Hi Tony

As far as family and friends go, as much as they love and care about you, they can't possibly understand what you have been through unless they have faced the same demons you have.

Are you having trouble with sleep? That seems to be a common thread with us, and I suspect has a lot to do with having someone 'mucking around' with the things that make us 'us'.

Around the three month mark, seems to be the time when depression and hair loss kick in. So be aware that these things may happen to you. Causes?? For the depression - a chemical imbalance maybe (combined with the loss of self I already covered). Don't be too proud to accept a 'hand up' if you are offered one in terms of counselling or medication. Hair loss - who knows, could be because your body and brain has been under so much stress or could be because of the radiation from the endless run of CAT scans, but so many of us have it. You better believe I was a stunning little unit with a partially bald head, scar, steroid acne and so on.

BUT...I got through it, and back to being myself. I got the little monster before it got me, and I have so much to be grateful for.

I will keep an eye on this forum, so please let me know how you are getting on, and if you have any questions I will do my best to help. You have joined the ranks of an elite club of aneurysm survivors.

Cheers

Lyn