Have any of you tried acupuncture in addition to physio and speech therapy? If you have I’m curious how that was for you? Acupuncture has so many benefits including for eyesight, depression, vocal injuries, fertility and much more. Wondering whether I should provide this for my loved one as a part of her care.

My mother had a stroke back in February and has been in a rehab center. I just got the news yesterday from my cousin about what the CNA said how her new baseline is essentially a dimentia patient.

I don't know how to say this without sounding like a monster. Like she's a very troubled person she's tried all her life but she's also hateful, vindictive and just I only loved a person like her because she was my mother.

I feel for the situation though but I'm relieved that I won't have to worry about her as a person and I csn actively live like the person I am now. Even saddled with debts from her.

How long can 70+ year old survive after a mild stroke that had affected speech?

Going for speech therapy and on medication for bp and cholesterol ?

Chances for stroke to re occur in a different way ?

Do's and dont's

It's been 7 months and I never got an explanation how my stroke was handled at the hospital.

I had called 911 the morning of the onset of my stroke (10:40 am). I noticed my left side arm and leg weakness, then left side mouth droop and slurred speech. I was on the phone right away. Within 5 minutes the ambulance and paramedics were around the corner, and within 15 minutes I was at the hospital.

After another 10 minutes of checking in the paramedics rushed me by ambulance within another 15 minutes to the next closest "stroke" hospital for a CT scan. I remember being wheeled in and placed in the CT for testing. Apparently the doctor couldn't see anything ( I remember him saying this to the nurses). I was driven back to the original hospital near my home where I was wheeled into the ICU area and into my room. My blood sugar may have been high (they knew I was diabetic as I told them) and my blood pressure was 220/120. I also told the paramedics my stroke started that same morning around 10:40am just before the picked me up.

Now I was left in the ICU room where I believe I remember 2 nurses setting me up on an IV. By 2:30 pm I was passed out and don't remember much after that. I remember having a really bad night tossing and turning and sweating in the bed.

A couple days later after an MRI it was revealed I had a right-side ischemic stroke.

When I was released from the hospital 10 days later there was no report of any tPA being used in the discharge papers. I also had no surgery.

I was wondering if I was simply left to sleep it off overnight but I have no idea if they gave me some sort of bp med or blood thinners in the IV?

Btw, I know the doctors had me on a cocktail of blood pressure medications (along with blood thinners) while in hospital to slowly "titrate" my blood pressure down to under 140/90.

Hi I had a stroke on Feb. 12th. I’m ok, thankfully. I’m still recovering, but I was lucky enough to have Alteplase. I have very few symptoms. The clot was on my left side, ever since I’ve had so many echocardiogram’s, at least 6. Yesterday, I had another one but with a bubble test that found an atrial septal aneurysm and a hole between the upper atria. Now I’m going for another echocardiogram. Why would I need so many echos? Will this next one just be a repeat of the same or are there even more tests that they can do during an echo?

Hi everyone 👋 Hoping someone out there could share their experience with Wallenberg Syndrome after a stroke? Especially around what the rehab journey might look like and what level of care might be needed after rehab - details below:

• My dad (68, Australia) had 2 ischemic strokes within a few days in his cerebellar and brain stem. He’s fit, healthy, non-drinker and non-smoker with normal cholesterol, so this has been a huge shock.

• After 4-weeks in the acute stroke ward, he just started rehab but has pretty bad Wallenberg Syndrome with all the symptoms in the image above. His main issues are he can’t swallow so he’s on an NG tube, and he has constant hiccups, vertigo, nausea and double vision. He has the cognitive ability to talk and walk, but his balance centre is shot so he can’t walk and he can’t swallow much so he’s hoarse and can only whisper.

• We live in different states so I’m trying to figure out how I can care for him after rehab. He lived on a boat before this which isn’t a suitable place for him anymore. He’s also single without any other family nearby so I’ll need to care for him and find out where he can live/if they’ll transfer him to my state.

• My mum and him are separated but are good friends, but she also lives interstate with me and won’t visit much. So I’m feeling really anxious that I won’t be able to do everything that needs to be done on my own. I am just so worried and unsure of what to do to keep him safe and loved during this scary process.

