MickW

Hi Cathy, I still cannot tie my laces up unless I put my feet on a very raised object, looking under an item such as a bed causes pressure pains in my head (feels like it is being inflated) and it still scares me now. However a lot of my original fears post SAH are now somewhat alleviated. With time it gets better. In my view I don't think I will ever be able to totally put it behind me but with each week that passes I a very slowly learning to accept it and live with it. I remember when my SAH was fresh and the complete fear and isolation you feel but as I say trust me it does get better! Keep your chin up! ( not the best way of expressing under the circumstances but you know what I mean) Good luck with your recovery Mick x

Thank you for your post on my introduction. Yes we are very lucky to have found this site so early on, the fact that we did shows that we were looking and that the information given turn us at hospital does not come close to being enough. It is a very scary time we are going through and I don't think it is irrational to think that the coils/clips are going to fail as upon leaving hospital we don't really no. It was only after calling an ambulance and going to A&E that I was told that it was very unlikely they would fail (although no impossible)! Nice to meet you and I wish you all the best with your recovery! Take care Mick

Thank you Michelle - I am lucky to have the beach so close and have been spending a couple of peaceful hours most days sitting on it! Hi Paul, It is great to have the point of view from an ambulance crew member, it does in some ways make me feel better however there was a little more to it than in this thread, my story explains more. I was not only upset at the crews responds but A&E dept staff relied on their findings too much and just left me their, I did receive 2.5 ml of oromorph after 2 and a half hours - unfortunately too little too late. My wife tried to tell the staff that I was badly in need of care and unfortunately after 4 hours she complained again and was told that higher priority patients were in front. As my wife was walking away she muttered under her breath 'this is taking the...' she was frustrated and very worried however no threat but the nurse called security and had her removed from the hospital so I was left completely alone and in agony. After the ct scan I had to be told the results without my wife being present. Things did move very quickly after diagnosis and I cannot fault the care I received from that point. The crew did a blood test (pricked my finger), checked my bp and pulse all of which was normal. I didn't have my eyes checked as I recall but I may be wrong. I do understand that a quick diagnosis is tough but they simply were not listening to what I was saying. Anyway I hold no grudges for the crew after all they were very quick and did not do any of this on purpose and they reassured me everything was going to be alright so as I say I hod no malice but just wish that they had listened to my wife and I. Thank you for taking the time to explain the rarity of SAH I wasn't aware it was that rare. Wishing you and your wife all the best. Mick

Thank you again for your words of support, I have re-read my original post and need to add that it implies that I have sickness everyday, this has come out wrong. I have headaches every day but the sickness is every now and then. I feel that I am recovering well but still have noises in my ears, dizziness etc but I can feel myself getting stronger everyday. I feel angry at my treatment in A&E but cannot fault my treatment once diagnosed and transferred to Hurstwood Park Neuroscience Hospital in Haywards Heath. They were brilliant. As I say thank you again! I have my follow up next month at Hurstwod Park and I am going to suggest they give details of this site in their info leaflet if that is OK (if someone could let me know if this is alright) Take care Mick

Hi Sarah, The information leaflet I was given was OK in as much as it told me what I had but it doesn't go far enough about what you may experience over the coming months. Another thing that seems to be common is the slow speed of diagnosis from the time the paramedics arrive, mine thought I had an ulcer in my stomach! They focused on me being sick rather than my stiff neck/chronic headache. I sat in A&E for 6 hours before I was seen because I kept being put to the back of the queue because I was deemed as not being a priority. Anyway I digress! Thank you for the advice and hope all goes well for you.

Thank you!

Hi all, I am male age 41. I had a SAH 6 weeks ago caused by an aneurysm bursting. Like probably most of us here, until then I had never heard of SAH and did not really know what an aneurysm was. I have been reading some of your posts and would like to thank you all for contributing, it has really helped me. Coming out of hospital with very little knowledge of what to expect as you know is really scary and I have been really worried on too many occasions to count (I have ended up calling an ambulance out twice the first time I was diagnosed with viral meningitis the second was me worrying about feeling faint and was nothing) Finding this site has helped to reduce that anxiety. I have learned that violent sickness and headaches everyday are somewhat common, something I didn't know until reading from this site. Once again thank you all and I hope I can contribute also.