STROKE

I am a Survivor !!!

For those that do not know, on June 16, 2010 I suffered a "Stroke" on my left side, it was awful, I was in Syracuse New York at the New York State Institute Stroke Center, excellent treatment, and physical therapy, I had a blood clot in my right ceratoid artery that broke free and lodged in my right side of the brain, It was horrible, I could not walk, move, I had seizures, drooled and not much smarts.........  Lots of prayer, rehab and love of a good woman helped me get almost back to 100 %.  I am a Stroke Survivor.
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They removed the blood clot in the Brain in 2010 by inserting a small tube into the Brain thru the Groin and threading it up into the head and using dye found the loose clots and suctioning it all out, awful thing to go thru but saved my life.
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Friday the 25 of July I felt yucky, Saturday Night I ended up in the Emergency Room, left side numb, could not stand, sick to my stomach, vision blurred,  I spent the whole evening and morning in ER and at 7AM I was transported to the Stroke Center in Syracusr, NY, it was a little over an hour ride in the back of the ambulance and was kind of rough!!! 
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I had a team of Neurosurgeons, a heart specialist, and I was tested with a MRI, Cat Scan, Echo of the Heart, X-Rays and contrast dye run thru the Brain and both carotoid arteries checked..  Wonderful people and staff, last time here I was in room 43, this time I was in room 44.
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I had what is called a "recurdance", it means my former Stroke Symptons came back in full devastating force, I received injestions in my stomach of "Lovenox" which is a heavy blood thinner, IV's of Sodium Chloride and an injection of Sodium Chloride infused with a dye and thousands of air bubbles which they filmed as they went thru my body.  
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I was not able to walk for 2 days but slowly am up walking a little, still rough shape but am a "Blessed Man"!!  There are many People in the Stroke Center who are far worse off than I.
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I am home, I am on many Prayer Chains, getting excellent treatment and am on the Mend. God is Good !!!

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Don't Forget, Remember the Vet!!!