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Im really struggling. Ive managed to get back to work and things are going well. My closest friends say im fine but my immediate family have disappeared and i...

Im really struggling. Ive managed to get back to work and things are going well....

Headshrink

•3 years ago

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Heady,tinnitus,

Last week good days . This week headaches,fullness of head, odd dizzy episodes,tinnitus v loud when head bad . Take paracetamol and buprofen with poorer effect...

Last week good days . This week headaches,fullness of head, odd dizzy episodes,t...

Donkey32

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Stroke symptoms but not a stroke?

My Husband had a stroke in 2015 which left him with a bit of left sided weakness but generally recovered well. Since then - there have been several times where...

My Husband had a stroke in 2015 which left him with a bit of left sided weakness...

Anxiousarabella

•3 years ago

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Rockyblue238

Had my reply back from pip.they decided I'm not entitled to anything, do these people realise the trauma and after effects of brain surgery... I dont think...

Had my reply back from pip.they decided I'm not entitled to anything, do these p...

Rockyblue238

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Grrrrr PIP 😳

I have to do a letter for the PIP Appeal evidence. How am I going to detail how my “disability” affects me! Two brain surgeries, left with chronic pain and...

I have to do a letter for the PIP Appeal evidence. How am I going to detail how ...

Wolfie04

•3 years ago

22 Replies

Severe pain after open heart surgery. Week 6 in hospital.

Hello. Mum came out of icu 12 days ago after a whole month. She had a valve replacement surgery with complications. Ct scan shows bilateral stroke. Once out of...

Hello. Mum came out of icu 12 days ago after a whole month. She had a valve repl...

Melangel

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Nerve damage due to blood draw in wrist

Hello I have a question about a visit to the A&E after chest pains and difficulty breathing by ambulance. After being seen by the attending emergency room...

Hello I have a question about a visit to the A&E after chest pains and difficult...

Ramsbottom69

•3 years ago

6 Replies

Bifrontal Cranioplasty

Hello, My mum had a Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy due to a severe TBI. She spent a month in a coma, is now GCS of 15 in intensive rehab and can talk, eat...

Hello, My mum had a Bifrontal decompressive craniectomy due to a severe TBI. She...

cjh97

•3 years ago

2 Replies

Rockyblue 238

Feeling like my life has stopped,or maybe come to a standstill at the moment,been 5 months since brain surgery after a ruptured aneurysm. Cant work,drive or...

Feeling like my life has stopped,or maybe come to a standstill at the moment,bee...

Rockyblue238

•3 years ago

5 Replies

To all the staff at HeadwayUK ahead of thursday

I hope the entire staff (up and down the country) are all keeping well given the circumstances you have had and will have to endure when Notes goes into tier...

I hope the entire staff (up and down the country) are all keeping well given the...

bexx87

•3 years ago

4 Replies

Pre Brain Injury problems.

After a couple of years of long awaited Psychology and Psychiatric therapy where my long standing Brain Injury is being taken into account, both my Clinical...

After a couple of years of long awaited Psychology and Psychiatric therapy where...

Glenquoich

•3 years ago

21 Replies

Hard to know I have a brain injury

2 years ago I had accident. Brain injury I have, and I have no idea what this is. I have quite a few life changes which confuses me! I have to admit that I...

2 years ago I had accident. Brain injury I have, and I have no idea what this i...

AliPali2177

•4 years ago

24 Replies

THE WEEK AHEAD.

I'm anticipating some overwhelm this week and going to have to make sure I set aside some decompression time. There's a bit of fight in the post this coming...

I'm anticipating some overwhelm this week and going to have to make sure I set a...

Glenquoich

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Me, Again!

I'm really struggling, feeling really emotional and really wanting some reassurance, but I know that maybe no one can tell me what I'd love to hear. My beloved...

I'm really struggling, feeling really emotional and really wanting some reassura...

123Bereft

•4 years ago

24 Replies

Venting it out

Warning: mentions of abuses. I honestly just need to vent. I dont know if I'm seeking advice or what but if I dont let this out somewhere in going to implode....

Warning: mentions of abuses. I honestly just need to vent. I dont know if I'm s...

Lalaland88

•4 years ago

10 Replies

Dietary recommendations after brain injury

Is there any advantage to using protein powder supplement after a brain injuries?

Is there any advantage to using protein powder supplement after a brain injuries...

Plenty

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Can anyone who has had similar experience give me some advice? Anoxic brain injury

Hi everyone, My partner (34yo) suffered hypoxic/anoxic brain damages after suspected cardiac arrest due to suicidal hanging. He is now 2 weeks after injury...

