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Stroke, always in the back of my mind


justsurviving

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DH (Bob) is in Pennsylvania for the week so I am lazing around enjoying a *quiet* house (that boy sure can be loud!).

 

Last night, while watching TV, my neck started to hurt. I couldn't tell if it was a muscle or the same pain I got from when I stroked (carotid artery dissected). It freaked me out. I can't just have a sore neck anymore, I always will have stroke symptoms on my mind - man I hope that goes away, I have a long life yet to lead to worry constantly about a second stroke (35 on last birthday).

 

I called Bob and let him know that my neck was sore but I was so sure that it wasn't stroke-related, that I went to bed only in my undies. He knows that if I was truly concerned enough to call 911 that I would wear full clothing to bed :big_grin: . I told him that if I have any symptoms of TIA (transient ischemic attack) today, then I would call 911 immediately, call him, and we would not start a family.

 

I'm wigging out just a bit still. It doesn't help that my heart surgery was just scheduled for August 25th. For the love of god, I always considered myself to be healthy. Dangit! <_<

 

I'll keep updating with new/different information.

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What you are going through is normal, but to be on the safe side, when you get symptoms again, call your doc & let him/her decide - They know you better and can really put your mind at ease

GOD BLESS

June :cheer:

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I get like that too. Every little pain or strange sensation and I try to remember back to when I had the stroke and compare. It doesn't do me any good though because other than the neausea that morning I don't remember how I felt. I get headaches regularly and sometimes I think is that a normal headache or is it different? Am I having another stroke? Some days my left arm doesn't work as well as it did the day before, am I having another stroke?

 

I think we are just super sensitive because of the experience that we had.

 

I get very nervous when DH is out of town. I'm going to Florida next week for a business meeting and I'm already nervous about being in the hotel by myself. What if.............. What if.............

 

It's all in my mind though because I was never like this pre-stroke. I guess if I had known what was coming I would have been, but we can't predict the future. All we can do is take it one day at a time.

 

Take care and good luck with your surgery.

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