Life after a stroke

**Katman** · 29th August 2010, 17:13

Originally Posted by Crazy Steve

Sorry to hear about that John, Luana and I will stop in and say hi next time we are in Auckland..

Take care till then we will be thinking about you...

Crazy Steve.

Who are you and what have you done with Crazy Steve?

**oldguy** · 29th August 2010, 17:26

Originally Posted by oldrider

Hey there John, having a TIE or stroke is not the greatest feeling, I have had three of them myself so can empathise!

Best not to discuss riding with any of those medical people or they will say "NO" to riding just because it is outside their knowledge range and it is what they do best, saying no that is!

Exercise and good eating is what brings you back to the planet and you have to raise your pulse during the exercise for it to do any good.

Stress and recovery, stress and recovery, until your recovery time is as short as you can get it, walking is easiest on your joints

You need to get onto a good course of Magnesium supplementation to help your heart and arteries to function properly too.

I was dragging my left side round for quite a while but if you stick at it you can beat it but it wont be easy!

Don't discuss your bike riding with anyone just do it when you know that you can do it with safety to yourself and others then just do it a little at a time till you are back, you are the best judge of that!

Just don't over do it or allow yourself to get too cold.

Good luck and cheers, John.

Thanks John, some of the things they put me through in hospital most of us take for granted, like putting one foot in front of the other, so simple yet so hard at the time, mate did i fail, the simplest of tests we take for granted.
when I was released from hospital,the physio gave me a list of exercises to do, and have been doing alot of walking.

As for the bikes, like you said I should have not mentioned anything about them.

Originally Posted by Capt. Crunch

Jebus mate...cut that out John! Good to see that you're in good spirits considering.

Please explain your 'tell tale signs'

pins and needles down the lenght of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

dizziness, loss of balance, coordination. on and off over the year.

Originally Posted by Maha

Bugger John, some strokes can have a devastating outcome.
Sounds like you have come through this reasonably ok?

I am at the age where a full WOF is on the cards, starting this week in fact.
Take care buddy.

Thanks mate
I used to scoff at people who would get a medical, mate how that has changed.
I think I need to change from oldguy the wise, to oldguy the stupid

Originally Posted by Swoop

The warning signs of a stroke are:

•Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
•Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding.
•Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
•Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
•Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

My father has had multiple strokes' and is now extremely debilitated from these. Please take a second to look into what happens.

Please take it easy with the recovery John.

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

I love these threads, make you realise how precious life is. Great to hear you're up and about again John. And yes please tell us what these signs were that you ignored.

As swoop posted, this is what happened to me.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, coordination.
these are the signs I ignored
pins and needles down the lenght of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

dizziness, loss of balance, coordination. on and off over the year.

Originally Posted by Mom

Hey you lovely thang, you best take extra special care of yourself for a while. Do what ever the medics tell you to to get yourself fit and to prevent anything like this from happening again. Take a careful and measured time to recover slowly and well.

Anne

Thank you very much Anne, that is the hard thing for me, is listening but its the only way if I want to get back to a normal life.

**DMNTD:Me** · 29th August 2010, 17:52

Originally Posted by oldguy

...As swoop posted, this is what happened to me.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, coordination.
these are the signs I ignored
pins and needles down the length of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

Best I get back to the Doc again then

Chris

**Pussy** · 29th August 2010, 18:13

Here's wishing you a speedy and full recovery, Oldguy!

**gijoe1313** · 29th August 2010, 19:02

Me old china! Geez, glad to hear you are alive and kicking! Been an age since I last saw your smiling mug!

Bit of a shocker to hear about what happened to you - but blardy glad you have had medical assistance and getting on with life.

Makes my high blood pressure seem trivial in comparison! Hope you are slowly getting things sorted ... and yes, riding helps a lot ... I've been unable to ride as much as I used to and it surely affected me!

