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  1. Thank you for the reply, its encouraging to know myself and my family are not alone in this oddly lonely journey - if that makes sense. Dad went for eye appointment today, they are going to operate on his left eye (the worst one) within the next fortnight and then the right eye in the future. They also found a cataract in his eye which they will remove for him at the same time so quite pleased with the outcome of today really. No arguments today, no asking why he couldnt go home - seemed to have quite a clear day and dad was pleased to see some sort of action plan as oppose to just feeling in limbo. THe next step is to get a helmet measured but they have been waiting for the swelling to come down - which it is starting to. It seems as the swelling has gone down - dads behaviour has improved. As I said before I know it is early days and there will be up and down days for a while to come but was nice to spend some relaxed quality time with dad today . Will do a write up on here everyday when I get home from the hospital ( only got in ten mins ago) as I actually find it quite therapeutic! Hope no one minds me rambling on, all your advice and experiences have proved invaluable to me and my mum.
  2. Went in to see Dad this morning feeling very apprehensive but he had a good night's sleep and was in quite good humour today he also had regular naps through the day and only mentioned going out once and didnt argue when he was told he couldnt. I know there will be up and down days but I will make a point of enjoying the good ones. He has appointment at specialist eye hospital tomorrow and mum will go with him on hospital transport to it so fingers crossed we make some progress tomorrow.
  3. quite bad day today - dad was pretty angry and doesnt seem to know why he cant go out of the hospital and do normal things even when the doctors have explained that he has no skull on the part of his head and no protective helmet at the moment. I know these days come and go and its not his fault but it is very draining We go over the same conversation again and again about him not being able to go out until he blames me and my mum and wont talk to us for a bit - ahh well, hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Its tough for him as he has always been a busybody.
  4. Thank you so much for your shared experiences and kind words, it has helped me get through another physically draining day, i will try and keep you all updated on my dads progress - its tough to see light at the end of the tunnel but i am truly lucky to be part of a wonderful family so we are a support system to each other, have to try and be patient and give dad a chance to recover.
  5. Thank you so much for your response. His head is very swollen so maybe it is down to brain swelling - he had the drain taken out about 6 days ago and no longer has a dressing on it. They have mentioned a protective helmet to us but I would like an estimate really of how long it will be til the operation although I know this can vary from individual to individual. He definately gets slightly more confused if he hasnt slept well and its not surprising as hospitals arent exactly known for a great nights sleep. Thank you again for your reassurance - I feel stronger this morning but I get so on edghe about what he is going to come out with.
  6. Hi everyone, my dad had an SAH 10 days ago. He was very fortunate to be airlifted quickly to brilliant hospital where they removed part of his skull to relieve pressure and then placed a coil where the aneurysm was. They told us initially his chances of surviving were slim but here we are ten days later with dad out of ICU and in a normal ward setting, talking, walking eating ect. We are very very fortunate. Yet there are a few things that are really distressing me and my mum: Inappropriate behaviour: we cant have any female visitors in at the moment apart from me and my mum because my dad will make suggestive comments to them, he will also refer to some of the staff as "sexy". This is not like my dad at all (life long gentleman) and as you can imagine is awkward for me and devastating for mum. We haven't spoke to DR about it yet but just wondered if anyone else experienced it? Mum is going to sit down with dad tomorrow and talk to him about it to see how aware he is. I know i am so fortunate for him to be alive and relatively fit but I am really struggling with this aspect - I feel like I have lost my dad in some respects. Poor vision - dad is practically blind due to blood in the eyes - a dr came down this evening and just said they would wait for it to clear or operate but didnt say how long?? Is it a long wait? Is there benefit to paying privately to have it done. Since he has been on normal ward me and mum haven't spoke to his doctors - we have no idea what support is in place - when he will have skull put back - if he will go to rehab - if the behaviour change is permanent. Just feel totally at a loss.
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