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Thank you all for replying. I never had this twitch before my SAH so it must be associated with the nerves healing. I think I am healing quite well and fast.....already back to work. Just dealing with the odd things that crop up here and there. My grandson spent the weekend with me last week, hes five, and slept with me in the same bed and he tossed and turned and I didn't sleep well two nights in a row. I had the worst headache after two days but once I got a good nights sleep I felt much better. So I see what everyone is talking about when you say the headaches are worse when you haven't slept well. Thanks again.

I just started having this really slight twitch/spasm on my upper lip and now I notice it also on my cheek with some numbness. Has anyone else experienced this? I had several seizures while in the hospital so was put on Keppra and was wondering if it is a side effect of the medication or of the SAH. Thanks Julie

Congratulations on returning to work. I had my SAH almost 3 months ago but had to go back to work after one month because I am single and have no one else to pay my bills. I spent the first couple of weeks with my back towards everyone because I would just start crying, no reason, just crying. I had to go back full time, there was no option for me to do part time because I needed the money. After about 3 weeks things got better. I am lucky that I work with the best bunch of girls possible. They are supportive and keep me laughing. They were all there when it happened, since I was at work. I still get dizzy and they days are long but they help me get through the day. By the time I get home I'm ready for bed. Yes, I have nights that I don't sleep well and it makes for a very long day and that's when I notice the headaches and fatigue. But enough about me....congrats to you. Julie

My name is Julie and I live in Arizona. I'm 57, single with two grown boys, 2 grandsons and a granddaughter on the way, just in time for Christmas. I had my SAH August 7, 2013. I work for an OB/GYN office and had just come back from lunch. Got a little stomachache and felt the need to go to the restroom so got up and headed off. Don't remember going into the bathroom or doing what is necessary to GO to the bathroom only remember being on the throne and seeing double with no peripheral vision. I had this feeling that I had lost some time. I knew something was wrong, so knowing I was on the pottie figured I needed to wipe but when I went to get the tissue I couldn't get ahold of it. My hand seemed to go to it but I couldn't GET it and that's when I noticed my hand was all twisted up. I made myself get up and pull my pants up (thank gosh I could do that) and found it difficult to get to the door. I could hardly walk as I was numb on one side and dizzy and vision was off. I managed to get out the door and drag myself down the hall to find one of our Physician Assistants. They knew something was wrong but I said "I think I'm having a stroke". They called 911 (I remember them telling some one to call) then I must have passed out. I just remember bits and pieces for a few minutes. I remember EMT saying they were lifting me, then nothing, I remember being wheeled out of the office, then nothing again till several days later. The weird things is my co-workers said I was answering questions, they also said soon after the EMT's got me up I had a seizure. Luckily the hospital was right across the street from my work and one of my co-workers came along with me till my family could get there. She said I was answering some questions, like my birthdate, but really, really slow and when they asked other information I just stared. When my family came my daughter in law said I was talking but seemed out of it. The neurosurgeon came in and was talking to me and then I had another seizure. Apparently I was then put into a medically induced coma and whisked off for a cerebral angiogram, CT and whatever else. The only thing they found was old dried blood, a small amount, no active bleeding and no aneurysm. They couldn't find the origin of the bleed. When I look back I realized I had had a really bad headache several days before, never had anything like that before. Made me sick to my stomach and felt like something had shot through my head. I layed down for about an hour and the intensity subsided but still had a dull headache up until I went to the hospital. Told I could have had a sentinel headache. Anyway, I was in the hospital for 8 days. This has to be the scariest thing that has ever happened to me.