I never knew how true the phrase FAST (regarding symptoms of stroke) was until I had my stroke, have spoken to other stroke survivors and done a bit of research.
I had learnt about FAST in First Aid At Work but I never thought about what happens next.
As I’m learning, no stroke is the same, no recovery is the same and as it turns out no medical care seems to be the same.
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It’s my 5 month strokeversary today 💜💜💜
I can’t quite believe it was 5 months ago that I was taken away in an ambulance from work not really sure what my prognosis would be…
Read More »Monday morning (27.1.2020). I got up and had a shower, had breakfast, did some exercises and walked around a bit.
Someone let me know that I would be going for my CT scan at 3.10pm so around 11 I had a cannula fitted.
Read More »By definition Fatigue is extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.
It is a condition which is a feeling of constant tiredness and can be physical, mental or a combination of both. It can affect anyone and most adults will suffer at some point in their lives.
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As I’m writing this it is Mental Health Awareness Week and also Stroke Awareness Month in May so I thought it fitting to write about Stroke and the effects it can have on Mental Health.
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The 8 week follow up from my consultant confirms the name of my stroke was an MCA stroke. This stands for Middle Cerebral Artery which means the sudden onset of focal neurologic deficit resulting from brain infarction or ischemia (restriction in blood flow) in the territory supplied by the MCA. The MCA is by far the largest cerebral artery and is the vessel most commonly affected by cerebrovascular accident.
Read More »I hadn’t had any visitors when I was on the ward, other than my parents, sister and boyfriend. I didn’t know how long I was going to be there, plus I’d still been quite tired and emotional on and off so I didn’t want to have too much on and overdo it.
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How did it get to the 5th month of the year already? It’s been the strangest, most surreal year for me so far. We’ve been in lockdown 6 weeks now and hopefully we’re starting to see a decrease in the number of Covid deaths and cases. Speaking to people I think a few are getting more fed up, less motivated and finding it harder at times now. It seems the roads are busier and some places are reopening. I get why people think they shouldn’t as it’s increasing human traffic but I also get that the economy needs to start moving again at some point.
Chatty Caz 