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Post by ukcstokie on Oct 22, 2018 23:00:40 GMT
(Moderators: If this could be pinned (on the main message board?) please?) One in five people have a stroke. 1 in 5. Think about it: look at the 5 people on the Oatcake and one out of you may have a stroke. If you have a stroke: one of three are OK, one out of three are damaged. One out of three die. You can have a stroke AT ANY AGE – many aren’t aware of that. Don’t think just because you’re young and fit, it can happen to you. It can. Cancer and heart attacks are pretty shit too. I know that personally. Unfortunately there is far low awareness compared to strokes. Just a few seconds may just help save the lives of your mate, your Dad, your Nan, your Mrs, your baby… Before a stroke happens.To identify when somebody is having a stroke.About strokes.s About me: Just over two years ago I had a stroke in my 40’s. I was in a coma for a month, my family was told I would probably die and if not I wouldn’t walk or talk. I’m now a bit better than that, but Aphasia caused by the stroke isn’t great (hence the words on this posting may not be fantastic). About Aphasia.
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Post by Mendicant on Oct 23, 2018 5:28:27 GMT
Thanks for sharing ukc. I hope you're getting better.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2018 5:46:50 GMT
Thanks for posting this. We all hear about these things and I'd guess that not many of us have any idea of the symptoms or what to do in the event of suffering a stroke, nor the long term effects.
Good to see you back posting on here and I hope you continue getting better.
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Post by ukcstokie on Oct 23, 2018 21:57:46 GMT
Thanks. I don't think you can get all the way back to how you were before the stroke. If one person just has a quick read of this it can save somebody's life in the years ahead. It's sad the awareness and support about stroke is fucking shit. Garbage. If you put on some of the channels on TV and you see the adverts you will see adverts to get money for cancer, heart attack. dogs to help people with sight problems, people around the world who need cataract operations, animals, dogs, cats, donkeys (yes, bloody donkey),.... I have not seen one advert to support people with strokes. Which is more important: help for 1 in 5 people who have a stroke, or donkey? Fucking donkeys?
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Post by jarhead on Oct 24, 2018 6:43:48 GMT
Good on ya pal.
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Post by ukcstokie on Oct 25, 2018 19:52:01 GMT
About 659 people have read this thread so far.
That means, roughly, 130 of you on the "Everything Else" message board will have a stroke 😕.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Oct 26, 2018 14:20:43 GMT
Marlady had a Stroke just over 2 years ago,she is still suffering the after effects. That stroke also effects me and the rest of the family,like I had to learn how to use the washing machine.🤑 Cooking and cleaning,no problem, I did a lot of the cooking anyway before she took the stroke.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2018 13:33:17 GMT
Thought it was about the band 😬
The high risk factors you can change:
Lifestyle factors The way we live has a big impact on our risk of stroke. Things like smoking, drinking too much alcohol, being overweight and eating unhealthy foods can damage your blood vessels, increase your blood pressure and make your blood more likely to clot.
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Post by ukcstokie on Oct 29, 2018 0:22:40 GMT
Marlady had a Stroke just over 2 years ago,she is still suffering the after effects. That stroke also effects me and the rest of the family,like I had to learn how to use the washing machine.🤑 Cooking and cleaning,no problem, I did a lot of the cooking anyway before she took the stroke. Sorry to hear about you're Mrs. It really makes a terrible impact on many people - and quite probably for ever.
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 7, 2018 20:18:48 GMT
So far...around 1,100 people have opened this link...
That could mean that around 220 of the people who opened this thread will have a stroke...
If one person who has read this remembers anything that may just save a few minutes when having a stroke. That can save the difference between a normal life and death.
It's worth spending 10 minutes every few years...
I know this isn't a nice for people to think about - sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2018 17:49:53 GMT
So far...around 1,100 people have opened this link... That could mean that around 220 of the people who opened this thread will have a stroke... If one person who has read this remembers anything that may just save a few minutes when having a stroke. That can save the difference between a normal life and death. It's worth spending 10 minutes every few years... I know this isn't a nice for people to think about - sorry. I think it's really important that people are aware of this and know what to do if they think they see the symptoms. This should be permanently pinned at the top of this board, not just for a limited period of time.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2018 22:08:46 GMT
I live in London, but went to all Stoke home Games... this is 2013, and i had the fortune to stay with Mum & Dad in their house in Stafford overnight..If it was a Saturday Game i would drive up after work on a Friday..Anyway...My Dad Liked a Drink & Cigarette, My Mum did not Smoke or Drink, she went dancing at the MRI in Stafford after the Bingo, she was active, she bred Pedigree dogs & groomed them, and she made a good living..
Dad worked, then went to the Prince of Wales or Doormans everynight for a Drink and then walked home..
The Point i an trying to make is, it does not matter if you are as fit as a fiddle or not..
It can hit you in any way...My Mum suffered a Stroke in 2013 in her House in the Bathroom, I was not there, but Dad discovered Mum on the floor a hour or so after the Stroke and called the Ambulance...she went to Hospital , but lost the use of her Left Side..Leg & Arm...thankfully, she retained her speech, which was a bonus.. long story short, she never went back home & had to go into a care home in Stafford, the Council were of no help at the Start, in fact they used the House to pay for Mum's Care.. Dad had a Dimensia 2 years later & had to go into a home too, so we put them both together at first.. but then we moved both Mum & Dad to Sussex, where we live so we could see them more often...Mum Passed away in 2016, Mum said two days before she had had enough and wanted to go.....Dad who is still alive does not even realise..