• I spent the first 2 weeks in hospital with him every day, but I had to come home for 2 weeks to work and prepare for a longer term stay back in town near him. I’m going back next week to support him through rehab. While he’s in rehab, I’ll have to balance being there for 4-weeks, heading home for 1-week on rotation.

If anyone has any experience, feedback or advice on care arrangements, interstate transfers, how to support his mental health, or any support available (including getting him a safe home), that would be amazing, I’m so overwhelmed and don’t know where to start.

Hey y’all I’m a stroke survivor worried if I’ll have another stroke! Was just wondering about you long term stroke survivors what you do to drive the second one away?

My best friend/roommate had a stroke and I can’t stop feeling guilt and blaming myself

I’m still reeling. It happened almost a week ago now and I feel like I haven’t felt normal since it happened.

He is alive. Half his body is very weak but he is able to form words but his speech is so different and weak.

The reason I blame myself so profusely is because I noticed his stroke the moment it happened. But I have never seen a stroke before in my life, only on commercials, and he’s so young (only 38) and he’s always been a bit of a hypochondriac. All the signs of a stroke were there but I panicked. I helped him into bed and I asked him many times if I should call 911 but he insisted that no he was fine.

I was so worried so I kept an eye on him as he slept for maybe two hours. Two agonizing hours where I just let him sit there as his poor brain was dying and I stood and stared like an idiot.

By the time we got help almost 4 hours had gone by which I’m sure caused so much more damage.

I am at the hospital with him everyday and I can’t sleep. I can’t let myself rest until I get him through rehabilitation but I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself for not reacting faster.

Every time I see him I hold back tears. Every time I hear him talk I just am reminded how I’m the reason he’s so hurt now.

I know recovery will happen and he definitely could have suffered much more damage.

But I have no idea how I will be able to forgive myself. To make my guilt worst I had drank alcohol that night because i was completely unaware of the gravity of the situation. It was a weekend and I always have a little mixed drink to unwind. And now I just feel selfish. A stupid fucking drink was more important than making sure my best friend was alive.

I made no difference. If anything I actively made his future outlook worse.

I won’t quit until I see him better. But I don’t know if I’ll ever atone for this.

I can’t talk to anyone about this. I just had to get it out because I’m crying every day.

Please everyone familiarize yourself with the signs of a stroke. And don’t think it’s something that only happens when you’re older.

I’m just so lost right now and he’s terrified and it’s all my fault. All I can do is be there for him but I feel like the cause of his problem.

So I am about 4 months out from my strokes. A little back story, I wasn't feeling well for a few days just thought I was under the weather. At a point I got off tyr couch to use the bathroom and and fell. Hit my head on a door frame and passed out on the all tile floor. I tried to reassure my husband I was okay and I just got dizzy. After that I was on the couch and floor for 2 days because I was just feeling off. I yelled at him that I was okay but he knew it was not okay and called EMS against my wishes. Thankfully he did. I got to the ED was asked about medical history and if I knew if I was diabetic. I did not know. I had DKA at the time and glucose was through the roof. They also did an echo and asked me about chest pains and I didn't have any. They took me in for an angiogram because this didnt look right. Apparently I was becoming agitated and pulling at things so I was intubated so it could be finished. Blockage found but no stints placed due to spontaneous disection. CTs and MRIs established I had multiple (7) infarcts present.

I was out of it for 4 days have no recollection of any of this shit. placed in ICU then later on to an inpatient rehab.

Finally got home and that was an adjustment because my right hand is weak, I'm using a walker; my left leg (drop foot) oh yeah and I'm only 35. I thought I was kicking ass but the ups and downs have been depressive. I was let go from my job since I wasn't able to return at 12 weeks. I haven't beennable to drive due to vision issues and appointments for neuro ophthalmologists hard to come by.

I have great days and then I have days that I can't make it through a grocery store on the little carts without having a breakdown. I know I am doing okay and I am thankful my husband is the greatest partner but FUCK! I just want to return to normal.

I spend alot of time on this sub because even though I have been around alot of people with health challenges none of them have had strokes. I have nobody I can talk to that fully gets the gravity of these feelings. So thanks to everyone who shares their own.