bleeding of the brain

[Connemmara]

Sorry - I put this posting in the wrong place - but here goes - a very good friend of mine collapsed yesterday morning and is on a life support machine with the above. Apparently her lungs are ok and her heart - would anybody know of anyone who came round from this. She is leaving 4 teenagers. My heart is breaking as she is only 52 years old.

[stokemaveric]

my god connemmara im so sorry for you and your friends family..yes ive read that people do come around from this sort of thing...my thoughts and prayers are with you all x

[bobjugs12]

Yes they do. I won't chuck loads of medical jargon around, but my Dad survived one last year (with no major lasting effects either)

All the best to your and your mate

[Connemmara]

well all the medical staff have been extremely negative and have told the family to prepare for the worst. 97% against her living and 3% coming round. I say where there is life there is hope - please God.

[bobjugs12]

Conne, I won't lie. The odds of survival are not great. But she has already beaten some of them by getting into hospital alive. Every minute she is around, her chances improve.

[anneasquith]

sorry but the prognosis sounds poor going by the medical figures, but lets hope they are wrong.

[Sqad]

It all depends where the bleeding is in the brain and how extensive this is.

It could well be a subarachnoid haemorrhage or a cerebral bleed,from an artery and this will depend upon the outlook.

Plenty of patients have indeed come round and lived useful lives.

[Connemmara]

thanks all for you wee bit of positivity. At present 14.51 she is still holding on and they are doing more tests.

[MickyMacgraw]

We don't know each other but I'm sorry to hear this and I hope you and her family are ok and she pulls through.

[Connemmara]

thanks Micky

[Connemmara]

it is half past nine - she died at 7.00 - good night everybody.

[MickyMacgraw]

So sorry to hear that connemmara, our thoughts are with you and the family, may your friend rest in peace.

[Answerprancer]

My Dad had a brain bleed (or "infarction" as they called it) a couple of years ago, he was in a terrible state "thunderclap" headaches, persistant vomiting, misery - he survived it and is back to work (he's 70 btw).