Comments on: Home – Our Stroke Recovery Journey http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com Our Stroke Recovery Journey Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:48:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sue Flow http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-14/#comment-54894 Sue Flow Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:52:52 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-54894 Kathy, i foudn your story inspirational. My sory is grulling to say the lest. My husband at 57 had a massive stroke. He was a smoking of 30 years wiht not a good gene line. I tried to tell him what could happen but he thought he would be fine. So hard, went to bed on e night with all well, next day changed. Huband was a 6 figure guy, I was not but left tying to figure out how to handle a hugh cut in pay. That being said we have suvived, thanks be to God. The part that concerns me the most is my very thoughtful husband of the past seem to have filter when it comes to social behavior, very hard. He has a lot of other difficulities ; but that is a big one. He does not like to leave the house. Our life has changed soooo much for the worse it is hard to conform to the new life; I Definately am struggling afer 38 yrs,. of marriage. Almost embarrashed to ask but do you have any suggestings???? Kathy, i foudn your story inspirational. My sory is grulling to say the lest. My husband at 57 had a massive stroke. He was a smoking of 30 years wiht not a good gene line. I tried to tell him what could happen but he thought he would be fine. So hard, went to bed on e night with all well, next day changed. Huband was a 6 figure guy, I was not but left tying to figure out how to handle a hugh cut in pay. That being said we have suvived, thanks be to God. The part that concerns me the most is my very thoughtful husband of the past seem to have filter when it comes to social behavior, very hard. He has a lot of other difficulities ; but that is a big one. He does not like to leave the house. Our life has changed soooo much for the worse it is hard to conform to the new life; I Definately am struggling afer 38 yrs,. of marriage. Almost embarrashed to ask but do you have any suggestings????

]]> By: Kathy http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-14/#comment-54503 Kathy Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:38:10 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-54503 In regard to your question about whether too much time has passed for your mother to improve, the answer is emphatically no. She can improve for many, many years in her stroke recovery. The most improvement is seen in the first 18 months after stroke, and then it slows down a bit. But as the stroke survivor continues to persevere in therapy, gradual progress will continue even up to 20 yrs. post stroke. In regard to your question about whether too much time has passed for your mother to improve, the answer is emphatically no. She can improve for many, many years in her stroke recovery. The most improvement is seen in the first 18 months after stroke, and then it slows down a bit. But as the stroke survivor continues to persevere in therapy, gradual progress will continue even up to 20 yrs. post stroke.

]]> By: Terri http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-14/#comment-54492 Terri Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:18:41 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-54492 My mother suffered a massive stroke in November. Her side is greatly effected and she struggles with speech. She was discharged to a skilled nursing facility. The therapy was not aggressive and I feared she was getting too comfortable with her condition. I was able to get her into an inpatient rehab facility 2 days ago and the approach to therpay is radically different. I am praying she make more progress. She still isn't able to walk or use her right arm. Has too much time passed for her to improve? My mother suffered a massive stroke in November. Her side is greatly effected and she struggles with speech. She was discharged to a skilled nursing facility. The therapy was not aggressive and I feared she was getting too comfortable with her condition. I was able to get her into an inpatient rehab facility 2 days ago and the approach to therpay is radically different. I am praying she make more progress. She still isn’t able to walk or use her right arm. Has too much time passed for her to improve?

]]> By: Evo Gamboni http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-14/#comment-54158 Evo Gamboni Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:03:10 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-54158 I stumbled onto this site & am relating to many comments & inspired by many others. My name is Evo Gamboni; I suffered an ischemic stroke 23 Oct 2008. The stroke knocked out my left side, but I have made some progress. My left arm & hand are still out of commission but I can walk with a cane and a bioness L-300. For anyone that has some mobility but must rely on an AFO, the L-300 works wonderful. http://www.bioness.com/Home.php I have tried many alternative therapies, HBOT, Molecular Magnetic Energizer (MME) & acupuncture. Hell, I even bought a mild Hyperbaric chamber for home use. According to the MD that treated me in a hard hyperbaric chamber, pressurized with 100% O2. A mild portable hyperbaric chamber pressurized with air is just as beneficial provided you breathe supplemental O2. An oxygen concentrator works great No miracle cure yet but I continue my search (that’s how I found this site) I have also ordered and am awaiting receipt of a new bioness, the L-300 Plus which will help with my weak hamstring. I stumbled onto this site & am relating to many comments & inspired by many others.
My name is Evo Gamboni; I suffered an ischemic stroke 23 Oct 2008. The stroke knocked out my left side, but I have made some progress. My left arm & hand are still out of commission but I can walk with a cane and a bioness L-300.
For anyone that has some mobility but must rely on an AFO, the L-300 works wonderful.
http://www.bioness.com/Home.php
I have tried many alternative therapies, HBOT, Molecular Magnetic Energizer (MME) & acupuncture. Hell, I even bought a mild Hyperbaric chamber for home use.
According to the MD that treated me in a hard hyperbaric chamber, pressurized with 100% O2. A mild portable hyperbaric chamber pressurized with air is just as beneficial provided you breathe supplemental O2. An oxygen concentrator works great
No miracle cure yet but I continue my search (that’s how I found this site)
I have also ordered and am awaiting receipt of a new bioness, the L-300 Plus which will help with my weak hamstring.

]]> By: Elaine http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-13/#comment-53598 Elaine Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:35:35 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-53598 My huaband had a massisve stroke in 2000. He was 61. We were healthy active adults western square dancing at the time. We thought we beat it. After 6 weeks in hospital, he came home in a wheelchair that he was supposedd to be in for life. He had 1 and a half years of theropy and then he went without a cane for 10 years. In the last 2 1/2 years it is coming back. I had to put him in the nursing home a year ago. He was 73. I don't know what to do. This is not what retirement is suposed to be. He is considered a sucess since he had 10 good years. It dosen't feel like a sucess. My huaband had a massisve stroke in 2000. He was 61. We were healthy active adults western square dancing at the time. We thought we beat it. After 6 weeks in hospital, he came home in a wheelchair that he was supposedd to be in for life. He had 1 and a half years of theropy and then he went without a cane for 10 years. In the last 2 1/2 years it is coming back. I had to put him in the nursing home a year ago. He was 73. I don’t know what to do. This is not what retirement is suposed to be. He is considered a sucess since he had 10 good years. It dosen’t feel like a sucess.

]]> By: Chris http://www.strokesurvivorblog.com/comment-page-13/#comment-53159 Chris Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:42:56 +0000 http://strokesurvivorblog.com/?page_id=2#comment-53159 Thank you so much for such an informative site and sharing your story. I suffered a stroke Aug 18 2011 and am very lucky for the outcome so far. My physical impact has been somewhat minor so far but I am finding the emotional/mental impact hard to deal with. I have started my own blog as well: http://eclecticauthenticity.wordpress.com/ Thank you so much for your site!! Chris Thank you so much for such an informative site and sharing your story. I suffered a stroke Aug 18 2011 and am very lucky for the outcome so far. My physical impact has been somewhat minor so far but I am finding the emotional/mental impact hard to deal with.

I have started my own blog as well: http://eclecticauthenticity.wordpress.com/

Thank you so much for your site!!

Chris

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