Not posted for a while. Was just wondering how long you guys spent in hospital?
When I read, talk, listen or watch something about somebody’s brain injury they say things like “I was in hospital for 4 months” or how ever long they were in hospital.
I spent 4 month in Salford hospital, from brain surgery to being in a coma to waking from said coma etc.. (I have no memories of being in this hospital) & I spent just over 8 month in Trafford General Hospital rehabilitating, from being pretty much “locked in” to talking, wheeling myself in wheel chair & learnt (pretty much from the start) how to do everyday things. A total of 1 year & 22 days in hospital. I'm not comparing injury’s but I’ve not heard of somebody staying in hospital for this long & was curious to know how long people were in hospital.
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Hello Wazza84 , I stayed in coma at hospital for one month. After that there was no rehabilitation and went home near my family. I was like a new born baby. I couldn't eat meal or walk. My memory has lost for five years. I have to learn everything again but it's too hard to concentrate to learn for me. How did you do?
I was given a smart drug called Modafinil around 8 months after my bleed and it gave me such a boost, all of a sudden I was more alert. I still take it to this day as it helps fight neurological fatigue. Maybe talk to your GP or a neurologist about such things.
My brother was in hospital for 5 months,because of waiting for a place at a rehabilitation, . He has been in rehabilitation for 5 months now..He had a brain haemorrhage. He was in post traumatic amnesia for months.. left side paralysis, and alot of memory processing difficulties.
Yes, most definitely time.. Caused by hypertension, that we didn't know he suffered from 🤔 his only 38 yrs. How old were you when you had your brain haemorrhage? Did you find out why yours happened?
I was born with it and didn’t know it was there until it was too late.. I went in for Radiosurgery to rid me of the AVM a year after my bleed & in 2018 I was given the all clear, the AVM was gone 😁
Was it a sky diving accident that caused your injury and if so would you do it again? For me these days it’s a big No Thanks, possible would of attempted it before my haemorrhage but anxiety etc wouldn’t allow me these days 😳
I was in the Royal London for about 3 months, then went to the Wellington for rehab for about 3 months so about 6 months in total. Im still having community rehab and I have been back to hospital to have my titanium plate put in and will be going back to have it replaced
I’ve heard Royal London is a good hospital.. is it true? I’ve just read your bio. Must of been a bad accident 😳. I don’t have a plate or anything however I do have a VP shunt and can be uncomfortable. Is the plate uncomfortable or is it a case of not “knowing” it’s there?
I had a TBI 11yrs ago in France. They quickly cut half my skull off then placed me in a coma for 10 days. Then in ICU for a week ran a further 14 days in hospital before flying home in an ambulance. Then 1 month in Salford hospital. A couple of months later I had titanium placed on the removed skull. After that I simply had to identify sanity👍🏻
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