A bit about me

[Forty-something]

Hi everyone I had a subdural hematoma on December 15 last year after falling out of bed. I spent 24 hours in hospital, had a ct scan and paracetamol! It was the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life. I’m still getting sharp sudden pains, sudden outbursts of anger followed by crying, lots of headaches and random loss of taste and smell. Back for another scan on Friday..sent by gp cos hospital didn’t mention anything of going back, gave me no info to go home with either so I’m at a loss right now, I don’t know where to go or what to expect next. Looking forward to chatting with u all

[cat3]

The anger, olfactory issues, headaches, crying etc., etc. are all common after-effects of any brain injury, but the shooting pains maybe no so much. It's good you've asked your GP to intervene and I hope your issues will be investigated thoroughly this time.

You should ask your doctor for stronger pain killers too, though he/she might be reluctant to prescribe anything new 'til after your scan. Let us know how it goes on Friday. And we're always here if/when you need to talk...…. Cat x

[Forty-something in reply to cat3]

Thank u cat, it’s what I need, people to talk to who understand. Like I said I got nothing from the hospital so glad the gp is being good with me, I’ve had issues with them before, I have fibromyalgia but don’t go there often, and the symptoms of that are so random I never know what’s what. But the pains are concerning me. I will post after the scan xxx

[cat3 in reply to Forty-something]

The lack of aftercare is something most of us experienced and had to arrange for ourselves, so you're not alone there.

But Headway has been a lifeline for me ; I hope it'll be for you too m'dear…… x

[Forty-something in reply to cat3]

Thanks again cat, yes I’ve spoken with headway a few times already and got better advice from them than anywhere xx

[sospan]

Hi,

Don't be disappointed if the CT scan doesn't "find anything" t is quite common or that to happen. Don't be surprised either if the GP becomes a little skeptical because no injuries are found. Again this is quite common.

At two months in, it is still quite early to recover from the injury.

One thing you will find is that if you are "forty something" for certain is that as you get older the longer it will take you to recover from a bump on the head. If you add in any history of bumps, it will extend the recovery time even more.

It may sound strange, annoying, frustrating but the best advice is to not worry and let time do its healing..

All the best on your journey

[Forty-something in reply to sospan]

Ok thanks, I’ll keep that in mind, and yes I’m 42 but already the advice off this post is helping me relax xx

[sospan in reply to Forty-something]

Got to make the most of the "Fab forties"

Coming from a Scientific, technical, engineering, logical background one of the most frustrating things for me to grasp onto was - there is no cure, no medication that can fix the problem. Some rehab can help but it is mostly time and letting the head redevelop its own pathways and routes around the problem.

As you say, once you can grasp onto that notion, relax and let your head repair in its own time the better things will be.

[Forty-something in reply to sospan]

Understand more after joining this forum already, u r lovely friendly people, I thank u so much xx

[steve55]

join the club. i have tingling down my leftside and numness, when i asked how long that would last for i was told ...........how long is a piece of string.

my wife wasnt warned about the possibility of my aggressive outbursts, my noise intolerence, and more. yes i cry for no reason and laugh inappropriately.

like the rest of us, youre showing signs of a brain injury.

[Forty-something]

When u don’t know what’s right and what’s not it’s hard isn’t it

[Shehisa]

Hi two months after my Burr hole, after an assault, had a post Burr hole CT scan two weeks ago and I had a bit of residual blood, my doctor thought it was puss and was worried and used a syringe to evacuate but it turns out it was just residual blood. He says my body will eventually absorb the little he didn't get out. I have mood swings too and pressure headaches still. I also get bouts of depression, right now my bp fluctuates and is unstable so I am on Bystolic 2.5 mg. My Doctor says it will go away eventually, now I'm getting pains at the site he injected the syringe but not complaining as the procedure was done last Friday with local anesthetic. I was awake through it all.

I think with these things we just have to have patience as we had a hole drilled into our skulls. Hope you feel better soon, you guys are even giving me comfort as I am understanding what I'm feeling is normal and I'm not the only person wondering why I still feel so messed up.✌🏾