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Cerebellar Stroke - experience/treatment/recovery
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: May 5 11:27pm | Replies (515)Comment receiving replies
Your story could have been my exact story I just post it on here for the first time tonight..
It happened to me just about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago I did not have a 2nd Stroke...
I'm seeing my neurologist probably next week.
I was not left with a lot of residual issues just mild Paralysis on the right side which I exercise daily to fight against..
I'm really scared about my prognosis because everything that I read on Google which I know is not good to do is telling me that a lot of people died in the first year.
I had a small blood clot in the cerebellum.
I have suffered from severe anxiety since this happened and I am petrified that I will die at the young age of 50 and leave behind my children.
What is the mean survival rate for this type of stroke if yours was mild. I did not ask my doctor about this and now I'm sorry but I did not because I'm facing The Weeknd petrified.
Can anybody offer any insight? In the hospital I have the bubble test echocardiogram and an MRI plus I also had cats cans of the neck and carotid artery with contrast.
I did not have the transesophageal echocardiogram yet I haven't scheduled for Friday and I'm really nervous about having it because it sounds horrible and invasive
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The only advice I can give you is... There is nothing to worry about, until there is something to worry about.
You may want talk to your doctors about your fears, they are the experts with hands on experience with these things, they should be able to help put things into perspective. The Internet has a lot of information and it is hard to determine what applies and I can see it causing anxiety. For what it is worth, your stroke sounds very similar to mine and I just celebrated a 1 year anniversary since I had mine. My cardiologist changed my appointments to annual in October and my Neurologist said no more visits were needed, so I guess that's a good sign!
I also went through a barrage of tests, multiple MRI's, stress tests, multiple blood tests, cat scans, echo cardiograms, sleep apnea tests and so on. My doctor was very clear in that he was looking to eliminate possible causes of the stroke, kept a positive light on things. It wasn't until 10 months after my stroke that they saw something they could treat that should reduce the chance of recurrence.
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Anxiety is your enemy in this situation. I did the same thing going on line and reading all the negative but stopped it within a week. I am not the type of person who dwells on the negative. Be positive about the help you're receiving, follow everything the neurologists and physicians tell you to do. I visited with my family physician last week and got him dialed in on whats taken place and now feel good about having a team working with me to win this life challenge. My advice is to dwell on each day you wake up and focus on everyday being a good day. Im still dealing with some what i classify as mild brain fog and have started a diary for my team to work with.
I am eating right, doing cardio every day and focus on family and my work. Life is too short for anxiety! It's wasted energy. I really hope you find this information helpful.