Stroke surviviors....my FIL had a stoke 2 days ago. Lost his right side and his speech.

Beausoir

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Sun Nov-25-07 01:31 AM
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Stroke surviviors....my FIL had a stoke 2 days ago. Lost his right side and his speech.

Now, he can move his right side with ease and normalcy. His speech is perfect.

The CT scan definitely showed a brain-bleed. Not a TIA.

The man made an amazing recovery. He will be released tomorrow.

He's a very physically fit 65 year old man.

I've never seen such a recovery.

I have a long history of stroke in my family and I know how devastating they are.

I am just so happy that he was somehow able to recover.

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SeattleGirl

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Sun Nov-25-07 01:33 AM
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1. So glad he is okay, Beausoir.

:hi:

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SPKrazy

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Sun Nov-25-07 09:21 AM
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2. Wow!!!

amazing

any rehab scheduled for him?

sometimes stroke damage isn't as obvious as it is other times

:hi:

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Beausoir

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Sun Nov-25-07 03:24 PM
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4. No. No rehab. I just don't understand it. How can a bad stroke just disappear?

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LaraMN

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Sun Nov-25-07 04:39 PM
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5. A lot of the immediate symptoms were likely the result of swelling

Edited on Sun Nov-25-07 04:41 PM by LaraMN

and damage to brain tissue.
Swelling recedes within about 72 hours of the event and damaged brain tissue heals itself; only dead tissue is permanently lost.

My husband had a stroke in February. He couldn't move or speak initially; now, you'd never know anything had happened to him at all.

I'm glad things turned out well on your end, as well!

:thumbsup:

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Beausoir

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Sun Nov-25-07 05:31 PM
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6. Wow. I had forgotten about your husband. What a wonderful outcome!

Strokes are ghastly.

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sam sarrha

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Sun Nov-25-07 06:12 PM
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7. have to start rehab within about 8 days or they can have permanent damage

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Inchworm

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Sun Nov-25-07 09:43 AM
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3. That is excellent to hear!

I have seen that happen before. Well, not in 2 days, but I used to talk to this guy who had a stroke and I knew he was getting what I was saying. This went on for months then BAM something happened and he could speak. I saw the guy near daily on the city bus. He was quite the human bean with great stories to tell.

Thats so cool about your FIL!

:applause:

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