stillsmiling

Hi Pam, I understand where you are coming from. I'm not trying to make excuses for people but its been my experience with my stroke is that people "don't understand". They see us as we were before the stroke. My husband for example had the hardest time understanding why I was bone tired by the time Saturday came around after working all week. He just did not get the fact that it took all the energy I had to during the week to do my job. If my symptoms were more visible on the outside it may make it easier for him to understand. Just the other day he said how he couldn't remember his clock in number at work and something else his mind went blank. He asked me if I knew what he was talking about. Duh! I just looked at him and said Yeh, like the whole last year but add the ability to speak correctly at times, remember simple things ( the blank stare because you can't remember the name of something and your'e looking right at it), or to be able to understand simple directions and do them. Hang in there.

I too had the tngling after for awile. It does go away with time. It seems like doctors dismiss alot as being part of the stroke, but it really does a number on your sstem. All kinds of things happen. If you think about it, it kind of makes sense. Your braincontrols everything, so when it goes haywire, everything goes haywire. It's true, give it time. That's the only thing that helps. Also, trust yourself. You'll know if something is truly wrong. I knew something was wrong when I had my first stroke. I tried to explain it away, but I knew, deep down. Remember, time does help. Give yourself a break. Your world has been turned upside down. It takes tme to adjust. Hi, Before my stroke I suffered from bad headaches several times a week. I chalked up to stress of the job and things. When I had my stroke it was the worst pain in the head that I ever had. I still thought it was just a bad headache. I have been concern about the headaches after the stroke. I asked my physical therapist and she told me to imagine the worst headache you ever had and times that by 100 percent then go straight to the ER. I also looked up the stroke warning signs. I do not have them memorized yet but if I feel like something may be wrong I defintely will ask someone about my face, hands, speech and other things. Take it easy. Taking time is the best medicine. Dawn

Hi Linda, My name is Dawn. I had my stroke on Mar. 28, 11. You are not alone feeling like a second stroke is around the corner. When I first came home from the hospital I hated just the thought of sleeping in my own bed. I had my stroke during my sleep. When I work up the next morning I had left side paralizes, slight facial sloping, and speech slurriness. I say a lot prayers and put it into God's hands. I have begun to change my diet and have started back on a exercise program of sorts. I have relazied what stresses me out and try my best to stay away from them. I guess for me it comes down to just trying to live my "new" life the best I can and try not to dwell on what could happen. Take life one day at a time. I have been told things get better with time. I truly believe it. Still smiling, Dawn