My husband had a stroke

Dmso

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Dmso if recieved within minutes of a stroke completely reverses the effects of the stroke in some cases.

Look up dmso and stroke

Dmso is used for organ transplants to keep the tissue and organ alive!

Stll not too late to try it.

Reishi mushrooms are shown to regenerate brain cells in a japanese study

We're on our way to rehab today!!!! After almost 3 weeks in the hospital were finally on our way to recovery!!!

More prayers sent.

Today when I went to see him he was in physical therapy and he had a lot of help, and that belt they wrap around them to keep patients from timbering over...BUT, HE WALKED TO ME!!!!!

He's coming home, finally..today is the day... The first day of the rest of our lives..if any person has a chance at a full recovery , he does... In the last week he's learned to walk and talk again, he's even writing and reading...

I'm so grateful this wasn't as bad as I thought it was at first.. We have a long road ahead of us..but I think he'll fully recover in a year... I got all kinds of activities to help him relearn things like balance and fine motor skills...


It's gonna be a hard year, but, I think we can do it

Our first doc appointment as an outpatient went well, my husband no longer drifts to his weak side, and walks with a cane only now...

Doc said he should make a full recovery in 5-8 months....


The part that's the hardest for me w all this is his personality change since the stroke, he's so short tempered ... But hopefully that gets better as he gets better

Hope he will be oke. Prayers for a good rerecovery.

If your really really love him you will cope with every big or little crap he throws at you for this periode.

He will love you back for it his lifetime by sticking by him during this hard time. Even if he tells you that he hates you or doesn't love you any more. All emotions talking!!!!

It's going to be tough and rough. Swallow the shit for a wile. If you love him truly.

I've had 3 strokes in the last 8mth two bloodclots on the left side and a hole in my cerebellum centre bottom

classed as both types of stroke

the bloodclots apparently dissolve eventually given enough time and the clopidogrel prevent more clots

the hole in the cerebellum is a problem - its exactly centre bottom and has removed any semblance of balance I had prior to it happening - it isn't bleeding out so there is no medication I can take for it - it will eventually expand and I will require surgery - if it does start bleeding I am taking anti-clotting atabs for the two clots that then become a life threatening serious issue as the bleeding can't clot to stop

both types of stroke are - bloodclot sealing an artery/vein and a burst of an artery/vein [a hole is classed as a non leaking burst

my right arm is still extremely weak even though I do the excercises and both my legs are ridiculously incompetent most of the day

if I venture out I have to take crutches or I fall all over like a drunk

now I feel a waste of space
I was very active
apparently the electrical connections will all remap where they can so he has to do all the right excercise's even if he thinks they're rubbish as your brain can't reroute connections if it doesn't know they're there because of lack of use

I was under the impression that winning the lottery for instance was a life changing event

got to tell you all the money on the planet isn't worth this situation

it happened so fast

1 minute I was fine having a cup of coffee next I was blues n two's with an highspeed escorted freerun

still don't get why

your husband never changed inside
he still loves you just as much if not more than before
takes about 12mth to make a good chunk of progress after a stroke - no bravado crap take it easy means just that

I still smoke but that's the worst thing to do as nicotine thickens your blood up

don't let your depression eat you up you all need to be smiley happy all the time - stress kills via strokes happiness is the way to a fuller speedier recovery

sorry ots so long took ages with redoing mistakes [using stroke arm to type as exercise]

hope you can understand that the amount of recovery your husband manages to get is mainly due to his environment and his family - drugs can only help in prevention - the damage is already done once stroke occurs and its then a matter of damage limitation

hope you read this and it was helpful in any way
its helped me by simply taking the hour to type it

Yeah, I can understand how you'd be depressed when that bread winning workhorse lost his usefulness to you.

Op I havrn't had time to read the entire thread but want to say I will be saying prayers for you both, and your families. My grandmother had a stroke when she was 45 and she had a 9, 14, and 16 year old. This was back in 1953, and she lived a happy, if though a little restricted, life!

