hollyglas

Thank you so much Tina, that is so kind of you. I'm so glad that I can chat with people who understand what I'm going through. Thank you Thank you thank you ❤️❤️❤️xxx

Hi all, I wrote to another member as I felt that they had a similar experience of experiencing SAH at a relatively young age. Basically I just moaned about it haha. But the message was this: Hi I thought I'd give you a message as I had an SAH an ICH and pressure building on the right hand side of my brain,due to an accident, this was 3 months ago. I'm 37. I can walk but I can't run or do other things I used to enjoy. Housework is hard. I live alone so that's hard too. I have vision issues and dizziness. I just want to get better. I feel like a drag on my parents. I'm not back at work yet and don't want to go back. I feel like I've lost all motivation to do anything. Thank you for your post. Holly xx Does anyone relate and could give me advice or inspiration? Sorry for being a mopey moaner.

Thank you Clare, that's so inspiring ❤️ it's my dream to be able to run and do a gym class again, but let's see if that can happen. Fingers crossed. I can walk at the moment, but last week I overdid it and walked 20km and went swimming, which was definitely too much. Thank you again, I'm off sick at work at the moment, but I'm unsure when/if I'll return. It's good to be able to accept things, when I do, I start to feel a lot happier and settled. Thank you and I wish you the best xxxx

Hi All, Thank you for having me as a member on this site. I obtained a SAH and an intracebrebral hemmorage on 17th June, due to an incident, I was cycling in the Scottish countryside with a group of cyclists when an irresponsible driver came out of nowhere, who I swerved to avoid. Unfortunately this meant I flew off my bike and must have landed on my head (I was wearing a helmet and cycling glasses thankfully). I don't remember this but after that I was airlifted to hospital in my city, Glasgow. I spent 5 weeks in hospital and I am now back at home. As well as the other injuries mentioned, pressure also built up on the right side of my brain, I had many broken bones on my body and a skull fracture (basically I shouldn't be alive). I'm 37, and previously I was a proud, active and sociable single woman. My parents and friends are so very happy that I survived, I wish I could share their feelings, currently I have lost 30% of my hearing, I had double vision in hospital (which I no longer have), I have tinnitus (which is dying down) but the worst and most persistent symptoms that I have are dizziness, imbalance and blurred vision when moving my head from one side to the other. The symptoms that I seem to have overcome are noise sensitivity, feeling nauseous when waking up, and I had severe cognitive issues directly after the brain bleeds and also had a seizure closely after the brain bleeds. I don't seem to have any cognitive issues presently, although I do get overwhelmed easily in crowds but I think that could be because of the dizziness and imbalance. Even when I'm sitting on a chair where my neck and shoulders are not supported I feel dizzy. These symptoms are really getting me down as it's been three months since the incident but my parents keep telling me to give it time. I feel I'm still young, so not being able to do what I used to do is so frustrating. I also don't live with family or a partner, which I find lonely. I also have a lot of fatigue but then I hate getting up as the room usually spins when I get up in the morning. Sorry i just feel like this has just been one big moan, but it's where I'm at at the moment. I tried to join a charity which provides activities for people who have gone through something similar, but they told me I can't join as they are full up. I'm not working at the moment and have no desire to go back to work. That's me!

Hi all, Just to introduce myself, my name is Holly, I'm 37 from glasgow. I suffered a SAH 3 months ago. It was due to an accident so I also had a fractured skull. The SAH was on the left hand side but Pressure also built up on the right hand side, encephalitis I think. Not quite sure. Anyway, my family are very happy i survived, and now I'm back in my flat living independently, not back at work yet. In hospital I had double vision, but thankfully that only lasted a couple of days. At the moment my main issues are dizziness, especially when I move the right side of my head, vision blurriness when looking quickly from side to side, which, if I'm walking, will then affect my balance. My left side seems more imbalanced, the leg in particular. I also feel terrible when going from lying down to standing or sitting to standing. Just wondered if anyone else had a similar issue and did it resolve? Thank you