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Deevine,
Ging here, I know what you mean about being just put out in the world and nothing but your discharge papers in hand. when I had my first surgery in PA. I was sent home with a Plavix...

Alex, sending you my best wishes for things to get better, I understand so much of what you are saying , and yes it hard to keep so much to yourself , but we have to under certain circumstances. I...

Thanks joy...I went today for my session and was given many tools to help me continue to stay strong.i will use them . I really am thankful for the replies and support I Received. The day I posted I...

Well it has been a rough busy two months since I posted to this forum, my husband is still in therapy , I have my last one tomorrow and will go on an as needed basis. I can't see a lot of improvement...

Brain talk saved me when I was told I had an aneurysm, I found this place when I googled " aneurysm " so many offered support and caring....so many supported me in other forums as I dealt with...

Nat,
We celebrate...woot woot , so happy you are doing so well. This way of doing this surgery should be brought to the USA !!!
It was a long wait for you honey , but now its all about the...

So happy to see Natalie has posted herself on Facebook...she is quiet the trooper, she went into this surgery with calm , hope and positive thoughts . Congratulations Natalie on your successful...

Thanks Trace 1,
I saw the post as well and had come here to post ....so happy you did, she is a special beautiful ray of light and positive for us all, so happy things went well for her .i will...

Hello pudgiebunny ,
I don't know about if they can change but since your mother passed due to an aneurysm , I think the Dr. Is wise to keep an eye on you.Some doctors think that aneurysm tendencies...

Natalie, you have got this , you are the teacher who helped us all , you are on everyone's calendar and in our hearts. You and my Grandniece will be having surgery the same day, so I will be praying...

Happy happy Annieversary :)

Yay Jimmy, I am so happy you are alive and you can do, honey I had a stroke in my left eye, but it got okay,I am thankful.
We all know that surviving an aneurysm...

Jeannie and Nat, it is very quiet in the aneurysm forum, but Nat, you know you have many who will thinking of you on that day..heck we already are..you are that special light that that has given so...

Nat, it is normal to have those " moments " ,you are the most positive person I have ever known and you are so encouraging to all of us .We all want you to have the same peace and sense of well...

Thanks Connie. Yes they did ask for a lot of blood donations from family, I did look up and read about this surgery but so much of the medical speak escaped my intelligence . I just want to be as...

Hi , I am GING from another forum,
my grand niece ( 8months) is to have this surgery on June 18th, I as wondering if anyone in this forum has any information on this . I do know she has a special...

Alex, I don't know but I would think the VA should have to follow the same" hipa" that other medical professionals have to abide by. I am seeing a therapist and she went over this and said she would...

Funnylegs,
I am so sorry about your cousin dying and what a loving jesture to know you would have given your marrow if you could have.
I know when we can, we want to help our family if at all...

Thank you all who have reached out to me ...it means more than you know. I went away for three weeks and then came back and he has been in therapy now for a month. I havent seen any difference in...

I am so excited that you will have your chance and it will turn out just fine! , honey you will have so many of us with you in spirit ....we will all be there with you taking turns making sure you...

Dawn honey,
I hear you loud and clear,I know what depression is ,believe me.
In away I am about to become like you....I don't work, was a stay at home mom for fifty years,now my world has changed,...

Thanks Deedeelyn,
it has been a roller coaster of different emotions for me...
I don't hate him, I just am very lost that someone could be so " pissed" as he said ......to do something like this,...

I don't know how to feel , I went home from baby sitting my grandchildren overnight and found him!
I can't get the image out of my head, they had to Baker act him because he left a note which I did...

So sorry about Caillou,, our pets hold special places in our hearts, they give us companionship and love. Filling our days For many years, they are our family.I think having you close to her when...

Xmarianne, having my aneurysm coiled was the best thing to happen for me, I have a much better chance of survival and to see my grandchildren grow. Mine had to be done interventual and the recovery...

Just sending you all a Valentine wish,

I hope you all have a nice day , you all have be my Valentines when you didn't even know it.

Your support, your encouragement and kind words were just...

One day honey they will find away to fix this Annie, until then we all are with you and love you !
Your courage is so inspiring and the hope and kind words that you so easily give to support and...

Thanks Dawn for your post, I am unsure why some people only need the 81 mg and others need the 325mg and if it would make any difference in the thinness of the blood ? As I said I do get light headed...

I am very concerned about this latest report about aspirin, our often hailed " wonder drug" and the newest report that it could cause blindness.

I have been on full strength 325mg for seven...

Brucie, I would take the " not an aneurysm" and jump for joy, maybe you are having migraines. The MRA may have been a shadow , hence the further testing...happy you don't have the aneurysm, keep...

Hey honey, I am sorry you are having a rough time, I really understand. I have been reading about your son in Ga. And that you are trying to get him and the children out of there. Being a Ga. Girl ,...

Sally , I love my IPad it does every thing a laptop can do and more, you can use a key board if you want or just do a tap on screen keyboard, I do both. I can take it from room to room,take pictures,...

I think it was the both of us honey . I usually do my rants on Facebook to , sorry everyone, it's just been a REALLY TOUGH MONTH FOR ME. , GING :)

Sorry Mike,
I tried to delete my post but could not, so I took most of it out, I guess my emotions are still raw, again if I offended anyone , I never intended to , please accept my apology ...GING...

A verry happy new year to you all, may you be blessed with good health , and better health, and
a few good friends to lift your spirits when you need them and the chance to give that to your...

. I cried for days and can still cry for these babies , it is very hard to lose children ...and in such a horrific way just seems to add to the agony . We have lost little ones in our family , but...

