Recognising Symptoms Of A Stroke STR

[partyspiritz]

Thanks Stephen I have to say I am not looking forward to it. But the skills of these people saved my life. I have always known that I would have to go back. Will give a call tomorrow evening



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John

[partyspiritz]

Hi all

I have been to see my neurosurgeon today and I have to have another operation this is a preventative one. By doing this it should stop me from having another Brain Hemorrhage





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John

[oldrocker]

I shall treat that as 'neutral' news John and wish you the best for the operation but, more importantly, all the best for a problem free future following it !

[partyspiritz]

Thank you Its not what I wanted to hear but they think its the right thing to do


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John

[stephenholmes]

Good morning John
I agree with Daves comments entirely
Prevention is better than cure and if the surgical team think the op is the best way forward then one has liitle choice other than to trust them
Best wishes to you and Jayne
Kind regards Stephen

[partyspiritz]

I now have the date of my op Sept 6th and all being well I should still make The Rawtenstall Show



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John

[oldrocker]

I now have the date of my op Sept 6th and all being well I should still make The Rawtenstall Show



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John

You Sir are a trouper, a real trouper !

All the best Ode Pal !

[partyspiritz]

If I am not up to driving my good lady has said she will drive. The doc has said I should be ok.

Thanks for your nice words it means a lot


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John

[partyspiritz]

Hi all this is an update I am due in hospital on the 6th sept which I am not looking forward to. This what I am have done

Image-guided, minimally invasive procedures such as brain aneurysm embolization are most often performed by a specially trained interventional neuroradiologist in an interventional radiology suite.

Prior to your procedure, computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be performed.

You will be positioned on the examining table.

You will be connected to monitors that track your heart rate, blood pressure and pulse during the procedure.

A nurse or technologist will insert an intravenous (IV) line into a vein in your hand or arm so that sedative medication can be given intravenously. You may also receive general anesthesia.

The area of your body where the catheter is to be inserted will be shaved, sterilized and covered with a surgical drape.

Your physician will numb the area with a local anesthetic.

A very small nick is made in the skin at the site.

Using image-guidance, a catheter, a long, thin, hollow plastic tube, is inserted through the skin and advanced to the site of the aneurysm or fistula. Once the catheter is in position, the detachable coils are inserted and positioned in the abnormality.

At the end of the procedure, the catheter will be removed and pressure will be applied to stop any bleeding. The opening in the skin is then covered with a dressing. No sutures are needed.

Your intravenous line will be removed.

An x-ray, MRI or angiogram may be done to confirm the position of the coils.

If your aneurysm ruptured resulting in a stroke, you will need to remain in the hospital until you are recovered.

If you were treated for an aneurysm that had not yet ruptured, you may stay overnight at the hospital and return home the day after your procedure.

This procedure is usually completed in one to two hours; however, it may last up to several hours






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John

[michaelhendle]

Hi John,

I wish you all the best when you have to go back into hospital,and hope the op goes ok,I had stroke Jan 2009 and was in the stoke unit at Peterborough District Hospital,I know we complain about the health but I couldn't have had better treatment if I'd gone private.

The first 2 days they kept me under sedation with a drip,then after that I tube which they had to feed me through,as I couldn't swallow,I also couldn't use my right side at all,and couldn't speak properly.
I was on the tube feeding for 10 days,over that time the Physio's gradually helped me to use my hand again,and to start walking,I also had to have speech therapy,by the end of 10 I was on a soft food diet.
I'm about 70% per cent recovered,I have a career comes in twice a day,just to help.

My speech is not quite right,also I have stop and think what I want to say,memory,also not a 100%,if I'm doing some thing on the computer I will forget to do some thing else,like eat or take my medication,I still have difficulty with walking and carrying any thing heavy,luckily I get the higher rate Mobility allowance so have got a car through Motabilty,the other thing is I seem to be tired and lethargic all the time now.

Take Care and all the best

Regards

Michael

[terrycunliffe]

One thing that I've learn't very recently is that if the "casualty" cannot frown, then it is almost certainly NOT a stroke. It's more likely to be Bells Palsy, which has similar facial effects (drooping on one side) and slurring of speech, but unlike a stroke, this also effects the muscles within the forehead.

[partyspiritz]

Thank you for your kind words.


Of course I am not looking forward to this I am told that things will be a bit easier because I am not having a Brain Hemorrhage this time they are trying to prevent one from happening.


Best Regards


John

[hertsbob]

Mate, I wish you the very best.

There's a great deal more I could add to this thread that I'm not prepared to...

Cheers

Bob

[mundo]

Hey John

Looking forward to a great outcome from your procedure

There's a great deal more I could add to this thread that I'm not prepared to...

Mundo

[thenudehamster]

John;

I'm a little late to this discussion, but may I add my wishes for a satisfactory conclusion to your upcoming surgery.

I'm minded of a couple of things from reading this thread, though; first off, no matter how bad it seems, there is ALWAYS someone worse off than you; if you were not in the position you are, you could be in theirs.
Secondly, my beloved Katie underwent brain surgery three months after we were married; she was 'under the knife' for nearly six hours while they installed a small piece of Teflon between the trigeminal nerve and the adjacent artery to try to combat the neuralgic attacks she'd suffered from for years. Yes, it was an operation with potentially fatal consequences, but on the whole it was a 'shot to nothing' in that if it didn't work she was probably no worse off. Fortunately it was an even greater success than we'd hoped and she was virtually pain-free for the next seven years before an infection took her from me last year. Whether your operation could have the same level of success is something neither I nor, I suspect, anyone else, can probably tell you; all I can say is that while brain surgery is difficult and fraught with risk, it can be successful. I hope yours is.

Good luck.