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Edited subzero, you had the cross through box highlighted accidently.

carlya, you will be very welcome to join in the banter in The Green Room. That's if you can stand Win's singing.

Jules, as Win said someone on the forum may be able to help you but in case they can't pose your question on this forum http://www.youreable.com/forums/forum.php There are people on there who have had these driving assessments who should be able to help. There is a motoring forum on there

So pleased that everything went well for you and that you are now home. Make sure you rest up.

Talking of red wine, prior I could not have even a sip because it brought on a violent headache. Now I can drink it by the gallon with no ill effects. Good or bad, I don't know.

Thank you for that Win.

Thank you for coming back and letting us know how you went on. All sounds very positive. Just take it easy now to help your recovery.

Greg, don't hold your breath regarding DVLA, they work extremely slowly.

Good to see you posting Debbie and welcome to BTG. Often with any medical appointment a urine sample is requested as a matter of course. Alternatively they could be concerned about your frequency. Did you have a urine infection whilst you were in hospital? If so that could also be the reason. This is just speculation and I am sure you will have thought of all that. To drink at least 3 litres of water a day is the usual recommendation after a SAH to keep you hydrated and so help the healing process. It also helps to alleviate headaches that are common after such an event. It could be concern over your forthcoming appointment that has caused the panic attack that you describe. The brain is a weird and wonderful organ that after an injury can cause all sorts of things to happen. As for the dizziness etc. it may not even be down to your SAH. I think that we have all, at times, blamed it for many other symptoms, when in fact it is something totally unrelated. The advice is to write a list of everything that you are concerned about and take it to your appointment just to give you a nudge reminding you to tell everything that has happened and is happening. They are the professionals and should be able to answer your questions and if they can't will refer you to the appropriate medics. It would be lovely if you came back to us, especially after your appointment, to let us know how you have fared and any answers you may have got. They may well help someone who is experiencing the same as yourself. As we are not qualified medically we obviously cannot give you any medical advice but can support you as and when/if needed.

Welcome to BTG Heather. Firstly the fatigue is a leftover from the SAH not teenage idleness. It will do no good to push her as the brain takes time to heal, her body will tell her when enough is enough and she must listen to it. Make sure she drinks plenty of water as keeping hydrated really helps the resultant headaches. You will find her recovery has setbacks, 2 steps forward and one back so it is very important that she takes baby steps. It will be heart breaking for her that she is missing out on all the things her friends are doing but her time will come, difficult to make a teenager understand that. She has age on her side and all you can do is support her the best you can.

May not be due to your SAH, could be something simple like a cataract. I was told before I had an eye procedure that it may be possible that it would cause a cataract sooner rather than later. It is so easy to put everything down to your SAH when in fact it is totally unrelated You really need to get your eyes checked as soon as you are able. An optician could tell you if it is a cataract.

All good news then. Don't take it as a licence to go mad at things.. You will still need to take baby steps and gradually build on them.

Could just be bruising. I have had several angiograms, cerebral and cardiac and as far as I remember the entry spot and area was tender for about 3 weeks. Could be that when it feels better you do more therefore in the long run making it hurt again. As you know we can't give medical advice because we are not qualified medically. All we can do is state what our puncture site was like and not everyone is the same. If you are so concerned then see your GP or contact a neuro support nurse if you have one.

Welcome to BTG Brenda. I had taste issues from the beginning that took months to sort itself out. I lived on smoked fish and salad or mushrooms on toast for months. I couldn't drink tea as it tasted foul so only drank coffee, ginger ale which helped with the nausea and still flavoured water. I think it will be trial and error until you find something that doesn't taste or smell bad. As an afterthought, was there any medication change that coincided with the start of your smell and taste problems. If there was you need to see your doctor and point it out to him/her.

It could be that the shunt is not on the correct setting for your dad. It does take a while sometimes to find. The correct setting for everybody is different. Seek medical attention and ask for another referral to see his neurosurgeon.

My shunt means I can't have a MRI without it being reset. Had one once and it changed the setting so had the bother of that. Mine is magnetic too. We all seem to get different information about everything. Diff re insurance, Staysure recently wanted nearly £500 for me to. have two weeks in Turkey. Went with Unique in the end and they offered me single trip at £59 or year at £129 for Europe. Needless to say I took the year one so I can continue with my travelling. That was a good price considering my age because as soon as you reach 65 premiums shoot up and I had that heart attack 18 months ago

I was told by my neurosurgeon that the airport scanners would not effect my shunt but I think that is a variable opinion between different neuros. On saying that I don't go through the scanners anyway because of needing my frame to walk.

This is a UK based site but we have members from all over the world as there seems to be very little support elsewhere. Welcome to our group.

I have flown numerous times over the last 11 years with no problems. I have a shunt too.

Really the only thing you can really do is to cut down the calories consumed because Annie is using very little energy. I was mobility restricted last year and I found that my appetite really diminished, hardly eating anything. If I ever felt peckish I would go for the fruit bowl. I never ate anything overly ripe as the riper the fruit is the more fruit sugar there is in it.

As Skippy says we are not qualified to give medical advice so I can only relate my experience. In 2001 I had cardiac stents and was put on aspirin for life and 3 months of clopidogrel. 18 months ago I had a heart attack and needed another cardiac stent. I was still taking aspirin but was given clopidogrel to take as well for 12 months this time. I queried this and was told it was to prevent clotting round the foreign body i.e. the stent until my body got used to it. It is more than likely the aspirin that is giving you heartburn, be sure to take it on a full stomach, that helps. I have to take Omeprazole to protect my stomach as I also get heartburn. I was told to take clopidogrel at a different time of the day to the omeprazole. Like Skippy says, any doubts whatsoever see your doctor. What may suit one will not suit another and please note the above is only my experience. IT IS NOT MEDICAL ADVICE.

Good luck Mandy. Re taxi fares, contact the disability advisor at you local job centre. There is a scheme called access to work that could possibly help out with fares. https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Hi Len, welcome to BTG. Sadly SAH can be hereditary, although not in all cases. My children were offered MRI scans to check if they were clear of aneurysms. Luckily they are. My advice is to see your doctor, explain about your mum and the fact you are now experiencing headaches and ask for a referral for a MRI to be checked. Any doctor worth their salt should agree.

There are no hard fast rules about returning to a "normal life". Everybody is different. I started out very slowly as you, just doing one thing a day and eventually added something else. If I didn't manage just took a step back for a while and tried again. Just like building a wall, add one brick at a time, albeit very slowly. Your body will tell you when enough is enough. As folk say, baby steps all the way.

Welcome to BTG Michelle Many of us had the fear that it could happen again in the early stages of recovery. It is a normal reaction after a SAH.