Monday was a great day. I went golfing, worked in the garden a little, went to a ball game, went to a concert; and oh, by, the way, i did some work, too. I know I am not back to normal, but it felt like a normal day. I know that this will be a short post, but, it was a great day.
For the last few weeks I have been experiencing some pretty terrible headaches; not the kind that you can relieve by rubbing your temples or taking Tylenol, but headaches that radiate from the back of my head. It seems as though I have tried several things to relieve them: taking naps, lying down on heating pads, taking Tylenol, turning the lights of, etc. but nothing seems to help. Now, I don't have them all the time, only a few days a week and I can tell that they are more from muscle tightness than anything else. I have been instructed to go the ER if they flare up again, because of my past history of headaches before my stroke, but most likely it is due to the muscles that were cut in the back of my head for the Craniotomy. I would say that most days I do not struggle with headaches at all; but, the days I do have headaches they are a doozy. I don't have blurred vision with them or sensitivity to light or sound; it just hurts. As I look back over the past 3+ years I realize...
Just wanted to say thanks for sharing your experience. I had a small stroke in Oct 08, it was a lot less sever, I only spent 4 days in the hospital...left with the diagnosis it was a 'fluke'. I'm too young, too 'healthy' to have had a stroke, per the doctors.
ReplyDeleteSome of the things you've recorded, the being normal, but not really...the speech, coordination, memory issues, emotional extremes it's not possible to explain to someone who hasn't experienced it. I was unable to continue working at my job the stress was not a good combination with the stroke and they were not very open to cutting back my responsibilities or hours.
Since they didn't know why I had the stroke, they aren't sure if I'll have another, I'm following the current treatment plan, but my insurance changed and I'll be starting over with a new neurologist next month with a HMO.
I'm grateful to be vertical as you said in a post. I make small progress, continually. And, I believe it was grace that I got to the hospital in such a timely manner. My daughter and a friend of mine both happened to be at our home when it started and got me (not really agreeing)to the hospital.
So thank you for confirming some of my experiences of the last eight months, I hope thing continue to improve for you, too.
Sending a prayer your way...Renee