I've had a TIA/ mini stroke, any changes I should be making?
Discussion
elanfan said:
Fermit,
Hope things are improving for you. The brain is a strange, wonderful and powerful thing mine has given me grief a few times. In counselling I was told that thoughts don’t physically exist you can take your mind wherever you want to. So when unpleasant thoughts occur you can go to a nice place of your own choosing. Not easy to do sometimes but you should try it.
I was also pointed towards these self help guides the beauty of which is you can work through them when it suits you not at a time the medics want you to. Hopefully some may help you and others on here. It WILL get better if you try. Good luck fella
https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/
Thank you elan fan. But my head is still fHope things are improving for you. The brain is a strange, wonderful and powerful thing mine has given me grief a few times. In counselling I was told that thoughts don’t physically exist you can take your mind wherever you want to. So when unpleasant thoughts occur you can go to a nice place of your own choosing. Not easy to do sometimes but you should try it.
I was also pointed towards these self help guides the beauty of which is you can work through them when it suits you not at a time the medics want you to. Hopefully some may help you and others on here. It WILL get better if you try. Good luck fella
https://web.ntw.nhs.uk/selfhelp/
ked. Bloody hateful. Another thing Fermit, try not to forget Sarah in all this. She must be worried/terrified too. I’m sure she must be a great support to you but try to do a few things for her in appreciation too. It’s hard not to be thinking only of yourself in such circumstances but if you can maybe buy her some flowers/crocs or do her a nice dinner if you can manage it. You’ll get through it together.
Do try the anxiety online help booKlee.
Do try the anxiety online help booKlee.
elanfan said:
Another thing Fermit, try not to forget Sarah in all this. She must be worried/terrified too. I’m sure she must be a great support to you but try to do a few things for her in appreciation too. It’s hard not to be thinking only of yourself in such circumstances but if you can maybe buy her some flowers/crocs or do her a nice dinner if you can manage it. You’ll get through it together.
Do try the anxiety online help booKlee.
Very true, and without wishing to appear self-congratulating I'm one step ahead, sussed this some time ago. Whilst my business is on hold (maybe permanently) I have taken the decision that I am going to undertake the many DIY tasks needed to be done on our mid renovation 145 year old house (to negate trades mans bills) ebay'ing the much surplus items we possess (to raise £) and undertake the million jobs needed to be done on her allotments, and approaching 50 birds (poultry) runs.Do try the anxiety online help booKlee.
So far, in the last week, I'm about half way through renovating the bathroom, and via watching youtube vids and Googling I've learnt how to fit bath and sink taps, repair buggered floorboards, and straighten a crooked door. All nonsense jobs, but all ones we would have needed to pay someone to sort.
She is increasingly understanding of the predicament, and very supportive. I do what I can for her, and hope she understands this s
t show I'm experiencing. And it's been a while since I last bought her flowers (a gesture she loves) I should do so tomorrow.
Edited by Fermit and Sexy Sarah on Saturday 5th September 21:38
Not checked into this thread for a while. As a fellow stroker, sorry to hear you're still having problems.
It was about a year after mine that I ended up at my GP as I wasn't right in the head as it were. It's not uncommon for the whole thing to get you down to the point of anxiety or depression - I can vouch for that. Being made redundant didn't help either.
I still get moments, physical ones, that I put down to random blood pressure changes. Not surprising given the pot of pills I take now.
Hang in there, help is out there.
All the best from another random on the internet.
It was about a year after mine that I ended up at my GP as I wasn't right in the head as it were. It's not uncommon for the whole thing to get you down to the point of anxiety or depression - I can vouch for that. Being made redundant didn't help either.
I still get moments, physical ones, that I put down to random blood pressure changes. Not surprising given the pot of pills I take now.
Hang in there, help is out there.
