Update on SO with Aneurysm

July 7, 2007 11:42 PM

UPDATE: My SO with the aneurysm survived brain surgery. I didn't know if this was appropriate to post here, but the askme response was so comforting. It was the middle of the night and I felt really alone. Now she's home, having survived a craniotomy, and doing great. So, it's late at night again and I'm awake and she's asleep with her giant Frankenstein scar and I wanted to say thank you.
posted by generic230 to MetaFilter-related at 11:42 PM (56 comments total)

Oh, that's fantastic! I was just wondering yesterday how she was doing -- so glad to hear the good news. Thanks for the update!
posted by scody at 11:47 PM on July 7, 2007

Really glad to hear this. Good wishes to you both!
posted by Zosia Blue at 11:54 PM on July 7, 2007

Yaaay, glad to hear it!
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 12:14 AM on July 8, 2007 [1 favorite]

good for both of you
posted by growabrain at 12:16 AM on July 8, 2007

This is wonderful, thank you for giving us an update!
posted by annathea at 12:17 AM on July 8, 2007

Woohoo! This must be a very difficult time for you and it's really neat that MeFi has been able to provide some comfort.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to your SO and to you both, generally.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 12:18 AM on July 8, 2007

fantastic
posted by edgeways at 12:35 AM on July 8, 2007

I'm so glad to hear it! Here's to a speedy recovery!
posted by LeeJay at 1:41 AM on July 8, 2007

Best wishes to you and your SO.
posted by amyms at 1:46 AM on July 8, 2007

yay lovie! i was wondering how you were both travelling.
i had little doubt that she would survive fully intact, but it's always nice to get that confirmation.

you must feel like there is an enormous weight off your shoulders. remember, you're to baby her till she's healed, then treat her like normal.

it will be really hard to think of her as her old, resilient self, but the sooner you can try and get that mindset, the more normal things will seem.

such good news... you've made my evening. really, you have.
yay for you, and yay for her. yays all round.

oooh... and the fun bit is deciding on the really amusing things you'll tell people happened to give her that fabbo scar. the metal plate from 'nam is always a good start... but i'm sure the other mefites will have some beaut suggestions.
again, yay!
posted by taff at 2:49 AM on July 8, 2007

I always claim that the scar on my eyebrow is as a result of the Iranian Embassy seige in '84, but I don't like to talk about it.

(Congratualtions and best wishes Generic230!)
posted by Jofus at 3:42 AM on July 8, 2007

Best wishes!
posted by gomichild at 4:16 AM on July 8, 2007

all the best.
posted by Dave Faris at 5:01 AM on July 8, 2007

Fantastic news! Thanks for letting us know. All best wishes.
posted by GrammarMoses at 5:04 AM on July 8, 2007

I'm glad to hear it. I hope everything continues to go smoothly.
posted by sciurus at 5:42 AM on July 8, 2007

Thanks for the update. All the best.
posted by nthdegx at 5:52 AM on July 8, 2007

That's great news, generic230 - best wishes for you both!
posted by madamjujujive at 5:54 AM on July 8, 2007

Glad to hear it. May she make a full and speedy recovery.
posted by essexjan at 6:17 AM on July 8, 2007

That's good news. Mazeltov!
posted by mmahaffie at 6:32 AM on July 8, 2007

I am so happy to hear that, I know it's been a nailbiting time for you. You both have been in my thoughts.
posted by jessamyn at 6:35 AM on July 8, 2007

That's such great news. Thanks for the update - I often wonder how things turn out so it's good to hear that things went well. Wishing you both continued good health.
posted by Kangaroo at 6:39 AM on July 8, 2007

That is wonderful news. Congratulations :)
posted by dirtynumbangelboy at 7:04 AM on July 8, 2007

I'm really glad to hear that. The best of luck to both of you!
posted by myeviltwin at 7:20 AM on July 8, 2007

Excellent news to read. Always glad to see how MeFi advice helps :)
posted by rmm at 7:46 AM on July 8, 2007

I put an update in the open thread as well.
posted by jessamyn at 7:55 AM on July 8, 2007

Oh, God, that's so great to hear!
posted by maudlin at 8:08 AM on July 8, 2007

/cheer
posted by matty at 8:10 AM on July 8, 2007

Best wishes to her (and you) for a speedy recovery!
posted by briank at 8:20 AM on July 8, 2007

Excellent!
posted by thomas j wise at 8:23 AM on July 8, 2007

:)
posted by miss lynnster at 8:31 AM on July 8, 2007

Great News! Good luck and best wishes. Hold on to your beloved.
posted by planetkyoto at 9:07 AM on July 8, 2007

