Hello Sqad

[sherrardk]

Have you got a minute please?

[Sqad]

LOL......for you.....as much time as you like.....

[sherrardk]

Thank you. Himself had a bleed on the brain and yesterday had coiling(?). He is apparently doing amazingly well and is out of ICU and bored on the ward. He will be there at least ten days. What changes (if any) will he need to make to his lifestyle when he comes home (because he may well be economical with the truth to avoid fussing)? He has no (current) ill effects apart from a banging bad head and has been told he has been 'really lucky'. He seems most impressed at the price of the thing that they put in his head. Thanks.

[sara3]

sherrard, just butting in to wish him well. hope everything is okay. he'll be advised before he leaves hospital, but you can also ask for yourself.. or try to be present when he sees the consultant.

[sherrardk]

Sara, you're not butting in. I might not get to see the consultant (due to the small people and the fact that he is currently in hospital in Birmingham). Just want to get some idea without googling it and frightening the life out of myself. Thank you though.

[Sqad]

Well.......I have been following your posts.

Coiling is a fancy name for putting a clip around an aneurysm that has burst and caused a bleed in the subarachnoid space.

I don't know what the future has in store and neither does anyone else at this stage, but sherrard i can give you a few clues.

There may well be a slow recovery during which time he may well have difficulty in coping with day to day tasks and may find relationships with his wife or friends difficult.Short tempered, exasperated, tense or even bout of depression.His memory and concentration may also be impaired.

There is also a chance of a further bleed within the next week or so.

So, after really depressing you, the other side of the coin is that he will recover fully, with none of the above that i have described.

I will watch your threads with interest.

[Connemmara]

Hi Sherrard - when you mentioned earlier your hubby had "bleed on the brain" - my immediate thought "aneurysm". My sister's friend - about 5 years ago - went to opticians for an eye test and they found the "aneurysm" - was immediately operated on.

She is as cheeky as ever. She is brilliant. Maybe a little comfort - about 5 years ago now.

[sherrardk]

Thanks for that - at least he is in the best place if he does have another bleed (he hadn't mentioned it as a possibility so at least I am prepared that it could happen). As for his temperament, it will be pretty much as he usually is.

Thank you too Connemara.

[tonyav]

Happened to me in 1994 sherrardk, clips on two aneurysm's, now no sense of smell.

[B00]

butting in too (sorry- just seen this)

Hope he and you are ok Sherr x

[DTCwordfan]

Yes, agree with B00, my only contribution to this is if you need any carer advice down the track, dave, gness, ratter and nungate too able to add to this as well.

[sherrardk]

Thanks all, will feel better when we see him tomorrow. Couldn't go today (children and ICU probably don't mix) and didn't know when he would be fit to see anyone yesterday. He has had company today (his friend drove down from Carlisle to see him and is staying over tonight to go and see him tomorrow). People have been so kind, very lucky to have such nice friends.

[Ann]

I'm sure he will be fine Sher, as I said before on another thread my Mum suffered an aneurysm, at the age of 73, then had another one 10 days later while she was in the hospital. They didn't do the coiling op (never quite found out why) she was in ITU on life support for 10 days, completely out of it and we were told on numerous occasions to expect the worst as they couldn't stabilise her. She had pneumonia then C Diff, so it was really bad, she was in hospital for nearly 3 months, she had to lie flat for weeks on end so eventually had to learn to walk again BUT she survived :) and miraculously she suffered no after effects at all - no mood swings, speech or mobility problems. She was a little dizzy for 2 days when returning home but the doctor said that could have been the excitement at coming home. She is now nearly 90 still independent in her own home ...... so please don't worry Sher - think positive - sure he will be back to his old self soon :)

[sherrardk]

Thank you Ann, he is (apparently) doing really well. Obviously, I am now aware that he could have further bleeds but he is in the best place (even if it is a bit far away). I am being cautiously optimistic as he doing so well, but I am now being realistic about possible set backs.

[Ann]

Don't automatically think he will have setbacks though, a friend of ours had similar to your OH in his 30s and had no further problems at all x

[sherrardk]

Hi Ann, I have decided to go for glass half-full and half-empty at the same time.

[Maydup]

My 40yr old friend is just 2 weeks ahead of Mr Sher. he's home and doing well but experiencing headaches. He has to keep a headache diary but every day they are reducing. Because of this he's not coping well with noise, but he was used to a very quiet house and visitors mustn't stay too long. Mr Sher on the otherhand will be used to having more people around him but may need more time than usual to rest in a quiet room.

Energy levels are very low and he's not allowed to drive for several weeks yet, but he looks well and is very much his old grumpy self!

Wishing Mr Sher a speedy recovery and home to you all soon.

[tiggerblue10]

Just seen your posts Sherrad, I have no helpful advice to give but I do wish Mr S a speedy recovery xxx

[slaney]

It sounds as if your husband has had endovascular coiling - the is usually done by an interventional neuroradiologist (sometimes a neurosurgeon) who passes a catheter up the femoral artery to the brain and puts a platinum coil into the aneurysm to seal it off.
Patients who have this done recover more quickly and have better results than conventional open surgery and clipping.
I hope he continues to do well.