welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing your story with us.

It is hard at times for all of us and we all understand the emotions that you are feeling and will go through at times, we all have our good and bad days but with this site we can all share how we feel.

I hope to hear from you some more.

Take care

Myra xx

Hi and welcome to BTG

As Louise has said everyone have different things and speed, I now have a weak left leg and speech problems and I still suffer from fatigue.

I was coiled at the Royal Free Hospital in March 2008.

I look forward hearing from you again and hope that your friend makes a good recovery.

Myra xx

Hi Debbie,

A warm welcome to BTG, we have a few people from Australia so welcome.

Thank you for sharing your story with us, you are still very early in your recovery, it does get better but with time.

Very little information is often given to us regarding the SAH and the aftercare even here so this site was also a godsend to me too.

If you have any questions I am sure someone here will be here to answer. Hope to hear from you some more.

Take care.

Myra xx

Hi Adam,

Take your time regarding getting back into work again, you are still recovering and try to rest.

I had mine SAH in March 2008, I don't think that I can work to my full capacity as SAH has left me with problems, one of them being speech. Like Vivian, I too have taken up a hobby that seems to bring a little bit of money but the most important thing for me was that I am able to do something that makes me happy and content.

It's all life changing after SAH, that's what I think but I do believe we find looking at ourselves in a different light. I hope that makes sense!

Take care Adam and let us know how you get on.

Myra xx

Hi Michelle,

A warm welcome to BTG, thank you for sharing your story of SAH.

I hope to hear more from you, keep posting.

Take care.

Myra xx

Hi Karen,

I had an aneurysm rupture which was in the anterior communicating artery which was coiled.

I still have problems with constant fatigue, balance and dizzy spells. My left leg is still weak and has not improved.

I have speech problems and the neurosurgeon feels that this is likely to stay.

I still have an aneursym that needs to be coiled and I still find it hard to think about it.

Overall I have come to terms with SAH, don't have a choice really but try and make the best of what is me.

Myra xx

As Penny said I too hate to admit to it but I do now consider myself disabled. My balance problems have remained the same for over a year now and my speech problems have remained the same too.

I would find it hard to find jobs because of my speech, it's sad really for me because I was always good at communicating with people and I love languages.

I try and make the best of my abilities as I can.

Myra xx

Hi Karen

I had 2 children before my SAH, and in both I had pre-eclampsia and both were premature, I had the first at 34 weeks and the second at 30 weeks. I was told not to have any more children because of the dangers. I then had a hysterectomy when I was 31

Something my gynaecologist said to me when I was in Frankfurt in February this year after he found out about my SAH, "now he understands why I had so many gynae problems". I don't know if the problems were related to the aneurysms but it would be interesting to know.

Take care.

Myra xx

Hi Caroline

Happy congratulations for the 1st year which can be very difficult. I hope it gets easier every year for you.

Take care.

Myra xx

That's fantastic news Karen.

You have put in so much hard work into this website and believe me when I say that it helped me many times.

I have often mentioned this website to my neurosurgeon and GP and the wonderful support it has given to us and along the way

new friends.

Take care.

Myra xx