Dads had a stroke
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Sat in Winchester royal hospital , my dad had a bleed in his brain last night and I have been sat here for the worst 27 hours of my life. Doctors last night said he was touch and go whether he was going to survive. He is concious and can speak a little but his left side is quite badly paralysed, but he is starting to move it a little. Has any one else had any experience of strokes? And what is the timescale for recovery.
Need some freindly advise or stories of relatives pulling through this please.
Thanks for listening
Glenn
Need some freindly advise or stories of relatives pulling through this please.
Thanks for listening
Glenn
Sorry to hear that... My Grandad had a MASSIVE stroke in portugal about 20 years ago... they said that if he had been in England he would have been much much better. As it was he lasted for another 17 years and enjoyed every minute of it.. I know its no consolation at the moment.. but it may not be that bad..
My thoughts are with you all.
Amongst other things at the time, my wife had a stroke and has made a near full recovery. There was significant paralysis down the left side of the body. The bulk of the recovery was within six months if I recall. Sorry if I sound vague but this wasn't the only problem. She had the stroke when she was in intensive care on life support, suffering from very advanced endocarditus. In fact it was detritus from the endocarditus that caused the stroke.
From what I was told at the time, recovery depends on how quickly they catch it and the younger the 'victim' is the better the chances.
Ask the doctors(I'm sure you have); they'll know more than anyone here about your Dad's situation.
All the best. These are tough times; put a brave face on for all concerned.
Amongst other things at the time, my wife had a stroke and has made a near full recovery. There was significant paralysis down the left side of the body. The bulk of the recovery was within six months if I recall. Sorry if I sound vague but this wasn't the only problem. She had the stroke when she was in intensive care on life support, suffering from very advanced endocarditus. In fact it was detritus from the endocarditus that caused the stroke.
From what I was told at the time, recovery depends on how quickly they catch it and the younger the 'victim' is the better the chances.
Ask the doctors(I'm sure you have); they'll know more than anyone here about your Dad's situation.
All the best. These are tough times; put a brave face on for all concerned.
lazyitus said:
My Nan did.
Similar thing. She was in a bad way but eventually returned to her former glory.
He's gonna need you and your family for support. Be there, be strong and help him as much as possible.
Good luck mate.
Same here, only it was my Dad. Lived to a great old age. All the best for a speedy recovery.Similar thing. She was in a bad way but eventually returned to her former glory.
He's gonna need you and your family for support. Be there, be strong and help him as much as possible.
Good luck mate.
My sympathies as both my Mother and MIL had strokes, both different in nature as my mother had none of the usual symptoms (partial paralysis etc) while my MIL did.
Quit a bit on Google if you search 'stroke' or 'stroke recovery'.
This book may help in the future. Others around of course.
Best wishes.
Quit a bit on Google if you search 'stroke' or 'stroke recovery'.
This book may help in the future. Others around of course.
Best wishes.
Thanks for all your kind words. My dad is 60 so not that old. They think it was high blood pressure that has caused it but the doctors won't tell me much as they just don't know how bad it is. His CT scan showed a bleed the size of an egg on the right side of his brain.
Can't type mhch more sorry I will let you all know how he is.
Thanks again for the kind words.
Can't type mhch more sorry I will let you all know how he is.
Thanks again for the kind words.
I went through something similar with my Dad 2.5 years ago. Sadly he didn't pull through and it took a month of intensive care to get to the end. I say this because my advice to you is to pace yourself. While sitting with him day in day out might feel like the right thing to do, but, once he's stable, it isn't, you need to look after yourself, your Mum and your siblings. The nurses and Drs will do a great job for him.
I hope it works out for you.
I hope it works out for you.
When I was 18 (43 now), pop went in for a 'routine' hernia op - sufered 2 heart attacks and a stroke. Whe we got him home he was a bit of a state - bed/loo downstais, etc, but through his own blooy mindedness, eventually goe 90% of his feeling back, drove and allsorts.
Only just recently passed away - people can make remarkable recoveries, time, love and support are all vital, along with a pig-headed attitude!!
CP
Only just recently passed away - people can make remarkable recoveries, time, love and support are all vital, along with a pig-headed attitude!!
CP
I wish your dad all the best, hope he gets through it.
My dad died of two massive strokes at the age of only 54 in April this year... I don't know exactly what you're going through now, every situation is different, but I've a good idea. Trust the docs know what they're doing and be there when he wakes up. Good luck.
My dad died of two massive strokes at the age of only 54 in April this year... I don't know exactly what you're going through now, every situation is different, but I've a good idea. Trust the docs know what they're doing and be there when he wakes up. Good luck.
Depends on the severity of the stroke....some people make a 99% recovery, some people die from them.
My mother spent the last six years of her life in a wheelchair with slurred speech.....not nice.
On the other hand, some people are hardly affected at all.
Let's hope your Dad makes a full and speedy recovery........
My mother spent the last six years of her life in a wheelchair with slurred speech.....not nice.
On the other hand, some people are hardly affected at all.
Let's hope your Dad makes a full and speedy recovery........
I'm not an expert but I have, in my job looking after mobility equipment, meet a quite a few people that had had stokes.
Some strokes are worst, physicaly, than others but I've never meet anyone, who has had a stroke, that has lost thier sense of humour or their brain power.
Best wishes to all involved.
Some strokes are worst, physicaly, than others but I've never meet anyone, who has had a stroke, that has lost thier sense of humour or their brain power.
Best wishes to all involved.
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