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After her Stroke my mom does not want to eat pushes her food way.
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Jul 29 1:17pm | Replies (30)Comment receiving replies
Hello @hopeann44
As I see this is your first post, I'd like to welcome you to Mayo Connect. I appreciate your very helpful comments and suggestions about eating problems, post-stroke. Your thoughts should help others understand the causes as well as some strategies for dealing with eating difficulties.
As this is your first post, please share as you are comfortable doing so, a little about yourself. How long ago was your stroke and what types of therapies have been most helpful. Most importantly, how you are feeling now?
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My most recent stroke was September 1st 2023. It was number three. Currently the most helpful therapy has been therapeutic ultrasound. It took a while to find the right location and get it started but it is taking the pain in my shoulder from a 10 to a four. How am I feeling now? terrible. I've never been this down, frustrated, and alone after a stroke. My executive functioning has dropped to almost zero. I am having to come to acceptance of that but it's hard to get anybody to listen and to help me with more support. So at this point if they get unhappy with me because I'm not scheduling appointments or eating I'm just going to look at them and say well then there you have it. I can't do what I cannot do. I can't get more support because of my age. On a positive note, my walking did come back quickly and I am able to talk even though at times I don't say the correct words or I have difficulty making sentences.