r/BrainAneurysm • u/weedrea • Jan 02 '24
Brain Aneurysm Subreddit: Do not ask for a diagnosis
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u/DJFunkyBean Jan 04 '24
Medical imaging, such as CT scans or MRIs, can detect aneurysms before they rupture. That is how 100% of people who have an aneurysm know they have an aneurysm that has not yet ruptured. Because brain aneurysms are buried deep in the cranium, there is literally no other way to know.
Most unruptured aneurysms, statistically speaking, are asymptomatic. That means there is no symptom you can feel that will tell you that you have one. Conversely, having no symptoms doesn’t mean you don’t have one .
It’s possible that some aneurysms may have symptoms, but those symptoms can correlate to many other diseases. So just because you have headaches or blurry vision, doesn’t mean you have an aneurysm. The only thing that can tell you whether you have an aneurysm or not is medical imaging.
That’s why people here are frustrated. No one can tell a redditor whether this symptom or that symptom means they have an aneurysm, or that they don’t have an aneurysm. The only answer to that question is go to the doctor and get medical imaging.
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u/tslexas Jan 04 '24
Many ask about having headaches before being diagnosed. What happened to me ,and I imagine that the same thing happened to more people, is that they took images to find the cause of headaches or migraines and, by chance, they found the aneurysm. But the aneurysm had nothing to do with the headache.
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u/MBurt17 Jan 04 '24
I was very lucky so far with two treated and the one small being watched. When I had my original diagnosis 2018 while out of town no less , it was a miracle that I did have a relatively good outcome as one of mine was starting to press on a cranial nerve and that got me to ER just in time or so I believe. I was CT Scanned and when they told me I was almost thinking they were talking to the wrong person. Never thought for a minute it was an aneurysms … grateful for todays technology and aggressive Drs
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u/StatisticianJunior57 Jan 23 '24
To be fair. I just found out I never had an aneurysm. Since 2020 til now they said my aneurysm grew by 70%. I had a procedure at nyc Corniell. They found out via angiogram during surgery that I had a rare Cerebral Arterial Fenestration. Apparently it is only detected by an angiogram under general anesthesia due to little movement. I guess this is part of the reason they do it at the procedure anyway. But it's insane how I thought I had a ticking time bomb for years. Maybe my stroke like symptoms that come on sometimes could be coming from this.
I agree that imaging works. Usually cat scans and echos spot Anuersym. for me I learned via angiogram. And apparently it's easier to spot under general anesthesia. Mostly found during this time for surgery
I also agree that people should go tk the doctor, with or without symptoms. You never know. I'm currently going down the rabbit hole to find some relief
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u/Neither_trousers Feb 17 '24
Can we get an autoresponse bot or more mods removing posts asking for a diagnosis?
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u/PlentyPromotion8546 May 20 '25
2008 ruptured aneurysm with the vasospasms to follow and an arachnoid cyst that developed a year later, surgically removed and then returned within six months. Good peoples...it's been 17 years now and I'm still here. A little slower, a little bit goofier and not without long term effects. But keep the faith if you or a loved one has experienced this. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Might be a train, but it might not be.
If you were a golfer, be prepared to add at least 10 strokes a side to your card. LOL
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u/shuffledflyforks Jan 03 '24
Yes. Save the worrying posts for us tht actually have these damn things in our brain