Alesis ,I agree , call and check starting tomorrow, be the sqeeky wheel, at least you can tell the nurse why you are calling and ask for your doctor to return your call...might work , good luck...

That sounds nice Sue, it was just my husband and my self and I just made a pan of chicken a d dressing.we did go over to see the little ones open their gifts then we came home and slept, I forgot how...

Merry Christmas Zep

that sounds good to me ! yumm
Ging

And a Merry Christmas to you and yours' Diandra ! Our family is spread out, we have one Son here and we will run over to watch the peeps open their Santa gifts then home, I have a bone on bone knee...

Hey Sue
, post after Christmas and tell me what you and Hubby did , :) make it special for the two of you ! Merry Christmas Honey

Sue,
I understand you so much.
Being away from those you love especially on an important Holiday like Christmas does make you depressed. I feel this my self as all but one son lives in other...

Merry Christmas to you all ,and best wishes for a healthy new year *cg16
Hugs , GING

Well crap, I was ranting in the wrong forum....sorry :( GING

Good morning all, I just read all theses post and you all are right...I think if they cured anything they would be in the red
With . My husband had to take a very expensive medication for...

My heart is breaking for these families, for the Sandy victims, and for our Country, I am like Diandra, I don't know how to deal with theses feelings, I hate the labels that mental illness is getting...

I feel for theses families so much...we lost two children in our family through an accident several years ago......this is just so much worse because these children had evil in their presence :( ...

Yes you do,
this has been a very sad day for everyone that's a parent, or Grandparent.i have them in my heart and prayers,the days and weeks that will follow will be even harder for the families...

Hi Christy, welcome to BrainTalk ,
Of all the forums ours seems very quiet at times , but we have many members who pop in and out to look for new post . Honey , you are a survivor like Trish said ,...

Well, I flew , and flew and ....well a bit of a headache , but I had that before the coiling so I guess other than a good nose bleed It was not so bad. I had a wonderful time with my beautiful...

David , I am sorry for your loss , that said , you have given a wonderful testament of love, respect and honor to your father.i do hope you are well now and will continue with us as you can. Thank...

Welcome miss Lucy,
you will find many who will offer support to you and will cheer for you and offer kind words and generous hugs starting with me (((hugs))) *hug

Oh Nat , what is happening honey, I wish you could see someone here ,
the Cleveland clinic has many wonderful NS , as do so many of the larger hospital 's, I hope you are feeling okay and can still...

Wow Nat, this is a very good study...I would love to know what mine would show as far as developing another aneurysm or if the large on I have is completely occluded !

Thanks for posting , I look...

Thanks Trace, I am going to see my daughter and grandchildren in Texas , it's about a four hour flight, two take offs and landings on each way, I had the head problems at those times as well before...

Hello to all you wonderful people,

I had my aneurysm coiled a year ago with a few little strokes but no permeate damage that we know of , I did have an eye problem for about a month . I was...

Marmar, I saw what was happening on Staten Island yesterday, it was the first time it was mentioned and I think that is so bad, I saw the pleading for help and finally the red cross came , I pray for...

My son and his family are in New Jersey, no water, no power ,no Gas for generators,but they are alive and safe. The little ones were disappointed that Halloween was canceled , but such is the minds...

My Son is in New Jersey, we just got word , his power went , trees down and power wires all around , he has a generator so he was able to stay informed, now lots of clean up .I am thankful,

New...

Love it , it is easier on the eyes, this is Halloween *blackcat2

Agree with Jeannie, but I love having a Halloween theme *ghost

Yes Mike, in my own clumsy way , I guess I was trying to get the same point that was made by another member Jeannie i think it was, new people don't always notice the word forums to open it up to...

Yay Susan, that is great news on the aneurysm, I hope your MS slows down in progression by the time you have your next check up. I am very happy you do not have the aneurysms, now you can really...

I think the welcome banner is very good, I wish more people noticed the forums at the top . Maybe if they were in a color or bolder print maybe, this lets people search for the place they will find...

Ssusan, I have a brain aneurysm,it was coiled last September , I am one year out from that surgery....so far so good and I go back for an MRA in March to check the coils and stents to make sure they...

Hello Xmarianne,
welcome to braintalk, I dont know about a basil apex aneurysm , but my basilar tip aneurysm has such a wide neck that the doctor had to use two stents first to cover it then put...

this really is an amazing story , and yes all Dogs do go to heaven :joyous:

Woo Hoo Trish, that is great news...that means you are doing well in the noggin department :)
That makes the rest of us who are still in the post operative stage hopeful that we will be where you...

Wow, it's a shame for sure...wonder what the Brand uses to make their meds " go to the right place or dissolve correctly? My neighbor told me the generic only had to be 80% of the brand ingredients ...

Thanks Sally what you say is true( or Helen Keller) as long as I keep things on my calendar to do for others I am okay , when my feeling of usefulness start depleting then that makes me ready to fly...

Candice, all Jimmy says is true , we all change in many different ways. You are an amazing woman , you have beat the odds big time and seeing your daughter graduate will be an awesome memory for you,...

Last Saturday was the one year anniversary of my coiling, I missed sharing with you all but we are back on line and I am doing it now !
I go back in March for an MRA to check on things, but for...

Got my email , thank you, and I signed on without a problem as well .

I am sure the little youngster in the PT department was clueless, I might add the waiting room was full of seniors and when she said " you don't have Medicare anymore and once I got my supplement,...

Newcervie, exactly! I told them I could not afford a $40.00 copayment five days in a row, plus a $40.00 to follow up next week with the Dr. They are all paying less.I remember back in the Dinasour...