Well, i just found this website while researching my condition on the internet as im having problems sleeping. Id just like to say hello to everyone and to comment on what a useful website this is
ive just came out of hospital (9 days ago) after having a SAH at 25 years old. Its good to find a community where there are people this as happened to as its been a big shock for me and my family. I had a massive pain in my head around 3 weeks ago and was basically in bed for a whole day unable to move my neck or anything and in severe pain.. (thunderclap headache?) i went to a walk in center where i described my condition and was told to take ibuprofen until the pain went (the doctor didnt even check my blood pressure or examine me in any way so off i went)
went back to work for two weeks doing 72 hour weeks popping painkillers and codiene from my parents as paracetamol didnt really ease the pain, then when i finally managed to get a day off work i went to my local gp who i hadnt visited for years as i dont really like to complain and waste valuable nhs appointment spaces and such
i managed to get an appointment and went to see my GP and explained that i had been to a walk in center and that i had been prescribed ibuprofen and that these were not having any effect on the pain, nor was i able to move my neck side to side to even look for cars when crossing the road without lots of pain. again, no examination and was also told that the codeine i had been taking was causing rebound headaches and that i should stop taking them. Doctor was actually more interested in cancelling medication i was previously prescribed many years ago for excema and such that i really didnt need anymore rather than dealing with the problem i had came to see her for. (I hadnt been to the doctors for more than 6 years before then.. surely this should have alerted the doctor that i dont really like to complain and that this really was something i was suffering from and in intense pain for weeks) anyway i was sent on my way.
a few hours later i woke up in an ambulance and was told i had a seizure. after scans etc i was told about the SAH and that i would need a coiling operation. Now im at home recovering and have been told i can return to work when i see fit although i dont really think 2 weeks is enough time as im still getting twinges and odd pains in my head along with numb leg as though i have pins and needles in in all the time (im a bit confused as to wether i should inform the hospital of this or wether it is something that a lot of people experience?)
anyway that was a bit of a long one but hello!! and any advice you can give me on my situation would be greatly appreciated from the community
Stephen
