I am her primary caregiver so when she gets home I do wonder if she has declined even further, as the Internet info suggests.
Prayers up for mom and all of those who know and love her.
I had a 4cm hemorrhagic stroke at age 47. Was in a coma for 6 weeks. In patient for 6 months. My employer, a PBS TV station, FIRED me for having that stroke. (But they really care about people, doncha’ know!). Outpatient rehab three more months.
I’m still here. I still work. I still irritate liberals. I am still a broadcaster. I am still me.
Tell your mom to NEVER give up. She can overcome. Never EVER let anyone tell you it’s hopeless, or she’s a vegetable, or that she can’t do anything. May God watch over her.
(((Yaelle))) Praying for you and your mom.
Prayers up for your Mom and for you. May Merciful God grant her recovery, and grant you peace of mind and strength, through His Grace.
My late grandmother had a stroke but recovered fairly well. I hope the same for your mother. I will say a prayer for her and you.
I had a stroke at the end of October, so I have experienced something similar. Following the event the cardiologist had me on a monitor for about a week, and then they also did a trans-esophageal electrocardiogram to rule out the possibility of any holes in my heart.
You mentioned your mother has Alzheimer’s, so I would think that the monitor is very important since the data it provides would be invaluable, and she may have difficulty correlating/reporting symptoms herself.
Prayers for your mother and a round of prayers for you as well.
Of course if he had not been on cumidin in the first place he would not have had a stroke. D alpha trophipherol or natural vitamin E does the same thing as cumiden, and the body can regulate it. It also does not cause internal bleeding and bruising like cumiden.
Mahe sure your vitamin DOES NOT contain L alpha or DL alpha, the L component is synthetic vitamin and causes the body to flush out all vitamin E.
4oo to 800 unit's of Natural vitamin E a day works better than cumiden.
Do not take vitamin e or aspein with cumiden. If you are on cumiden there is a list an arms length long on things you should not eat. Grapefruit etc. Cumiden is seen in the body as a toxin so natural detox foods can drop your cumiden levels.
Cumiden is barbaric, and causes far more deaths than it prevents. But it makes Big Pharma money, so...
I welcome anybody’s experience. The doc wants to set her up with a heart monitor as they think it must have been caused by her heart briefly stopping? Does this sound familiar to anyone?
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They probably suspect afib causing a blood clot. All I can tell you is there are no guarantees. Be thankful she’s recovered as much as she has and make the best of every day.
Prayers for your strength as your Mom’s caregiver. Been there and understand completely. My mother suffered a massive stroke in 2004. She had excellent medical care and for the first few weeks did not appear impaired. She later, apparently suffered several additional minor strokes and began a decline over several years. I am not relaying this to depress you — this is just one instance where the initial stroke was large.
Take breaks to relieve yourself as primary caregiver. Prayers for you and your Mom.
May it be His Will to send your mother a complete healing and to send you and yours comfort and strength at this trying time!
We’ll keep you in our prayers. Mrs. JimRed had a stroke in late March, but it was a very small one and she was back about 95% in a few weeks. It mostly affected her balance and coordination.
A critical detail that you must know: was the stroke “ischemic” (a blood clot), or “hemorrhagic” (bleeding in the brain.)
Next, if the stroke was ischemic, she will likely have to start taking blood thinners. Lovenox among others, is a blood thinner. It is used to treat and prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). This is usually short term. It is an injection.
Then, if she is given Coumadin (Warfarin), for the long term, this does not break up clots, but prevents new clots from forming, as the body breaks down existing clots. It requires a weekly to monthly one-drop blood test, usually done at a “Coumadin clinic”.
The blood test is called either “PT-INR”, or just “INR”. Its normal range is from 2.2 to 3.2. Lower than 2.2 and clots may form. Higher than 3.2 and hemorrhage can result.
There are new pharmaceutical blood thinners, but I would strongly advise you to research them, as at least one of them is having a major class action suit against it.
Next up is the paperwork.
If she has a written “Do Not Resuscitate” or DNR order, make sure it is in order and that the local hospitals have a copy, along with her Medical Power of Attorney, any desired organ donation paperwork.
Also make sure she has a full Power of Attorney for her finances in case she is incapacitated. A written will is also very good to have.
You might do some preliminary research into insurance limits on hospital stays, and also home hospice.
Prayers up for you, your mom, and your family
Prayers for your mother.
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For the next few weeks you should get your mom on hyper-baric oxygen treatments every day to accelerate healing.
Most osteopathic physicians have HBOT chambers these days.
HBOT also tends to give a bit of cognitive boost too.
Prayers for your mom.
Yaelle: Your mom is in my prayers and I posted a few things that helped me with my mom, who had a recent TIA.
I apologize for these posts by Nifster who is apparently trolling other FReeper friends of mine as well.
Lord bless you; I have seen the power of Jesus to heal in my own life and I pray for the healing of your mom right now in His name. Bless Yaelle’s momma, Lord God.
Prayers for you all.