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I knew a lady at the place I used to work who died from an aneurysm. This is one of those things that can kill you instantly. Even if you're standing in the ER when it happens!
Christina, I'm so glad they caught it in time.
On an unrelated issue, one of the "symptoms" of heart disease is sudden death! Some symptom!!!
My alternate at work lost his wife this last Thanksgiving. She worked at a local hospital and took a fall on a wet floor at work. She basically bruised her leg but it bothered her for a couple months..and she would not get it looked at. Jim and wife took the yearly trip to a gambling casino on the coast like they did every year the day after Thanksgiving. She felt bad so the next day they started for home. Jim was driving, his wife asleep next to him. He said she suddenly woke up, looked at him and said his name...then slumped over dead. He damn near wrecked the car. It was awefull. Turns out a blood clot in her brain, from her leg. They were very much in love and he is still distraught, but getting better. Just the nicest guy in the world and she was too. You don't want to mess around. Get in and get checked and get treatment.
That is so sad, Rance! I'm sorry that happened to her (and to him!).
These scare me because many people don't know they have one...until they die from it.
How do you find out you have one?
I thought there weren't any symptoms and you usually don't find out you have one, unless they go in checking for something else and discover that too.....
alot of pts come in w dizziness, bad headaches, that sort of thing. Neuro defecits. One of our patients actually even went to the ER and they didn't do a CT on him, dismissed it as Exacerbation of Alzheimers. He came into the office the next day and quite noticeably this truly wasn't that.
We sent him for stat CT and he had a brain bleed req immediate surgery. The good Lord above blessed him. At his age and with all of his health conditions, I don't know how he made it. But he is fine now.
This is how when I am faced with a problem I KNOW THERE IS A GOD. I don't care how bad,sad,tired, upset, whatever I am feeling. If that old guy made it thru that ordeal, I can never question if there is a God, not that I do.
Of course I can get into a spell of the why me's? But there is a reason for everything...right?
Long post, sorry....I am so glad your husbands Aneurism was found in early stages.
Dont forget the AAA. Abdominal Aortic Aneurism. My Grandmother had a huge one. They chose not to operate because of her age and medical issues. It never burst, only stayed the same. TG. This is really why people need yearly physicals... I dont care what anyone says... you just need them. You maintain your car, maintain your body!
An aneurism can also be in your brain. I have a friend that died from one in the early 80's. He never knew what hit him. There were no identifiable symptoms; he seemed to be in perfect health. This is just a fact of life sometimes.
Before MRI's were readily available, I don't think these were really detectible.
Has anyone ever had treatment for an aneurysm? My husband has one...he is having a test in 3 weeks to determine if they will just monitor it, or if it will require treatment. If it requires treatment, they will either implant a coil in the aneurysm via a catheter, or they will have to surgically go through his skull to clamp it. The treatment will be determined by the results of this upcoming test. I was wondering if anyone else had dealt with this before.
I came into the the ER in November with the worst headache I had ever experienced in my life (and I rarely experience headaches). I knew something was very wrong when my body felt totally flushed. I woke my husband, and he brought me into the ER shortly after. I was eventually diagnosed with a sentinel hemorrhage (minor warning bleed on the brain) on November 30th. My first CT scan was unremarkable, but after a lumbar puncture where some blood was found, the doctors opted to do a CT scan with contrast. This is when the aneurysm was discovered. Because of the shape of the aneurysm itself, the coiling procedures were not judged appropriate. I went through the surgery on December 3rd where the aneurysm was clamped or clipped. I am (as far as I know now) aneurysm free. I had the best set of clinical personnel at Loma Linda University Medical Hospital in Loma Linda, California. I can honestly say that each clinician I met was not only clinically competent, but he or she was also very compassionate, caring, and encouraging. I am going through the next stage of healing. Please be patient with this process. I realized quite quickly that the recovery would not be very quick. I had read where anxiety, depression, and other side effects could result from the condition, the surgery to correct the condition, or the high power medications they give you have you leave the hospital. I know this will pass with time as each medication is no longer judged necessary. For example, Keppra, is an anti-seizure medication which I will need to be on for another month or so. Anxiety and depression are not uncommon to this medication. I am currently on xanax for the anxiety and paxil for the depression. I didn't realize that at first that if I did not drink enough water, I could experience more feelings of anxiety and tachycardia. I can't say I am 100% back to where I was in life, but at age 46 I am so very thankful to be alive. I am trying to heed the words of a pretty bright resident. He said, "It may seem like a long recovery process, but it really won't be when everything is placed in perspective. Hang in there!" One last recommendation, try to read as many inspirational stories as possible and drink lots of water. I have been told that this can help decrease anxiety-related symptomology related to any of the medications I am on. Hang in there and God bless!!! Make sure your doctors know what symptoms your medications can cause and that they work with you to find a good balance!!! Agan, God bless!
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