Hi everyone. My 52 year old husband who doesn't fit any of the typical risk profiles for stroke suffered from a cerebellar one yesterday in the night. He woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and vomitted violently.
We all thought it was a bad stomach and he tried to sleep it off, but the vomitting kept persisting. 5 hours later he was throwing up blood, having cold sweats and stumbling around the house.
An ambulance was called and he was brought straight to the stroke unit. CT and MRI scans revealed cerebellar infarkt(s). He was put on a drip and given aspirin + something else for the nausea.
We live in a country where English is not predominantly spoken, so sometimes it's hard to understand the doctors/ nurses.
My husband can do everything as per normal, except sit or stand without feeling dizzy and nauseous. Today there was an occupational therapist with him and he managed to stand on his feet for a full minute without throwing up.
He'll be brought in for various cardio tests today to see where the clots are stemming from.
Everything's a huge shock for us as he always kept active and healthy; he was a picture of health. I also struggle with guilt for not getting help earlier during the night, despite understanding that I couldn't have known just what was going on when the symptoms started.