I think when you get out again on the two wheels, invite me along and we can both tootle along at a sedate pace

**scott411** · 29th August 2010, 20:34

Shit John, thats not good to hear, hope the recovery keeps going well

hope you can still ride your dirtbike, i hope i can see you down at a couple of our rides

**Rogue Rider** · 29th August 2010, 21:07

Great to see your back on the mend. Both my parents had strokes in the past 3 years, pretty much 18 months apart.
Happy to report they both made full recoveries, and are back to their normal activities. My old man is a very out doorsy man, and is very physical.
Take your time, and if you feel up to a ride, give it a go in time if you can. Don't let the stroke slow or change you. Have the ambition and motivation to be better.
Follow your heart, and I pray you make a fast full recovery as fast as possible.

Blessings.

**LBD** · 30th August 2010, 02:32

30 years since dear ol dads first stroke....he has has several since then. Last one left him slightly slurring his speech, other than that still sharp, active, and driving at 84.....yup there is still plenty of good life left after a stroke....

**ajturbo** · 30th August 2010, 07:24

Originally Posted by Swoop

•Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
•Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding.
•Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
•Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
•Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

.

sounds like me on friday... but i think it had more to do with Mr Miller and Mr vodka........

hope you can get out on your bike sooner than later...!!!

**SPman** · 30th August 2010, 13:50

Good to hear you're on the mend, John. I can sympathize to a degree, having suffered a heart attack a couple of weeks ago...probably due to my cavalier attitude to cholestoral medication.
These things certainly put a new point of focus in your life - you quickly determine what is and what is not important!

**Scouse** · 30th August 2010, 14:31

Sheeeet you are one of the last people I would have expected to have a stroke John. keep up the recovery there and when you are ready to go for that first ride let us all know mabye we can make it into a bit of a celebration ride.

**Edbear** · 30th August 2010, 14:40

Originally Posted by oldguy

Thanks John, some of the things they put me through in hospital most of us take for granted, like putting one foot in front of the other, so simple yet so hard at the time, mate did i fail, the simplest of tests we take for granted.
when I was released from hospital,the physio gave me a list of exercises to do, and have been doing alot of walking.

As for the bikes, like you said I should have not mentioned anything about them.

pins and needles down the lenght of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

dizziness, loss of balance, coordination. on and off over the year.

Thanks mate
I used to scoff at people who would get a medical, mate how that has changed.
I think I need to change from oldguy the wise, to oldguy the stupid

As swoop posted, this is what happened to me.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, coordination.
these are the signs I ignored
pins and needles down the lenght of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

dizziness, loss of balance, coordination. on and off over the year.

Thank you very much Anne, that is the hard thing for me, is listening but its the only way if I want to get back to a normal life.

So not different strokes for different folks then...

Everyone should get a check up every two years. Get a chest x-ray every five years and do listen to your Doc. Glad you're okay and recovering!

**Number One** · 30th August 2010, 18:11

Originally Posted by oldguy

these are the signs I ignored
pins and needles down the lenght of my left arm, that was over a year ago.

dizziness, loss of balance, coordination. on and off over the year.

That's a bit scary...you've just explained how I've been feeling on and off for the last year...especially the balance and co-ordination stuff...I've even been avoiding riding....add constant and unexplainable headaches to that list

can they even test for/prevent a future stroke?

hmmm

**DMNTD:Me** · 30th August 2010, 20:08

Originally Posted by Scouse

Sheeeet you are one of the last people I would have expected to have a stroke John. keep up the recovery there and when you are ready to go for that first ride let us all know mabye we can make it into a bit of a celebration ride.

+1 million

**SPman** · 30th August 2010, 22:34

Originally Posted by Number One

That's a bit scary...you've just explained how I've been feeling on and off for the last year...especially the balance and co-ordination stuff...I've even been avoiding riding....add constant and unexplainable headaches to that list

can they even test for/prevent a future stroke?

hmmm

I would go and get a checkout, explaining everything to your doctor, and go from there.