I cannot even imagine the leaps and bounds of knowledge that has happened since then! She learned to write with her left hand, she was cooking and cleaning her home within a year. And she still had her wits about her, and was very funny. I remember her cooking the turkeys and hams for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners (and gravy and 2 or 3 pies)!

Just remember to take breaks for yourself so you don't get run down. It will take time and patience and we will be here if you have to vent. Prayers and positive thoughts being sent your way. Take it easy and don't get overwhelmed.

may he recover soon!

Husband is doing really good, were in speech therapy 3 xs a week and occupational 2xs and physical 1x a week...


Physically he's doing great but he's having speech issues, where he isn't picking up on non verbal speech ques, and we've had someclosencalls w strangers becaus of that...

The speech therapist made me up some cards to pass out to people explaining he's had a stroke and that a stroke is a brain injury..and these cards have saved the day every time I've had to pull it out..

You can literally watch someone go from about to punch him in the nose, to being so sorry they ask if there is anything they can do to help...

He's aware he's having these problems and working hard on them...he is my inspiration, and i continue to be amazed by how hard he is working to get better

Hey OP,

I'm the woman who told you about my Mom's husband. It took him about a year to recover. (Brain injury, not stroke.) I am SO glad to hear that your husband is on the road to recovery now!!!!!!!!!!

I know you are a little bit younger, and I think you have done a GREAT job keeping your shit together (at least here on GLP, LOL)! In case you don't have anyone else in your life to say it, I AM VERY PROUD OF YOU!

I can't imagine what you are still going through. Don't give up. Stay strong. Prayers for you both. :)

Lol!! Thank you! I had you in mind when I updated this morning , I was hoping you would see it...

Much love, and thank you for your words of kindness, they are much needed

Many areas of the country now have hyperberic chambers, look online or your phone book. The sooner he can start therapy, the better.
Check it out, the results can be amazing.

Ugh. I am so very sorry.

My elder brother had a left-brain hemorrhagic stroke a
few years back. One of the best things to help him recover
was hyperbaric oxygen treatments.

This supersaturates the body with oxygen, thus promoting the
rapid growth of stem cells, increase of circulation, etc..

It is well worth looking into.

Thank you!! I will look into it now

shit happens

i am 36 and went through 2 operation in last 2 years

i hope your husband recovers and gets his physical stamina back

i hope he keeps his job and earns enough income to sustain your lifestyle

glad to hear he is recovering...

This may not go over well...but if you really want to avoid this type of occurrence again...put him on a plant based diet.

Eating clean, will improve your health and rid you of most of the concern westerners have for theirs...

good luck

Research DMSO but it may be too late. Find it in farm stores.
Look it up for yourselves.

"If administered intravenously within 90 minutes of a stroke, it prevents permanent damage to the central nervous system."

"Despite overwhelming evidence pointing to DMSO's therapeutic benefits, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) refuses to approve the use or prescription of DMSO for anything other than the treatment of an obscure bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. That's in spite of the fact that DMSO is known to be safer than aspirin. Only 8 states have effectively bypassed the authority of the FDA because their respective state legislatures have legalized the prescribing of DMSO. These states are Florida, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Washington.

Don't have any links just did cut and paste random information a long time ago. So research yourself and use at your own risk or not.

Thanks for the updates. Glad to hear he is recovering. You are a wonderful wife and he's lucky to have you. I admire your strength and commitment.

Amazing to think how pulling out those cards is completely changing some people's perceptions of the world and people around them!

Vascular dementia set in about a month ago... almost 3 months post stroke and its bad..

Came on suddenly, one day he was doing great the very next day he wasn't... he doesn't even know my name some days :((

Its so sad.. docs told me this is very common to happen after a stroke, and also very common that it comes on suddenly...

I've put him in a facility called the Shepard center..its a rehabilitation hospital for brain injuries and spine injuries..I had to do it to keep him safe...

I will pray for you.

what a wonderful sentiment in that first sentence. Prayers too, from me and my husband.

Don't depress, just makes things worse.
Head up and be strong girl! LOVE overcomes EVERY challenge!