Subarachnoid haemorrhage - aneurysm

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Hi All. I suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage two weeks ago when a brain aneurysm I didn’t know I had ruptured.
I was discharged from hospital late on Monday so am now at home recovering.

I don’t appear to have any significant issues but am exhausted at the moment and just feel unwell generally.

Has anyone else experienced this and can advise on what recovery is likely to look like?

I just want to feel better now and get back to a more normal life.

Of course typically now I am home I keep thinking of questions I have. Am I likely to be more susceptible to getting another aneurysm - how much follow up can I expect? Will I be monitored closely for years to come?
I have been told I will have appointments and further scans at some point.

Had anyone experienced this and then gone on to return to a normal life?

OP I’m so sorry you had this experience. My dad had one of these when he was 50. It probably took him a year-18 months to fully recover emotionally/mentally. The lingering effects were depression, exhaustion, weird things like claustrophobia. Physically he was fine although advised not to partake in impact sports like tennis or football. Anyway he’s now 78 and fit as a fiddle.
Hope your recovery goes well x

Thank you @WingSlutz
I’m 53 so hope to have many more years as your dad has.
Exhaustion is the main thing I’ve got at the moment. Strangely so far I don’t feel any anxiety or stress about what I’ve been through.
Will be interesting to see how quickly I feel recovered to return to work. Thankfully I do admin work from home, so that will be much nicer than having to go into an office for a bit. But I’m not rushing back any time soon.

Take your time on recovery even though it’s boring. I had planned brain surgery and probably went a bit too quick. I might not have the depression in the same way I do now. (OTOH no one really knows and maybe it was just bad luck for me.)

Feeling quite rough today annoyingly. I have no energy and struggled to get out of bed for anything today.
I keep getting up to go to to the bathroom and do go downstairs every so often, as I know laying in bed all of the time is not going to do me any good, but I’m feeling awful and feeling very upset at the moment.
I was expecting to feel a bit better each day, but feel like I’ve taken a step backwards today. I can’t get comfortable anywhere other than in bed.
I can’t concentrate on anything and just feel very sorry for myself today 😢
I think having to wake up to take meds every 4 hours doesn’t help, as every time I wake I struggle to go back to sleep again. So I’m awake half of the night.

What has the hospital said about rest and doing things? Sometimes rest is what your body needs.

Just been given leaflets about fatigue.
I think it’s just finding the right balance between getting up and moving around and resting. I think I’m probably just expecting too much too soon.

A close family member suffered an aneurysm a few years ago. It was traumatic, and shocking. They underwent surgery (coiling), and after a month or so went home. I would say she was back on her feet after a week of being out of hospital, and walking OK after a month, and now, a few years later, the recovery is full, but with some side effects, mainly tiredness at night. Recovery depends upon how serious the rupture was, and how early it was caught.
As far as scans etc go, in our case there were a few scans over two years or so, but they have now stopped. There has been little advice from the GP other than to monitor blood pressure etc.