Hi everyone, My partner (34yo) suffered hypoxic/anoxic brain damages after suspe...

loulau02

•4 years ago

24 Replies

World stroke day 26th October

The UCL 2020 #WorldStrokeDay Forum start next Monday, 26th Oct! From Mon 26th - Fri 30th Oct, you can join our 31 live events highlighting the current...

The UCL 2020 #WorldStrokeDay Forum start next Monday, 26th Oct! From Mon 26th -...

Kavib

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Acts of Kindness to Oneself

Now and again, I do remember the act of kindness to oneself. The times we are living through make this even more imperative - carrying out the simplest of...

Now and again, I do remember the act of kindness to oneself. The times we are li...

swedishblue11

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Can anyone relate to me?

Hey there everybody, this is my first message. I had a severe TBI 12 years ago and I'm struggling to find my identity again. Before it, I had a career I was so...

Hey there everybody, this is my first message. I had a severe TBI 12 years ago a...

saville75

•4 years ago

73 Replies

Don't know where to turn

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone could possibly help. My sister has hydrocephalus, she was diagnosed 6 years ago and had to have a shunt in. She has never been...

Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone could possibly help. My sister has hydrocephalu...

Liberty82

•4 years ago

7 Replies

Disappointed

Does anyone here have any idea about rules for people running BI charities? I have been attending a BI charity for last few year and wanted/wanting to walk the...

Does anyone here have any idea about rules for people running BI charities? I ha...

keeley24

•4 years ago

7 Replies

ESA Requesting Medical Certificate

Hi all. I recently received a letter from ESA saying that my medical certificate ends today and they want another one from me or they'll stop paying. I find...

Hi all. I recently received a letter from ESA saying that my medical certificat...

Lulu_Lollipop

•4 years ago

18 Replies

Starting to wobble again!

Sorry everyone but I'm new to this, I suffered a subdural hematoma 2 years ago and refused the surgery to drain it!I've been okay but over the last few weeks...

Sorry everyone but I'm new to this, I suffered a subdural hematoma 2 years ago a...

Pranny

•4 years ago

4 Replies

ANXIETY

I get extremely anxious about most things these days. Is this normal. I had a SAH in 2017.

I get extremely anxious about most things these days. Is this normal. I had a SA...

Rachel497

•4 years ago

17 Replies

Speech or lack of anyway.

Hiya all. Early on in my rehabilitation after my haemorrhage I was unable to talk in full sentences (for roughly 6 month) and was given this chart to point...

Hiya all. Early on in my rehabilitation after my haemorrhage I was unable to ta...

Wazza84

•4 years ago

8 Replies

PIP assessment.

It's that time again for me, well actually for my wife because she's my 'appointee'. We've got the reports together with the form ready to send off, hopefully...

It's that time again for me, well actually for my wife because she's my 'appoint...

Glenquoich

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Insight into injury

Hi everyone, Partner is 13 months post anoxic/hypoxic brain injury, and although a lot has gotten better from the early days... I’m still struggling with many...

Hi everyone, Partner is 13 months post anoxic/hypoxic brain injury, and although...

kidgomes

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Seizure free post cranioplasty years later

Is it possible to be seizure free from brain surgery years later ? Has anyone been there ?

Is it possible to be seizure free from brain surgery years later ? Has anyone be...

Itsliifee

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Hypoxic brain injury struggles

Two and a half years after hypoxic brain injury and I feel our marriage is struggling as husband is at me all the time. He argues with our teenage daughter and...

Two and a half years after hypoxic brain injury and I feel our marriage is strug...

Bellabear12

•4 years ago

4 Replies

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All posts for October 2020

Inappropriate or not?

Heady,tinnitus,

Stroke symptoms but not a stroke?

Rockyblue238

Grrrrr PIP 😳

Severe pain after open heart surgery. Week 6 in hospital.

Nerve damage due to blood draw in wrist

Bifrontal Cranioplasty

Rockyblue 238

To all the staff at HeadwayUK ahead of thursday

Pre Brain Injury problems.

Hard to know I have a brain injury

THE WEEK AHEAD.

Me, Again!

Venting it out

Dietary recommendations after brain injury

Can anyone who has had similar experience give me some advice? Anoxic brain injury

World stroke day 26th October

Acts of Kindness to Oneself

Can anyone relate to me?

Don't know where to turn

Disappointed

ESA Requesting Medical Certificate

Starting to wobble again!

ANXIETY

Speech or lack of anyway.

PIP assessment.

Insight into injury

Seizure free post cranioplasty years later

Hypoxic brain injury struggles

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Do you feel isolated as a result of your brain injury?

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