Mother, 35, reveals how she had half her SKULL removed after suffering a brain ...

A mother-of-two had to have nearly half her skull removed when she suffered a brain aneurysm during a gym workout.

Lisa Ross thought she just had a migraine while bending down to pick up weights during a body-pump class on March 2, 2017.

With the pain soon becoming agonising, the now 35-year-old was rushed to A&E, where doctors detected a brain aneurysm behind her right eye had ruptured.

Mrs Ross, of Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire, went under the knife to stop the brain bleed, only for the swelling to trigger a stroke just two days later.  

In an effort to save her life, doctors were forced to remove part of Mrs Ross' skull to ease the swelling. 

Two years on, Mrs Ross, who used to be a customer service agent for the Royal Bank of Scotland, has no peripheral vision and limited mobility in her left hand.

Lisa Ross had to have nearly half her skull removed when she suffered a brain aneurysm during a gym workout. She is pictured after the ordeal

Surgery to stop the bleed triggered swelling that caused her to suffer a stroke just days later. She is pictured during her ten-day stint in intensive care while unresponsive

Lisa Ross had to have nearly half her skull removed when she suffered a brain aneurysm during a gym workout. Surgery to stop the bleed triggered swelling that caused her to suffer a stroke just days later. She is pictured right during her ten-day stint in intensive care while unresponsive and left two years on from the ordeal at home in Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire

Speaking of the ordeal, Mrs Ross said: 'It still baffles me to this day how I went from fine to nearly dying in one week.

'I was miserable for months afterwards but I really feel lucky now to still be here and it makes me cherish my family and the little things in life even more.'

Following her gym workout, Mrs Ross tolerated her headache for two days before it became so severe she was taken to A&E at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.

A CT scan revealed she had suffered a brain bleed and Mrs Ross was transferred to a special unit at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

Surgeons managed to stop the bleed, only for her to endure a second stroke days later. 

After having part of her skull removed, Mrs Ross was moved to intensive care, where she stayed, unresponsive, for ten days.

Her mother Lorna Watson said: 'I can't describe the fear. It's something no parent wants to experience.

'Seeing Lisa lying there with all those tubes and wires and her head bandaged

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