Last post Wed, May 14 2008 8:30 PM by mitskev. 40 replies.
barry, don't exactly know what the difference is in certain types of strokes i had three strokes back In 1999, you are doing remarkably well IOf you can get your thought process going enough to connect on the computer the single most important advice I can give you Is don't give up only two people know how much you 'll recover and that's god and yourself! If you have access to a pool use It! water helped my mobility alot but unfortunately for me I didn't have access to several years ago but I did start to ride a three wheel adult tricycle helped alot with my balance and eventually strengthened my legs I could pedal much further then I could walk, bicycle riding Is still one of my favorite things to do I know longer need the stability of an adult tricycle but I can ride my regular bicycle 10 miles at a time, make no mistake your life has changed forever! don't waste time grieving for what was but enjoy the new life you now have!
i still have problems sleeping. cannot sleep inbed. it drives me crazy. got an injection for my shoulderpain. it helped some. when did you have your stroke.
We all seem to have similar aches and pains. Is anyone making notes ? Maybe this will help those who want to know what's likely to occur or what to expect. While everyone's is different and that may sound like a copout or some sort of lame excuse - truth is we all different in one way or another. Maybe somebody's is noting these symptoms and the after effects, at least the ones that seem common.
i have a hard time sleeping inbed because of shoulder painand discomfort. does anyone have any tricks tohelp get comfortable inbed. anyone else hqave this problem. right now i have to sleep in a chair.
barry
I too noticed the date thing and agree that the typo was biggie. We all do it - nobodies perfect. Well, back to the subject - my stroke was February 15, 2007. After a year most of my right arm and leg came back and my speaking is almost normal and I don't slaughter the language anymore. My yodeling career however is bust - so too my chances for "American Idol". I never lost my cognitive or short term memory. Funny thing my emotions have pushed their way out and instead of being reserved and stoic - I find myself laughing and crying at the stupidest things. Like Judge Judy, National Geoghraphic and the Science Channel - you can guess which one was laughable and which were sad. Things like yawning and sneezing have become uncontrollable and unexpected. I eat like a slob now. Good or bad I knew my leg was coming back when I felt the pressure of the blanket on it. I also had cramps in my calf. Then I felt "pins and needles" on my foot. I didn't track or keep the dates but I'm 50 now and I don't think it matters but helps if you are not "long in the tooth". It seems the older you are the less able you can rejuvenate the brain to appendages link but I'm no expert - just experienced.
I am was 42 years old when I had my stroke.December 20,2005.For a long time I thought God was punishing me.I was recenty divorced with 4 children the yiungest being 10. I was a registered nurse working a the time but oving every minute of it. My mother had passed away about 3 months prior. In the beginning I did alot of falling, I wanted so bad to get my left side to work. It hasn't yet. Athough I do walk with a cane short distances It is 6:o3 amhere in pantersvile Texas. I am truly glad that I found this site I fee that I am not alone in this struggle. I can really use the support.
You sound a great deal like me - our HMO's have done all that they will. Now you need to work on you. I laid around expecting things to come back and they have to some point. But it's been a year plus since my stroke and I'm still not all back. I still use a cane. My right hand side was effected so I stilll can't write legibly, or drive yet. I'm working on leaving the cane behind and driving when I can count on my right leg in an emergency manuver, I noticed the other day I had cramp in my right calf. So something is going on. I walk the area where I live twice a day. I want to use an exercise bike soon. And now that it is summer I want to use the pool to just hold the edge and kick. I'm not ready to swim yet. All things in moderation.
8 years - good for her. It just goes to show how the brain takes it sweet time. Dammit I want to be just like was sooner than that ... Patience be damned I want it all and I want it now. Who am I kidding - I'm in it for the long haul because I've got nothing but time now. Slowly but surely I want to rebuild the old me. No matter how hard or long it takes !
