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Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Sep 16 1:22pm | Replies (18)

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I had a stroke (right hippocampus) on June 1. I was in the hospital for 1 week, then transferred to a Rehab hospital for 1 week with daily PT. When released to home, I had PT 3 times a week for 2 weeks at home. I now go to Neuro rehab facility 5 times a week (40 mins each day.). Because I had no muscle weakness from my stroke, the PT is all about relearning to walk and balance myself (the hippocampus tracks the body in space) so I was extremely dizzy/woozy and was not able to walk without losing my balance. (I had vision issues, short-term memory loss, and word retrieval issues as well. However these are much improved 90% after a 4 weeks.) I learned to use a walker, and wearing a gait-belt where my husband would hold me to stabilize. After lots of walking and specific exercises to retrain my brain, I am able to walk on my own now… but slow and not gracefully. My walking has improved to about 75%. I continue rehab 5 days a week, and each day I make progress; it seems the more I exercise the more the “gyroscope” in my brain will “reset”. I firmly believe I would not have made the progress I have, without frequent rehab and home exercises. I don’t know if I will return to my 100%, but I am note getting to the point that I can function more normally and be independent and doing things we used to do. Best of luck, and work hard!

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@gdcm, I can’t thank you and the others enough for sharing your experiences!
I won’t be able to have any help from my 84 year-old husband, as he has to be in recliner all day due to pulmonary fibrosis and severe kyphosis. My son may be able to help a little occasionally.