All the best from another random on the internet.
elanfan said:
Another thing Fermit, try not to forget Sarah in all this. She must be worried/terrified too. I’m sure she must be a great support to you but try to do a few things for her in appreciation too. It’s hard not to be thinking only of yourself in such circumstances but if you can maybe buy her some flowers/crocs or do her a nice dinner if you can manage it. You’ll get through it together.
Excellent advice. 
I had my TIA in 2006 and probably didn't (or couldn't) explain things properly to Mrs Tidy, and things were never the same afterwards.
To the point that we ended up parting in 2011. Even though we are still on talking terms it's pretty final, so not a great place to end up.
As I said elsewhere, only just seen this. Bit of a shocker!
Only thing I can add to really is the suggestion of getting a referral to an occupation therapist see if they can help with the practical side of things and if it can help you get back to some sort of work.
There is a whole myriad of devices and aids available. I'm thinking primarily of guides, rests and slings that can be used to steady limbs, hands etc to allow accurate and consistent movement.
If you can't get any help from the NHS with limited services etc, and you think it might be of use let me know. I can get more generic info from the therapists at work who specialise in enabling kids and adults with all sorts of physical limitations.
Only thing I can add to really is the suggestion of getting a referral to an occupation therapist see if they can help with the practical side of things and if it can help you get back to some sort of work.
There is a whole myriad of devices and aids available. I'm thinking primarily of guides, rests and slings that can be used to steady limbs, hands etc to allow accurate and consistent movement.
If you can't get any help from the NHS with limited services etc, and you think it might be of use let me know. I can get more generic info from the therapists at work who specialise in enabling kids and adults with all sorts of physical limitations.
I had my stroke 12 years ago today .
Wasn't feeling too good and was actually on the phone to NHS Direct to find a clinic or walk in centre when it hit .
It was just like the adverts on the telly . Face dropped, arm wouldn't work and lost all speech . I was absolutely terrified and confused. The excellent paramedics decided to take me to The Charing cross hospital at Hammersmith ( Stroke Centre) instead of the nearest hospital, Hillingdon.
It was like something from a TV show , seen , examined, scanned and initially treated with clot busting drugs the onto a specialist ward all within 30 mins .
Over the next week of my time as an inpatient I had umpteen tests and scans . Eventually they confirmed that my stroke was caused by a clot from a liver infection that did a quick pit stop in the front left of my brain.
They think that I had a very minor TIA 2 years ago that the drugs that I am on prevented from being anything more serious.
Stroke was the only after effects are areas of memory loss and when very tired my speech becomes slurred or I mumble and I cannot shout or sing with any volume. Having had a stroke has made other medical treatments a bit complicated. They are very reluctant with general anesthesia further complicated by Atrial fibrillation.
Exercises for the brain and mind are important after a stroke to get everything working again .
Wasn't feeling too good and was actually on the phone to NHS Direct to find a clinic or walk in centre when it hit .
It was just like the adverts on the telly . Face dropped, arm wouldn't work and lost all speech . I was absolutely terrified and confused. The excellent paramedics decided to take me to The Charing cross hospital at Hammersmith ( Stroke Centre) instead of the nearest hospital, Hillingdon.
It was like something from a TV show , seen , examined, scanned and initially treated with clot busting drugs the onto a specialist ward all within 30 mins .
Over the next week of my time as an inpatient I had umpteen tests and scans . Eventually they confirmed that my stroke was caused by a clot from a liver infection that did a quick pit stop in the front left of my brain.
They think that I had a very minor TIA 2 years ago that the drugs that I am on prevented from being anything more serious.
Stroke was the only after effects are areas of memory loss and when very tired my speech becomes slurred or I mumble and I cannot shout or sing with any volume. Having had a stroke has made other medical treatments a bit complicated. They are very reluctant with general anesthesia further complicated by Atrial fibrillation.
Exercises for the brain and mind are important after a stroke to get everything working again .
Interesting to see that some stroke symptoms are now being referred to as signs of Covid-19
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/...
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