Vicki Hobbs

Hello again, this is Vicki, I have another question. How do you all get on going to local shops, hairdresser etc after sah? It has been 2 years since mine and I no longer go to the local shops (we live in a country town) every time I went to shops or hairdresser they kept asking me how I was and rehashing the whole thing. I do appreciate the kind thoughts, but I would love to be able to walk into shop like a 'normal' person or just like your regular Joe just buying the milk. I guess I'm asking are we always going to be associated with being sick? My hubby and boys are great, they now go to the shops for me. Last visit to hairdresser was awful, a lady jumped in front of me and said very loudly that I used to work at the chemist and had major heart problems and asked me how I was feeling now. Nope, I had no problems with the heart. Then a couple of other ladies (that I don't know) all chipped in and told everyone there what had happened to my head (and it was all wrong). While I just slithered down in the chair and wanted to be gone. Am I an awful person to feel so ratty about all of this?

Good morning all, and thankyou so much for the feedback, wow what a relief (although I'm sorry it is happening to you guys) to hear that you do have the headaches. My neuro said he couldn't see any reason why I would have headaches as he had clipped it and made it all better. Now that just made me feel bad and more unusual than I normally feel! The pain just does not go away, and I laughed my head off at your comment Mary (hope I have your name right as I can read something and then forget is immediately) at poking your eyes out with a fork because you are so right. This wonderful site has saved my sanity.

Good morning Sonia and Donna, I loved reading your replies. It is wonderful to be able to share our ideas and thoughts with each other, as no one else understands (even though they try). We may indeed meet up one day Donna as my husband is from England, he and his family came to Australia about 30 years ago and in a few years we have planned to make a trip to England as he would like to catch up with rellies. And now I have another question, how on earth do we get on flying? Have a wonderful day.

Hello, this is Vicki, hope I am writing this in the right spot? Does anyone have any experience with losing close friends due to having the sah? My best friend of 30 years no longer speaks to me, she did spend a lot of time at the hospital with us but when I came home she was very angy at me for being sick, very impatient at my slow and confused speaking. I also had to leave the pharmacy where I had worked for many years as they said I could no longer do this work. Very hard as we had all been such good friends for so many years. I now work in a call centre and as hard as it is, I do very well there and always pass the call coaching and go way above the targets, if only they had given me the chance at the Pharmacy. Has anyone else had these experiences and lost dear friends?

Hello all and thankyou for the feedback, I will definately stop using artificial sweetener! And thankyou for the welcome to this site, this site has been a blessing indeed. I have a thousand questions to ask you all, the doctors don't seem to be able to answer many of the questions I have, have you found this as well? Before I found this site, I felt so alone and 'differerent' but to read the comments and the way you are all feeling makes a huge difference. Have any of you found it difficult keeping friendships since the sah? I lost my very best friend after 30 years of the closest friendship, I don't know why though, she seemed so angry at me for being sick?

Can anyone tell me about the headaches, do they get better, go away or reduce? It has been 2 years since my sah and clipping, cheers Vicki