Cerebellar Stroke - experience/treatment/recovery

Hello, I am Bright Wings. I have been active here at mayo clinic connect since last year. I was getting off my antidepressant of 33 years and was still having withdrawal symptoms months later.
I also write in a group for multiple sclerosis.
But now I need to be here. And I am terrified.
As a young nurse I put a LAW in place that if I had a full on disabling stroke and got put in a nursing home I would choose to die. That policy is still firmly in place, I see.
As a result of going cold turkey when withdrawing from effexor, I had a full on brain event caused by nightmares from the withdrawal.
I dragged myself and my foot to the door, left hand clenched and useless, while drooling.
I completely recovered in less than an hour.
I am here because I had another brain event Thursday. Different this time. But I see it as a huge warning. I will come back and post about this new event in a bit.
So this is my story. I will get to reading. Bright Wings
I see you are here with me @merry, thanks

@phughes814
Oh my gosh I am so happy to read this. You sing the same song I do and it makes me feel in good hands. Thank you so much.
I too an too busy and REFUSE to live in fear, but I am afraid right now. And its better to recognize this than ignore it.
I know that by taking an action I am more in control of my life. So I came here cuz I have very pointy ignored this field cuz of my fear as a young nurse.
I'm 68 years old now. Worked hard to recover from issues that started in childhood. Now this....Bright Wings

I wake up everyday in a positive state of mind, I always have. My wife of 40 years doesn't understand how i do it but nonetheless its who I am.
In October of 2018 I was on the road for work when the first symptoms occurred, light headedness and my right side carotid artery throbbing I sat down and it went away a few minutes later so I ignored it. The next morning I went to the jobsite to meet with my crew and before I saw anyone the symptoms returned but with dizziness and this is what scared me. After taking an aspirin I had one of my guys take meet to a local Hospital where they performed a CT scan. A few hours later I was informed of the blockage in my brain. I was 59 at the time and for the first time in my life concerned about mortality. I didn't tell the physician but I flew home the next day because my family was in Arizona and if something was going to happen I wanted to be with them. I went to work the next day and sat down with the two owners I work for and they jumped in immediately to help me and I will always be grateful to them for being by my side.
Two days later the symptoms returned and again I found myself in the emergency room. Another scan, am MRI and several hours later I'm being informed of the several mini-strokes that have occurred two I was aware of and the rest completely shocked me. I was completely unaware there were no symptoms. I was released that day with prescriptions and a plan yet still thinking it was only a matter of time before the big one occurred. I googled that night and confirmed it a big mistake. I was more frightened yet concerned about how I was going to prepare my family for what could eventually occur. I felt like time was running out.
I met with my neurologist two weeks later and after informing him of my new found medical profession he realized I had been Googling and immediately asked me to stop. He was right, its of no benefit to us we aren't the physicians they are. From that point on I became the model patient following their direction and am on the positive road to recovery.
As I write this article I am sitting in a lawn chair alongside my wife of 40 years and my oldest daughter watching my youngest daughter coaching special needs children in a game of soccer. The lights have just come on and its an awsome sunset. Life doesn't get better than this!

@phughes814
Thanks for sharing that. I too am a very positive person. And I also respect that a disabling stroke is the one thing I am truly afraid of.
I love the picture you present, sitting with your family enjoying life. Thank you for sharing this wonderful story with me. Bright Wings

Hello all- I'm Merry and am a Mentor for Mayo Connect. I'm mostly on the Lung Cancer and Lung Health and Anxiety and Depression. Although I will peek in on other sites from time to time.I am on here for the first time because I led @brightwings here. I know that you have met her by now. I thought to myself that, hey, I should be on here too.
About 2 1/2 years ago I started to have very weird experiences. I had double vision and large black holes when my eyes were open.I needed a new neurologist and I met with a PA. She was just terrific. She picked up some signs and had me get a head CT scan. Because of her astuteness she saved my life. There was more than 50% stenosis in my right common artery. Although it took me quite a while to get into see a doctor at MGH (Mass General Hospital) where I am treated for all major illnesses, I finally got an appt and after many many tests I was scheduled for a stent.
I have a history at MGH because I am a 22 year lung cancer survivor. My first lung cancer was treated by a surgeon at RI hospital and when he moved to MGH I followed him. I am a 4 time survivor of what is called Multifocal Adenocarcinoma of the lungs. This means that I get more than one nodule at a time. They are indolent and when they change they have to come out.
I will read posts here, but I'm sure that this is a site that I should be on. This Friday I have my 2nd year follow-up. And yes, I am nervous.

Hello all- I'm Merry and am a Mentor for Mayo Connect. I'm mostly on the Lung Cancer and Lung Health and Anxiety and Depression. Although I will peek in on other sites from time to time.I am on here for the first time because I led @brightwings here. I know that you have met her by now. I thought to myself that, hey, I should be on here too.
About 2 1/2 years ago I started to have very weird experiences. I had double vision and large black holes when my eyes were open.I needed a new neurologist and I met with a PA. She was just terrific. She picked up some signs and had me get a head CT scan. Because of her astuteness she saved my life. There was more than 50% stenosis in my right common artery. Although it took me quite a while to get into see a doctor at MGH (Mass General Hospital) where I am treated for all major illnesses, I finally got an appt and after many many tests I was scheduled for a stent.
I have a history at MGH because I am a 22 year lung cancer survivor. My first lung cancer was treated by a surgeon at RI hospital and when he moved to MGH I followed him. I am a 4 time survivor of what is called Multifocal Adenocarcinoma of the lungs. This means that I get more than one nodule at a time. They are indolent and when they change they have to come out.
I will read posts here, but I'm sure that this is a site that I should be on. This Friday I have my 2nd year follow-up. And yes, I am nervous.