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Hi and welcome from me too! Look forward to reading more from you and wishing you all the best. x

Awe am sorry your left feeling bewidered by your consultation and I hope you can get some reassurance,if the there is'nt a specialist nurse you can refer to go ask your own doctor Vickey and get proffesional reassurance. You should n't be left upset like this! Hopefully you'll get some reassurance before the week end and are not left feeling like this. The main thing is that your still on this planet! And hopefully will be for many years to come like the rest of us Vicky you just have to believe!

I am Sonia! I wasn't before but my blood pressure was always a tad higher than the normal before my SAH!

Hi Julie and welcome. I was also operated on in Hope Hospital. I will always be grateful to the staff there too! Your doing so well returning back to work and able to cope! keep drinking the water and resting when you can! Look forward to reading about your progress! Take care x

Hi Bay I hope ypu go (if you haven,t already been ) to see the doc. My daughter had similar symptoms as you after I had my SAH and her doctor checked her out physically to eliminate anything more seious then recomended Bach Rescue Remedy! Look it up on the net its a harmless mixture and tastes a little like brandy! But do go see your Doc first! x

Hiya I have never had the dye injected with my MRI / MRA post coiling either,so it isn't always the case. I would check first to put your mind at rest! I was told I could take a cd in with me which helps with the nois!. I could also take someone in with me which helped me feel more comfortable whilst I was in the tube! I kept my eyes shut all the time and tried to relax. The time wet quickly! I wouldn't mind if I had one now! Good luck ,( you won't need it)! Let us know how you feel after! My results took around 10 days x

Good tip that Louise thanks! Rufus and me went on the bus today,he quite likes it:lol: I got really confused with the bus numbers and as the bus approached I got confused so thought i'd better check on the time table pinned to the post and turned my head to look back. The bus went sailing passed AGAIN!:crazy::crazy: It's true!

Awe Zoe your a good mum and a lovely person I wish with all my heart that you get the help you need to improve this situation. x

Hi Zoe so sad that your having such problems. So sad for all of you. I hope you can get the help you need very soon. Do follow Lynns advice Zoe. You deserve all the luck in the world. Love and hugs Maggie x

:lol: ahaaaa bus stories,well as it happens I had to use public transport at first too. I got to the bus stop in plenty of time and I waited patiently! The bus came and sailed passed me without stopping:crazy: Apparently you have to put out your arm to stop the bus:crazy: The next one was an hours wait!

Hi Ian a warm welcome to you:-D It's so good that your writing on here so early in your recovery you wil get lots of support your with friends now! Its perfectly normal to be afraid, as time moves on you'll become more confident and the fear will seem less intense. I was terrified at first, all sorts of things went through my head and I needed alot of reassurance which is when I was offered councelling and I reccomend that if it is offered to you take it! if not ask! good luck and look forward to hearing more from you

Hello Fiona and welcome A good book to read once your able to is ..... A Dented Image by Alison Wertheimer (you can get it off Amazon) it is full of personal journeys of recovery from Subarachnoid Haemorrhage. Be kind to yourself over the coming months and remember 'baby steps' all the way. Good luck and looking forward to geting to know you more x

Oh Carolyn am so sorry. It must be really terrifying when it happens.... if it isn't bad enough having one thing.but to have to go through this too. I am amazed at the way your handling this situation.You sound so positive and determined. Lots of love and hugs and big hug for your son too he's a good lad! xxx

