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Discussions
Have you noticed
- By bettyboop48 · Posted November 2, 2009
- In Family and friends · 2 replies
- Hi Hope that everyone is doing ok. I have a question and was wondering if anyone else feels this way. here goes: Have you ever noticed that people look at you differently since you had a stroke ?, some ...
Stroke or Migraine?
- By bettyboop48 · Posted October 27, 2009
- In I had a stroke · 0 replies
- Hi Everyone, I have had a stroke but the doctors haven't found anything in the ct or mri. My speech is affected and have hard time with rt side and my throat feels like there is a chicken bone down there ...
Wrist fusion or tendon transfer
- By randerson · Posted October 8, 2009
- In Treatment and rehabilitation · 0 replies
- We are wondering about surgeries to correct the wrist deformity in our 16 year old son. Stroke at age one. Seems to be very self conscious about the wrist. Any thoughts or experience welcome. Thanks ...
new to this..
- By bizzyizzy · Posted June 13, 2009
- In Caregivers corner · 8 replies
- hi every one ,i have read your postings ..isnt life sad at times? my husband of 20 years just had two stokes..but lucky for him he got all his functions back with theropy,his speech is a tad off but that ...
Apraxia
- By grannykip · Posted April 25, 2009
- In Life after a stroke · 2 replies
- I had a stroke shortly before Hurricane Katrina, in New Orleans. Let me tell you that the hospital is no place to be "incommunicado", during a storm or anytime, for that matter. An Angiogram brought on ...
Book Club Anyone?
- By DMBM · Posted April 12, 2009
- In Life after a stroke · 0 replies
- Happy Easter all, I was wondering if anyone would like to have a discussion thread about books/plays/movies we have found useful. Here's my offering: "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor PhD Dr ...
Interview for women's magazine
- By TeamInspire · Posted March 14, 2009
- In I had a stroke · 0 replies
- Hello All, We received a request from a journalist who is writing an article for a national women’s magazine; she is interested in talking with women who had a stroke before age 40. If you're open to ...
Musicians and Stroke
- By EApple · Posted February 8, 2009
- In Treatment and rehabilitation · 4 replies
- Interested in connecting with other musicians. I played piano and percussion and have been using music with my rehabilitation. I've been trying to play piano and using recorded music with exercise. Have ...
Arterial Dissection - Vertebral or Carotid
- By EApple · Posted February 8, 2009
- In I had a stroke · 17 replies
- Would be interested in hearing from others with dissections. Where was the dissection, do you know the cause, how was it treated, what's your gender, and how old were you at the time? I had a vertebral ...
There must be more like me....
- By dettgrfan1 · Posted January 1, 2009
- In Caregivers corner · 12 replies
- I am my husband's care-giver. This unexpected duty comes with it's joys, as I participate in his recovery from a near fatal health episode, but also with it's trials and challenges. While we manage pretty ...
rehab lab at univ of south carolina
- By GYFROMLA · Posted November 15, 2008
- In Treatment and rehabilitation · 0 replies
- just came back and participated in a rehab study by stacy fritz- got all the therapy for free- upper extremity and walking study ...
tendon transfer surgery
- By GYFROMLA · Posted November 15, 2008
- In Treatment and rehabilitation · 0 replies
- if you have drop foot or inversion, then see dr. maryann keenan at the univ of pebnnsylvania in philadelphia, she is a neuro-orthopaedicsurgeon ...
Stroke (AVM)
- By TroyGarcia · Posted April 17, 2008
- In I had a stroke · 6 replies
- My brain had bled twice internally. So I do consider this a stroke. I was out of it for a month the first time. And the second time it had bled I was out of it for a week. So can you give me some more ...