Yay!
posted by trip and a half at 9:45 AM on July 8, 2007

This is very good news, and you're kind for supplying the update, generic230.
posted by paulsc at 10:21 AM on July 8, 2007

Felicitations!
posted by The corpse in the library at 10:39 AM on July 8, 2007

Thanks for the update. So glad to hear that your SO is doing well!
posted by palmcorder_yajna at 11:04 AM on July 8, 2007

I'm so glad.
posted by flibbertigibbet at 11:06 AM on July 8, 2007

Good luck to the both of you. Thanks for the update.
posted by boo_radley at 11:23 AM on July 8, 2007

#:^)
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 11:46 AM on July 8, 2007

Very glad to hear it!
posted by dog food sugar at 11:47 AM on July 8, 2007

Hi generic230, sending you and your beloved big cyber hugs.

I had an aneurysm/stroke last September, shared about it here. Would like to offer you support, advice and info from somebody who has been there, spent the better part of a month in and out of the neurosurgery unit, intensive care and the step down clinic with other people who had craniotomies. Aren't those Frankenstein staples awesome?! LOL

They are such nightmare looking things the only thing I could do was laugh about them. Very scary looking for an onlooker.

Important to keep hair very delicately out of the wound (why they don't shave the whole head is a mystery) and to watch for any pus in the cut area.

After having chemo for late stage cancer I got incredibly constipated, it was the straining that blew a gasket in my brin. Strain during giving birth can cause a neurological bust brain vessel, eclampsia.

No bright lights, everything extremely gentle, like a very small child, delicate, no stress, peaceful, nothing loud, no agitation.

Once I could handle light again, posting here helped me to improve my thinking, capacity to type with fewer typos. I think typing helps heal the brain, as does any activity that includes both sides of the body, like walking. Gentle walking.

If you feel so inclined please email me:
nickyskye at gmail dot com, I'll give you my home phone number.

In any case, my loving wishes for you both.
posted by nickyskye at 2:55 PM on July 8, 2007 [3 favorites]

i was really glad to hear this. i didn't post on your askme, but i thought of you and your so often since then. this is good news.
posted by kerning at 5:21 PM on July 8, 2007

That's wonderful news; I'm glad to hear it. Best wishes to you both.
posted by Tuwa at 5:46 PM on July 8, 2007

Likewise, I didn't have anything to add to askme, but I'm glad for both of you to hear things went well.
posted by LinusMines at 5:50 PM on July 8, 2007

So awesome, that's such great news. Take good care and may peace and healing be in full force now!
posted by tristeza at 6:03 PM on July 8, 2007

Great news! My best wishes to both of you.
posted by cerebus19 at 7:03 PM on July 8, 2007

Woo! I read the first thread but didn't have any concrete advice like others so eloquently had. Thanks for the update. Here's to you and your SO!
posted by safetyfork at 7:33 PM on July 8, 2007

Best wishes to you both from me, too...
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 8:02 PM on July 8, 2007

Wow, that's such good news! Best wishes to your SO for a speedy recovery.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 10:46 PM on July 8, 2007

Thanks for letting us know and best wishes to both of you!
posted by Lynsey at 12:03 AM on July 9, 2007

Excellent news! Hope things continue to go well and this is the last time you have to go through something like that.
posted by dg at 12:33 AM on July 9, 2007

I offer my best wishes too.

I suffered a serious head injury many years ago. I display my giant Frankenstein scar from the resulting surgery with pride, particularly latterly, as my hairline beats a hasty retreat from my face.

It took me some time to get over, but I have made a full recovery, despite dire predictions at the time - the brain is one amazing thing.

It was twenty years in April. It is a long road. It is worth it.
posted by Samuel Farrow at 2:15 AM on July 9, 2007

Wow! Yeah! Good news!
posted by jeanmari at 7:58 AM on July 9, 2007

I'm so glad things are going well. It's hard to sit by helplessly when someone you love is suffering. My thoughts are with you both.
posted by misha at 11:44 AM on July 9, 2007

Yay and best wishes for continued health!
posted by casarkos at 1:00 PM on July 9, 2007

This is sort of like when one of those goodbye cards has already made the office whipround and all the clever jokes have been taken by the time it gets to me.

But I just wanted to say I, too, thought a lot about your askme, and I am very happy to hear this news.
posted by M.C. Lo-Carb! at 1:46 PM on July 9, 2007

Best wishes on a speedy and thorough recovery.
posted by BrotherCaine at 8:23 PM on July 11, 2007