Ultrasean

Hi All these replies are really good and I'm really grateful for this incredibly helpful and supportive fora. Cognitive function is fine; I'm posting this from my phone which is a task in itself prior to any SAH. I actually feel okay, not particularly fatigued; I'm managing the headache, which I'd describe as mild, with Paractamol and I've taken a short walk to the hospital cafe with no adverse effect. My scans show nothing; no 'blebs', anurisms or anything else that would suggest the area of the bleed. The diagnosis, I think, is based entirely on the trace in my CTF and the way the headache appeared. So I've got very little data to go off. I actually feel a little fraudulent posting on here, but I feel so much better from the responses. You've all given me some food for thought and given me some questions that I need to chase up. Lin-Lin, your post was especially helpful given my background. Did you consult with a specialist before exercise (I'm in Cardiff)? Thanks again, I'm humbled by your consideration.

Hi, thanks for your advice; it really is appreciated. Both my CT angiograms were clear in that neither showed any abnormality, the diagnosis is based on the sudden onset headache and the positive lumber puncture result. So I guess, if there had been an aneurism, this would have shown on at least one of the CT's. I wondering now how long i need to take of work? It's a highly concentrative job rather than physical. Again, thanks for any help.

Hello there, I writing this from my hospital bed after being diagnosed with a sah two days ago. This is my story, sorry for the length of post but I've never done this type of thing before. I'm a 37 year old husband and dad to a six year old little girl and a three year old little boy. I enjoy the mountains and compete in fell races and ultramarathons. I run 35-50 miles each week and lift weights twice a week. On Wednesday the 7th August I was working-out at the gym when, immediately after an intensive set of exercises, I experienced a sudden onset of a migraine. I showered, I changed, I drove home, I was sick, and I put myself to bed. I visited my GP the following day and was prescribed with Ibuprofen and Paracetamol to counter an 'exercise induced headache' and 'trapped nerve'. Thursday and Friday were pretty rough so I rested up well. Saturday was okay; feeling about 60% I took my kids to the park and had a rather pleasant pick-nick. On Sunday I woke with a sharp pain in my head and the return of the headache, and I took myself to an emergency GP were I was advised to take Asprin. On Monday I woke, the pain was worse and I took myself to A&E. After a lumber puncture and two CT andiograms I was diagnosed with a SAH. I have no other, apparent, symptoms other than a headache which seems to be easing off now. I've seen a neurologist and have been told to rest up for at least 12 weeks, but I've also been told that I won't be seen as an out patient. I'll be discharged on Monday but feel pretty scared that that will be it; I don't know anything about this, haven't been given any literature, and don't know of any specialist provisions that may be available. I appreciate that my symptoms appear to be minor in comparison to other but I'm scared all the same; that my condition may deteriorate, that it may happen again, that I may misinterpret the term 'rest up' and 'take it easy'. Again, sorry for the long post! Sean