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Thank you for the update. Now the appointment process is in place it should not be too long before you hear something.

Meanwhile try to remain calm and any increase in your symptoms get back to A&E, you can't be too careful.

Yet more fantastic news. It will take time, possibly lots of it, but it does appear that your mum is improving.

Just keep on talking to her whether you get a lucid answer or not.

No you are not being a pain with all your questions. It is understandable that you are feeling as you are.

We will all support you the best we can and if it means you pouring out your frustrations and worries on here, so be it. Just to have communication with people who can understand how you are feeling will help.

Pleased that common sense has prevailed about your travel plans, disappointing as that may be, it is much better to be safe than sorry. You should be able to travel once you have some definite answers, although possibly not in the immediate future

Hoping your appointment will come through soon.

I'm afraid that you will have to be patient and wait for the neuro appointment. Another option is to contact the consultant's secretary to find out how quickly you will be seen, if you can get some idea of the timescale it may put your mind at rest a little.

In the meantime if you get any worse, even slightly, go back to A&E, even if you have to dial 999.

Please try not to stress, it won't do your blood pressure any good which in turn will not help

3 minutes ago, eunderthesea said:

Thankfully, I celebrate all the baby steps! I talk to her every day. Today she squeezed my fingers so tightly and she definitely knew who I was. She smiled at me ❤

That is very good news, pleased to hear of the progress

It appears that your mum is getting the best of attention from the doctors which is good to hear.

Her recovery will be in baby steps not in leaps and bounds.

Are you able to converse with her yet? If not just keep talking to her, regardless of what about.

Please keep us updated as to her progress

As has been said before no two people recover at the same rate, everyone's is different.

As for talking to your mum, do it now, whether you get a response or not, it can only help her.

To go in through the groin is much less invasive than a craniotomy.

Sophie, you are jumping the gun, until you have the appointment you will not know the full facts.

Please try not to speculate at this moment in time.

You are self diagnosing which is not a good thing. Google can be your worst enemy at times like this.

Sophie, you will need to declare it for travel insurance, but what can you declare? You have no firm answers and I suspect insurance will be denied at this point in time.

I would look at leaving booking a holiday until you have definite answers and when you have get insurance quotes before you book, they may well be sky high and unaffordable at this present moment in time.

For example, I had to pay almost £500 for the year, Europe only, last March and my SAH was almost 13 years ago now.

You are not stupid for going to A&E.

I think that nurse was very condescending in what he said, and in my opinion shouldn't have said that. He obviously has no understanding of what the letter says and means.

Personally I think you should have stuck it out until you were seen by a consultant.

In the event of any further problems go back or depending on the severity dial 999.

Please keep us updated.

Sophie, do NOT go home, we are all behind you to get some clarification and a correct diagnosis.

Sophie, wait you must. Hopefully you will have some good news to impart when you are able to get back in touch.

Sophie, you need to sit it out. I can't believe they are showing little concern. Without prying too much, which hospital is it?

So very pleased you have taken our advice, it was the general consensus of opinion of our members.

Sophie, if you take the discharge letter saying suspected SAH I am sure you will be taken seriously and you won't look silly. There are people who go with cut fingers, this is far more serious than that.

To your health, work is secondary.

Do you realise a SAH is a life threatening condition. Brutal me saying that, I know, but please go.  

Sophie, in your shoes I would go to A&E taking with you the discharge letter saying you need to be seen urgently to show them especially as you are still having problems.

I suspect you probably won't have to wait long. If you do have to wait then so be it, it is your health at stake.

Maya, just what you don't need at any time of the year. Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery so she can enjoy all the presents she must have received.

Look after yourself too.

Remember we are always here for you.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you as well. Try to enjoy it as much as possible.

Talking about sticks, I look on them as a fashion accessory and choose them as if I was buying handbags or shoes. I have about 15 now, all with intricately carved  handles and shanks, mainly bought from the Ukraine.

Please try to look upon a stick like that, surprising how many compliments you will get with a stick very much out of the ordinary. The stick is the focus, not the person using it.

Fergie, take my tip, swallow your pride and use a walking stick. You have a life and you can't isolate yourself because of needing to use one. I felt exactly the same when I had to use a walking frame at a youngish age. I associated them with old people but I wanted to enjoy life so as needs must I used it.

Embarrassing at first but I thought "What the hell, if I want to go out I have no option" so I used it. The embarrassment soon passed and it is my prop to some independence.

Swallow your pride, use a stick and get out.

Graham, the Green Room, go to the bottom of the Forum list to the members only bit. Green Room is the top of the list in that area.

Gill, what awful news, I hope Nathan takes the news in his stride and it doesn't bring back any memories.

It really brings it home as to how lucky we are.

It is a good job that we don't know what the future holds, that is why I take every minute, hour, day as it comes and enjoy it as much as I can. 

David, according to the Hallamshire Neuro department they do still carry out that procedure. It is one of the very few centres in the UK that do stereotactic therapy.  I was treated there for my SAH and know of someone, who, like you, had it there.

I often wonder if my shunt is now necessary but as you say it is best to let sleeping dogs lie. It will only work when needed anyway.

Sammy Anne, you sound so much more positive today. Yes do and get the leg checked out.

Remember we are all here for you.

Maya, in my opinion only and I may well be wrong, is for you to continue with your nursing course if possible. It will give you something else to focus on apart from yourself. You also have to think about what effect your state of mind is having on your family so for you to stick to your normal routine will help them.

There are members on here who have had unruptured aneurisms coiled and are ok

I am sorry, we cannot recommend any doctors, it would not be ethical to do so.

Maya, I have replied to you in your introduction post.

I really think you should visit your GP and discuss how you are feeling with them. It is not good that you are in such a state and you really do need medical advice and reassurance on how to deal with the bombshell.

Have you any family or friends that you could offload to?

Please feel free to come back to us and we will support you in any way we can.

Maya, welcome to BTG.

It is only natural to worry and panic as you obviously are doing, but if the medics thought it was that urgent you would have been admitted and treated immediately.

Whilst you are waiting for your appointment, go to see your GP who should be able to reassure you as stress is not good.

We are unable to give recommendations regarding consultants the same as we cannot give medical advice.