Nick Gregory Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hi everyone. My name is Nick, I'm a 48, I suffered an aneurism at the end of October 2014 and had surgery to fit a coil. I have made a good recovery and decided to join an online support group. I didn't do too much searching and used the first one that came up from my Facebook account. I won't mention any names but I was in a closed group which I thought was safe to post about issues I had faced and also talk about these with other members. I was wrong. I posted a question on a thread but it got deleted by admin. I thought the admin was being bias with their own opinion on the subject. It was going very well until the deletion of the post went. So, what I need to know right away is: Is this a support group that questions ones past and also ones past vices! Will I be ridiculed by submitting a question to other similar people who have suffered? If so, I'll get my coat now before I get any further through the door! Kind regards, Nick. Quote
jess Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hi nick firstly welcome to btg xxx Right now anyone can read btg the only places that are private are members area xxx Any questions you have just ask xxx Quote
Carolynusa Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hello Nick - welcome to btg. Mine was June 2014 and I was glad to find this site. I did see a few others first but they felt kind of "odd" to me. Not warm or something. What's past is past in my opinion. I'm so sorry about your sah. You're young and certainly didn't need something like that. If you're feeling angry, confused, scared, sad, etc. it might be your brain recovering. You should feel better every day....with time. Try not to let it bring you down. I think the rules for this site are basic...posted on home page somewhere easy to find. I don't see people swearing or fighting back and forth. I think it's just a calm, non-dramatic, helpful place to be. I started it because I was trying to find out what all the weird stuff was that was going on with my head and was relieved to find others had the same symptoms. That kind of thing alone will help you. Just follow the threads. Take care. Let yourself heal. Be good to yourself. Carolynusa Quote
Skippy Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hi there Nick All we ask here is that you respect others feelings and opinions; that you follow the basic forum rules and that you don't expect any medical advice as we cannot give it. We've all questioned our past vices and our present ones too. We'll offer support, comfort and honesty. I joined this site 8 1/2 years ago and was, at that time, the 9th member. As you can see we've come on in leaps and bounds since then. I can honestly say that the friendly compassion and support I have always received on here has helped me not only come to terms with happened but not to blame myself for it either. Feel free to ask questions, have a rant, have a cry and have a laugh - they are all vital parts of recovery and we'll be here with you every step of the way if we can. Take care and we look forward to hearing more about you. 2 Quote
Tina Posted January 10, 2015 Posted January 10, 2015 Hi Nick A very warm welcome to BTG Great to read you have made a good recovery. Look forward to hearing more from you. Take care. Quote
Nick Gregory Posted January 11, 2015 Author Posted January 11, 2015 Thank you all. I look forward to sharing my experiences with you. It's still relatively early days for me so I will have a read around some posts made by others and see what I can learn Thanks. 2 Quote
Winb143 Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Nicky, Welcome to BTG, my daughter found this site while I was busy having an SAH and it helped her no end. So take your coat off and good luck while on the mend. It just helps that we are not alone and we have people who have been through the same we can talk to them. It's good not to be alone in this. Good luck whatever you decide. WinB143 x Quote
Janeyp Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Hi nick ,I see you're from derby ,me too ,welcome to the group ,I've only joined a few days ago after receiving terrible news about my aneurysm and three new ones I've developed ,I'm old school having had original bleed 14 years ago ,all I can say is the welcome I've received here has been great and the forums are very helpful ,I'm hoping to get some good advice from fellow members ,all the best ,jane Quote
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