Brain Aneurysm Survivors Group Community Group
A group to comfort fellow brain aneurysm survivors. We seek to relieve the anxiety about what survivors think about their progress on the way back to full health, work, and so on.
Hello. My name is Norm Beam, and I am new to this group.
I was diagnosed with a 3mm brain aneurysm about three months a go.
I have had many symptoms, such as going unconscious, paralysis on my left side, and more.
I see a neurosurgeon on May 7 at an out of town office. My original appointment was September, but they are classified it as urgent, but I have not been given very much treatment for my symptoms.
I was wondering if any one else had symptoms with their brain aneurysm.
The doctors at my local hospital don't believe that there is no symptoms of having a brain aneurysm. They are dead wrong.
Thank you. I am very grateful for having a group such as this.
Norm Beam. Niagara Falls Canada
I was diagnosed with a 3mm brain aneurysm about three months a go.
I have had many symptoms, such as going unconscious, paralysis on my left side, and more.
I see a neurosurgeon on May 7 at an out of town office. My original appointment was September, but they are classified it as urgent, but I have not been given very much treatment for my symptoms.
I was wondering if any one else had symptoms with their brain aneurysm.
The doctors at my local hospital don't believe that there is no symptoms of having a brain aneurysm. They are dead wrong.
Thank you. I am very grateful for having a group such as this.
Norm Beam. Niagara Falls Canada
I was diagnosed with a 7mm on the left side of my brain and a 3mm on the right. In January an operation to cap the 7MM was carried out. In New Zealand 3mm aneurysms are not operated on. I had absolutely no sysmtoms that indicated I had aneurysms. That my sister and mother died as a result of aneurysms bursting made my on doctor keep a close eye on me.
I have to say, I've never heard of anyone actually having sysmtoms. Yours seem so extreme, must be hard to live with.
When I had the surgery, it didn't go that well and I ended up having paralisis on the left side of my face as well. This went after about 10 days. I'm really sorry you seem to have such difficulties to deal with. Is there a plan to cap the anenurysms?
Paulene
I hope things are going well for you. I am glad you have found 'Daily Strength' .
I am trying to find out about symptoms on a few sites online.
I myself had many things going on that I was dismissing, then I lost my ability to speak proper (it was as if my tongue was swollen and would not do what I wanted it to)...I called capital health link and spoke with a nurse, she asked questions about other symptoms...signs pointed to MS.
Muscle spasms and twitches, a hard time walking (as if my legs were very tired and the ground was uneven), leg pains, bad vertigo, dizzy spells, nausea, blurry vision (like a fluffy was hanging from my eyelash), problems with peripheral vision, skin sensations (like a bug was crawling on me)...
The nurse suggested I get in right away...The doctor thought TIA (mini-strokes) because of speech, and wanted to get a CT. I persisted with getting an MRI in case of MS, so an MRI it was...
multiple aneurysms on the carotid artery...large enough to need immediate surgery (1cm)...
I have had the largest clipped Dec. 16 08, I am soon going in for the others...
I KNOW the symptoms get worse with stress because recently during a period of extreme stress ( I am trying to divorce an abusive jerk) I lost my ability to speak for a short period again...
With the online groups I have joined I have read of quite a few people who were being tested for MS and found aneurysms instead...
I have recently seen on the news that researchers have discovered blood flow to the brain ( too little and too much) is linked to MS and here in Canada they are starting a new treatment with stents for MS.
I personally have a theory, that if we pay attention, aneurysms may have the same symptoms as MS or tumors. I think when we are stressed or are pushing ourselves too hard, the blood flow causes the aneurysms to pulse causing symptoms...
We need to recognize symptoms from the brain,
I dismissed them thinking age or being tired...to me symptoms were things like vomiting, headaches, poopies, I didn't do something until I lost speech.
I have heard aneurysms have no symptoms aside from a killer headache and sore neck
After my first surgery the symptoms toned down, but they are back now.
From the symptoms I have had in the last few months...I know the cerebral angiogram I had yesterday will show the 2 aneurysms on the left have grown a lot...
The look on the doctors face, his lack of wanting to answer questions and him saying my surgeon will want to see me right away also point in that direction.
I think there can be many symptoms...We need to listen to our brain, it may be trying to tell us something!!