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<blockquote data-quote="Amal Shukup" data-source="post: 2051159" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>I'm ecstatic to hear you're recovering so well. Work the physio - it pays off. </p><p></p><p>I'm finding it a bit wierd how many people on this board have suffered strokes or stroke-like events...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Too true... </p><p></p><p>I agree completely. Folks: if you think you are maybe having a stroke, get help immediately - do NOT 'wait and see'.</p><p></p><p>To this I would add: All you aging (ie, you're not 18 anymore) folks get your blood pressure checked <u>regularly</u> - it can sneak up on you (and it does beaucoup Sneak Attack Damage)... </p><p></p><p>My stroke - not ischemic, but a rather massive hemmorage - caught me 6 years ago this month. (I was only 30 and in decent shape, but had severe un-diagnosed/treated congenital hypertension). Felt precisely like the sudden but mild headache you get if your glasses aren't seated 100% correctly. Then I noticed that my left arm and leg weren't working right, so I called 911 and was unconscious (and bleeding out into my brain) within MINUTES. I was home alone too, so: No Call? No Live.</p><p></p><p>Considering the initial prognosis (<em>"call the family, he's toast"</em>) my recovery was excellent...</p><p></p><p>The bleeding cost me about a golf-ball sized chunk of basal ganglia: initially, total paralysis of the left side, plus refinements. After a few months in hospital and a year or so of Physio (I LOVE all physical therapists), all the parts more or less work. I lack sensation and fine motor control on the left side, so I walk with a cane (I could do without it mostly, but it's cool), type one-handed, and can no longer play the guitar or safely practice martial arts. </p><p></p><p>I'm NOT complaining - I got off really, really LUCKY. It's not death that really concerns me (and I've been close enough to know), but the brain is chock full of REALLY important stuff that I would have REALLY missed. Yes, losing the guitar sucked, but I'm still ME - some of the people I was in rehab with aren't anymore...</p><p></p><p>A'Mal</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amal Shukup, post: 2051159, member: 6291"] I'm ecstatic to hear you're recovering so well. Work the physio - it pays off. I'm finding it a bit wierd how many people on this board have suffered strokes or stroke-like events... Too true... I agree completely. Folks: if you think you are maybe having a stroke, get help immediately - do NOT 'wait and see'. To this I would add: All you aging (ie, you're not 18 anymore) folks get your blood pressure checked [U]regularly[/U] - it can sneak up on you (and it does beaucoup Sneak Attack Damage)... My stroke - not ischemic, but a rather massive hemmorage - caught me 6 years ago this month. (I was only 30 and in decent shape, but had severe un-diagnosed/treated congenital hypertension). Felt precisely like the sudden but mild headache you get if your glasses aren't seated 100% correctly. Then I noticed that my left arm and leg weren't working right, so I called 911 and was unconscious (and bleeding out into my brain) within MINUTES. I was home alone too, so: No Call? No Live. Considering the initial prognosis ([I]"call the family, he's toast"[/I]) my recovery was excellent... The bleeding cost me about a golf-ball sized chunk of basal ganglia: initially, total paralysis of the left side, plus refinements. After a few months in hospital and a year or so of Physio (I LOVE all physical therapists), all the parts more or less work. I lack sensation and fine motor control on the left side, so I walk with a cane (I could do without it mostly, but it's cool), type one-handed, and can no longer play the guitar or safely practice martial arts. I'm NOT complaining - I got off really, really LUCKY. It's not death that really concerns me (and I've been close enough to know), but the brain is chock full of REALLY important stuff that I would have REALLY missed. Yes, losing the guitar sucked, but I'm still ME - some of the people I was in rehab with aren't anymore... A'Mal [/QUOTE]
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