My point in all of this..is One week before my Mum's Stroke, we had all been out as a Family to the Cons Club..in Stafford,Opp the Prison in Lloyd Street i think.. I left early to go & watch Match of the Day at Mum & Dads House I think..and when Mum & Dad came Home I opened the Door to greet them, for some reason, Mum got out of the the Car from the passenger seat and fell down on the ground.. we all joked at the time "Mum are you pissed" but she said she did not know what had happened and went to bed as normal.
A week later, Boom..
If only I had known the facts about a Stroke, I could have, maybe helped...
Not a Sob Story, just hopefully it will help others.
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Nov 20, 2018 19:49:01 GMT
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Post by ukcstokie on Nov 21, 2018 10:31:35 GMT
It doesn't matter how fit you are, how wealthy you are, your AGE... Sir Alex for example may have had a penny or two. Anyone can be hit by it or affected by your friends and families, but your awarenesses of strokes can have a massive impact on surviving a stroke. 10 or 15 minutes every few years to remind yourself... That's sod all: most of us will spend that amount of time thinking of the team sheet ahead of the match.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Dec 19, 2018 18:52:56 GMT
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Post by mermaidsal on Dec 23, 2018 15:08:40 GMT
I've got a great friend who had a life-changing stroke in her mid-30s, caused by an undiagnosed hole in the heart. That's fixed now but a lot of the stroke damage never will be
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Post by bathstoke on Dec 30, 2018 13:00:09 GMT
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Dec 31, 2018 17:10:43 GMT
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Post by heworksardtho on Jan 1, 2019 0:21:15 GMT
Had my stroke at 40 didn’t drink or smoke , was walking at the time , lost feeling in my left side , slowly came back over a week , went to cheadle hospital for physio with a stroke physio for 6 months had to learn to walk again , was like the six million dollar man at the end of it , that was 17 years ago I still exercise and eat healthily and touch wood I’ve been fine
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Post by ukcstokie on Jan 1, 2019 2:46:49 GMT
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Jan 7, 2019 19:45:39 GMT
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Post by shangamuzo on Jan 13, 2019 13:48:14 GMT
Why is it called a stroke ?
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Post by ukcstokie on Jan 20, 2019 21:48:55 GMT
Why is it called a stroke ? It comes from 'the stroke of God's hand' See: https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/30m2bn/why_is_a_stroke_called_a_stroke/
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Post by crowey on Jan 27, 2019 14:28:14 GMT
...... keep active, lose weight, stop smoking, drink less piss - that should do eet (as would your GP say)
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Post by mermaidsal on Feb 23, 2019 21:33:09 GMT
...... keep active, lose weight, stop smoking, drink less piss - that should do eet (as would your GP say) The trouble is... yes of course all that helps but especially in younger fit people strokes are often caused by congenital malformations no-one's ever known about. Prevention is vital but so is the earliest possible medical intervention. ukc this has been quiet for nearly a month now, we'll need to unpin soon if that's ok??
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Post by Deleted on Feb 24, 2019 22:56:29 GMT
My brother in law is 68 and has just had a quite serious stroke which has badly affected him. He says he felt a little unwell for a couple of hours, then went slightly dizzy with a really nasty headache, and then everything went "white" before he collapsed. His face has drooped on one side and his left arm is numb most of the time so he can't control it or feel it. It's also badly affected his left eye so that it's moved away from the "straight ahead" position to be looking down toward his left shoulder. He's got to go for some new glasses to try to help "re-strengthen" his eye muscles.
He is quite a bit overweight, previously smoked but gave up 15 years ago, but still liked a drink, and had recently had a bad bout of sepsis. The doctors had put him on various medications for the sepsis, one of which apparently had a potential risk of causing a stroke. The hospital isn't sure if it was his "lifestyle" or the sepsis medication that caused the stroke, most likely it was a combination of the two. They've now put him on a high dose of warfarin to thin his blood, and will then adjust it once he's out of danger. They told him if the blood clot had been slightly larger it would have killed him. So he's in a bad way, had a nasty scare, and is lucky to still be here.
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Post by nott1 on Mar 4, 2019 16:57:14 GMT
Worth getting on statins I reckon if you're not already!
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Post by mermaidsal on Mar 8, 2019 15:08:37 GMT
Worth getting on statins I reckon if you're not already! Or go the more natural route once you know your cholesterol numbers and have agreed this with your doc - oat glucans, nuts (handful of walnuts a day can make all the difference), olives and olive oil, peanut butter, oily fish, loads of fruit and veg - but keep checking your numbers whatever.
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Post by nott1 on Mar 8, 2019 17:43:54 GMT
Worth getting on statins I reckon if you're not already! Or go the more natural route once you know your cholesterol numbers and have agreed this with your doc - oat glucans, nuts (handful of walnuts a day can make all the difference), olives and olive oil, peanut butter, oily fish, loads of fruit and veg - but keep checking your numbers whatever. Si Senora.
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Post by ukcstokie on Mar 11, 2019 21:18:55 GMT
...... keep active, lose weight, stop smoking, drink less piss - that should do eet (as would your GP say) The trouble is... yes of course all that helps but especially in younger fit people strokes are often caused by congenital malformations no-one's ever known about. Prevention is vital but so is the earliest possible medical intervention. ukc this has been quiet for nearly a month now, we'll need to unpin soon if that's ok?? Hi Sal! As several thousand people have looked at the thread on the Oatcake, so that could mean the 600 of them could have a stroke in the future. Hence, keeping this running for as long possible could, could help a few people. As DeesideStokie said: "I think it's really important that people are aware of this and know what to do if they think they see the symptoms. This should be permanently pinned at the top of this board, not just for a limited period of time." So anything that could be done on the Oatcake would be great! Really appreciate your support. Cheers!
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