shakeyleg

Hi Kim I am so sorry to hear about Chris, my thoughts and prayers are with you in this difficult time.Thinking of you and your family. Take Care Kelly a.k.a. Shakeyleg

Hi John We all have gone through depression and it does get better took me almost 2 years and with the help of meds I'm much better. Hang in there Kelly a.k.a. Shakeyleg

Hi everybody Well I'm going to ottawa ontario on aug 22-07 to have my p.f.o. closed.I feel better knowing that chances of another stroke are still there but lower.I must say I'm still scared to have surgery as the last time I did Ihad a stroke 10 days later.If anyone has had it done please let me know how your feeling and how was the surgery.Any tips for after of before is greatly taking lol.Lorraine from strokenet had her p.f.o. closed at the same hospital.Hope all goes well. Will close for know.

Well here goes,we to see Cardoaligst today and after my health history and alot of talking,he said I should have my p.f.o. closed .So I'm going to ottawa to have this done.I will find out next week when I go.I think having it closed will take away some of my fears and I will be able to relax more.Bonnie,sue,donna,phyllis,lorraine and everybody else in chat thanks for the thoughful words, you people are great as well as all the other here.My family is backing me and they are very supportive.The doctor i seen said that i developed d.v.t. after my knee surgery and it (knee) produced a travelling clot and with my heart problem the clot got through and caused my stroke.I pretty much knew that but hearing from a doctor tells the truth.I must say I'm alittle scared about having it done but the doctor said you are well looked after and not to worry.(how can a person having survived a stroke not worry lol).Well all go for now and say to all thank you and take care. kelly

Hi Budweiser, Ill be 2 yr survivor this June 07.Sorry to hear about all your losses,but just be thankful your alive thats all that counts. Take care Kelly a.k.a. Shakeyleg :big_grin:

hi my name is kelly. welcome to my world.my life before my stroke was perfect.i have a wonderful husband and 4 children lacey 21 tyler 20 shannon 17 and sheldon 9.i have had some knee surgerys and all were well.on june 3 2005 i went in for one more and now my last.my surgery was cancelled 3 times prior to the date is was done.all went well the next day i turned 38.when i got home it was hard to walk but i managed.i had alot of help at home,on sunday night i went to bed woke up around 6 am made a coffee and went outside to have a smoke.when i came back in i woke my son for school.i went to the kitchen and was making his lunch and i recall not being able to put my left hand in loaf of bread.i hit the floor BAMM.my son went to get ray (my husband) and ray asked me what happened i said i fell lol.ray finished sheldons lunch and off to school he went.when ray tried to pick me up he couldn't so with the help of shannon (daughter) they told me to reach the sink with my left hand i couldn't (paralyzed) didn't know.ray knew then something was wrong.he said something to me and when i looked at him my face and speech when funny.he called 911 .WOW they are fast lol.when i got to hospital all the test were done and it was confirmed i had a stroke.i received a drug called p.t.a. and it reversed my stoke in minutes thank god.i spent 24 hours in n.i.c.c. were i had to lay in bed and not move, fun 10 days post-op knee surgery.i was put on a stroke floor and for 4 days all i could do is cry and have lots of more tests.my stroke team said the part of my brain that was affect was a part i didn't use ?well when i got home wow i was a mess.i now suffer from anxiety,depression and p.t.s.d..my life was hell.i couldn't be alone,cook supper, or even run a bath for my son.with the help of a physicatrist i'm getting better but still have fears of having another stroke,but ill tell you the people on this site and in chat rooms are great they have made me realize i'm not alone and not the youngest person to have a stroke.so ill say a BIG THANK to all of you and your kind words.

I'm from Kingston Ontario Canada