I'm alive so I survived

The past 2 weeks have been so much - a blur, a dream, a nightmare - all rolled into one.

At 2.00 am Friday the 8th of May, I had a stroke. I know the exact time cause I woke up at the onset of it. Had pins & needles in my right arm and couldn't lift it up and then my leg lost all feeling.

I have the most miniscule of all facial droop that most people can't even notice it (thank goodness).

So I was bundled up and off the the hospital by ambulance. Had numerous tests - CT brain scan, echocardiogram, ultrasound of arteries in leg and neck, xrays, MRI - you name it I had it.

The MRI conclusively showed I had a Lacuna Infarction (LACI stroke) so now hubby says he has proof I'm brain dead. hahaha - NOT!

The specialists all told me to have a stroke, this was the good one to have as they were confident I would recover well, if not fully. I would have at least 6 wks in hospital and rehab if I did well.

I'm more than happy to say that prayers were answered and I only spent the last two weeks in hosp/rehab. 1 week under specialist care and 1 week in rehabilitation. All drs and therapists are so surprised that my improvement has been so fast as they were sure last Friday I would need at least 3-4 wks of rehab.

So now I'm at home as of Wednesday, 20 May and am an outpatient so I can continue therapy (physio, occupational, mental) but sleep at home. That's the main thing for me. I am so happy to be home.

I had my dr check-up today (Thursday) and she is very happy with my progress.

I have full movement of my right arm back if not full sensation and feeling. My right leg is taking longer but I'm now walking without a crutch and only need a walking stick if walking over 300metres. Funny thing is my toes on my right foot don't touch the ground anymore when I stand on it Hopefully that will be restored soon. I need all the balance help I can get

Other sensations inside are slowly getting better as well but I could have a weakness on my right side for the rest of my life. The slight facial droop is permanent and apparently I speak slower but that's only noticable to my family. The good thing is my handwriting is alot neater cause I have to concentrate so hard

The down side is I sometimes forget how to walk properly. I have to consciously keep repeating "bend knee, heel down, roll onto toes, squeeze muscles". Forget the litany, forget the walk

I look forward to getting back into action online over the next few weeks.

Phew! This has taken me ages to type (having to correct so many spelling errors) and now I'm exhausted.