Hi Karen,I have to say Karen that I think you are pretty AMAZING! You have three wonderful children who are not only very intelligent and beautiful but from what I saw of them last Sept they are well grounded. Now then Karen can you answer me this ?How is all of the above true? Why have you got a fabulous family? Did it happen all by itself? Clearly you are an extremely good role model and mum. And whilst life has given you extreme challenges to overcome you are doing just that and clearly better than you think! You are allowed to feel like you do and you are allowed come on here and moan for Great Britain you are amongst friends. Talking of which you are nurturing three of the best friends you ill ever find in this life and you will become theirs. Hang in there Karen it does get better! The first year is the worst and whilst you are disappointed that you are not where you hoped to be physically and mentally at your 1 year anniversary you are doing well ! I was unsure as to how to come to terms with all of this too. I waited for the magical day when I had. I too hoped that by a year past I would be well over it and up and running as before! I got tired of waiting, I decided that I could at least learn to live what I am left with and that any further improvement would be a bonus! I guess that was the first steps in coming to terms with it. Before I considered it a weakness like I was giving in! It takes courage and practice, its not an overnight cure but it worked for me. Once i'd stopped punishing myself for not being the person I once was I began to accept the new me and that my life was going to different but still as good if not better! You can do it Karen you will find that strength I know you will. Your already half way (if not more) there. Big Hugs and Love to you and your fab family. Maggie xxx

I don't think we can ever fully recover, but I honestly believe we can be as good as if not better. Just different! It takes courage to face up to the changes in us after what we have been through. I was in denial for a long time after my SAH but that in itself was a kind of protection until I was ready to accept the new me and work with it!

Hi Mary welcome aboard,what a story you have to tell! Little wonder you suffer from anxiety and depression your a marvel to have achieved all you have and by the sounds of you have a really positive attitude considering all you have been through! Having been through the menopause (and safely delivered on the other side ..... just about everyone I know wore steel armour around me:roll:) sounds like these symptoms could be the start for you. It would be worth your while to go have a chat with your doctor.Big Hugs x

A tad late on this one but thought i'd add my tuppence worth as I had an MRA in January of this year. Whilst I was there I asked what the difference was.I was told the following........ MRI and MRA are same thing ie; Magnetic Resonance Imaging! MRA is still Magnetic Resonance Imagary but with particular interest to the arteries,and blood vessels. Sometimes they inject dye..... I didn't have any dye! Magguie xxx:-D

Hope all goes well today Vivien. Will be thinking of you.x

Hi Jan, sounds like your decision has been made well done! I'm with Sandi on this one I'd want to be told what to do! Am so glad for this site full of shared experiences no matter what it is thankfully there is always someone who can relate. Jan I wish and hope all the best for you. Maggie x

Hi Harry, welcome on board! I think Anne said most of what I would say ( far better than me I might add!). " Recovering from a SAH seems a rollercoster of emotions - immediately after it I was elated to be alive, next stage I was wondering if I would get completely better (a lot of anxiety), next stage was realising that I might not (grief) and then finally accepting the new me." Sorry to pinch your words Anne but you put it far better than I would! Give yourself time don't push it, stay positive and never give up. Get your family to read the posts here. Good luck Harry Best wishes Maggie

Hi Vicky and a warm welcome to BTG as well as the SAH survivors club! Well done you. I'm glad your here to tell the tale too ,your story is much like my own. Congratulations for writing your story, your a brave one! I look forward to learning more as well as how your recovery progresses. I was left with a weakness in my right arm and leg but after 2 yrs it is much much improved and getting stronger by the day. Your alot younger than I was when I suffered my SAH so hopefully you will gain more strength sooner . I wish you loads of luck for a speedy recovery. Love Maggiex

Good news! Wishing you and your family well. Hope the alterations go smoothly and swiftly and you get settled asap.Love and hugs.

Anna our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.Love Maggie xxx

Anna, you have been on my mind all day , I really do hope today went well for your Mum. I am so sorry that this is happening and will be praying that your Mum gets through this as well as I have. Its a dreadful thing for you all to have to go through and there are some very scarey times in the first weeks but try to keep ypir strenght up and eat regularly drink plenty of water and never give up. My love is with you Maggie xxx

Hi Sandi, I had very vivid dreams as you describe for at least a year. Still have very detailed dreams these days. I believe alot of us do. Maggie x