Stroke survival/stories and experiences

[HendoDelivered]

Hi all,

Sadly, my Mum had a stroke on Sunday evening and is now currently hospitalised in a quite serious condition, she’s 54. She is making small amounts of progress but is still a million miles away from where she needs to be/how she was before. The type of stroke she had was a bleeding of the brain (Brain Haemorrhage). I sincerely hope that it was caught in time where she doesn’t lose her mobility. She is currently unable to move her right side due to the stroke and her speech is a bit slurred but she can still talk a bit, she seems to get very frustrated as she knows what she wants to say but whether it comes out correctly or how she wants is a different matter. She can still hear and understand/recognise us thankfully. It’s just a very scary and heartbreaking time just now.

Has anyone had a stroke personally or know anyone who has/have you been in my position? I’m just looking for some positive outcomes/stories from stroke survivors etc, as right now, it can be difficult to remain positive and not look ahead into the future of what life may look like for my Mum.

If anyone has some positive stories/experiences from coming out the other side, it would be good to hear about them.

Thanks

[makaveli1875]

Sorry to hear that. My dad had a stroke almost 3 years ago at 64. In the days after it didn't look good he couldn't walk or lift things. He was in hospital a few weeks but he slowly but surely got back on his feet. He can walk and use his arm alright now, bit shakey at times. It's slow prgress at 1st tge Road seems endless but with a bit physio and help from friends and family theres good prospects for recovery. She's still young and that should help the recovery.

[vincipernoi]

It is difficult to generalise, but you can usually expect some degree of improvement, sometimes a remarkable recovery

I know two people who had severe strokes, one haemorrhagic, one thrombotic and had thrombolysis.

the person with the bleed initially lost most of their vision and has made a good recovery, the other was initially unable to speak at all and had paralysis / neglect of their entire right side - he now has an HGV licence and drives in Europe

the recovery continues over 12-18 months so don't necessarily be too discouraged if things seem grim initially

all the best to your mum

[c31]

I hope you mum makes a full recovery and get back to normal very quickly.

I had a stoke a few years ago where I lost some sight in my right eye and some of the power in right arm, after about a month everything was 90% restored. My arm was OK ish, but I couldn't play bowls or golf anymore as my arm has a mind of its own! Its still numb from elbow to wrist but I've learned to live with this. The main issues was psychological, mainly anxiety and lack of confidence which still affects me to this day.

In hospital I was in a ward with a lad who was in to get both his legs amputated!! I asked him why and all he said it was the fags than done him, I never smoked another cigarette after I left the hospital which the doctors and nurses agreed was probably the main cause of me having the stroke.

The only thing I can say from my experience that it was a real wakeup call and made me realise that I needed to change my outlook on life and take better care of myself. I'm a different person today and hopefully a healthier one.

[Onceinawhile]

My father in law had a stroke a few years back (the day Falkirk beat us 1-0 in the Scottish cup semi) and was lucky enough to be near the ERI that he got seen by some specialists pretty quickly.

It was hard going for him and pretty tiring for 6 months to a year, but as of now, you wouldn't know he had ever had a stroke. So there's certainly plenty chance that your mum recovers.

Please remember to look after your own health and wellbeing at the moment as well.