frogwild

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.

I have had 5 strokes thus far. They are due to vvasculopathy (thinning and scaring of the blood vessels) resulting from radiation therapy I had to treat a brain tumor I had over 25 years ago. Diabetes and high cholesterol were agrivating factors. My strokes have gotten progressively worse and have put me in a wheelchair now and barely able to speak. I understand that you are worried about having another stroke. I am very worried too. I am doing everything my doctors tell me, to the point. I am still worried. I have come to the realization though that I cannot control everything. I have to let go. Things are different now but I am alive! I am doing what I'm supposed to do and I hope that is enough. If not then what more can I do? I'm only human. We can't control what happens to us, only how we respond to our circumstances. Make the best of now and whatever happens tomorrow happens. you'll deal with it if/when it happens.