15th september 1995 i will never forget

[Leegardner]

Hi everyone my name is lee i was assaulted in 1995 were i was left with a bleed on the brain and no taste or smell

[deborah27]

hi lee, how's things?

[Leegardner in reply to deborah27]

Im not to

Bad thank u how r u

[deborah27 in reply to Leegardner]

I'm not too bad either thanks. just had a wobbly few days, fear more than anything I think. I get a bit worried about myself sometimes and reach out for support.

[cat3]

Welcome Lee. Have you been left with many after effects from your brain injury ?

I had a haemorrhage in Dec 2011 and, like many others, now suffer with fatigue, short-term memory deficit, emotional volatility and balance issues.

See you again soon. Cat x

[Leegardner in reply to cat3]

Hi cat yes i was left with no taste or smell they will never come back also memorie loss

[cat3 in reply to Leegardner]

I got the drastic change in taste and smell just prior to the bleed. Everything tasted/smelled of burning plastic. I'd read about how it could be a symptom of a brain issue so spoke about it to my GP.............who laughed. Soon afterwards I had the haemorrhage, and the three other patients in my ward all had either loss of, or corruption of, taste and smell.

5 years on, it troubles me much less than in the beginning, but there are still foods which were my favoutites that taste too nasty to eat and which I miss. (mint sauce with roast lamb.....tomatoes......all fruit !

Take care Lee. x

[BaronC]

Hi Lee, good to see you here. Settle in, have a biscuit

[Leegardner]

Thank u

[lcd8]

HI Lee. I'm so sorry to hear what you have been through. Must have been awful. Apart from having no taste or smell do you have any other deficits?

Best wishes

Lulu

[Leegardner in reply to lcd8]

Memory loss

[lcd8 in reply to Leegardner]

Yes I'm afraid that is common with BIs. My own BI is congenital and present since birth. But I also suffer short-term memory problems.

[Leegardner in reply to lcd8]

O well u just have to deal with it life is too short

[lcd8 in reply to Leegardner]

Completely agree. It is important to maintain a positive attitude. I think that can help things improve too.

[HEATH757032RM9yx]

Welcome Lee,no taste! Sorry to read that,i love food and felt quite sad to read that.

[Leegardner in reply to HEATH757032RM9yx]

I use to it now just get on with life

[shaunmcg]

Hi Lee. I was also assaulted 2.5 years ago which left me with Hydrocephalus and frontal lobe damage. My life changed overnight. I now have a shunt and plenty of help from Headway. Hope life is ok for you? Here to chat any time if you want to vent! It's hard when someone else has caused the BI. I had (still do) a lot of bitterness but working my way through Desmond Tutu's book "Forgiveness" which I hope will help

[Leegardner in reply to shaunmcg]

Yes we will chat anytime