![]() ![]() Felt dizzy for half an hour each time and then was fine. I've had 2 mild strokes in Sept '20 and Nov '20 and had a couple of what I now realise were TIAs before the first stroke. I guess it would be good to hear from others like myself who because of their reasonable good health are not sure this is the correct forum!? Tim Spector of Zoe COVID and that knowledge gave me some reassurance but because my symptoms were mild I talked to local stroke nurse who didn’t put me on local list as I needed no further intervention. ![]() Does that ever go away? I did hear that Monty Don had a TIA 15 years ago as has Prof. Luckily I already had some food deliveries so it was just a matter of increasing those and my son-in-law topped up my shopping.īecause it was a mini mini stroke I feel very lucky but still occasionally stumbling over words and fearful of getting another. It was interesting having the combination of avoiding Coronavirus while getting out for excercise too - meeting up with friends while my speech was still a little stumbly and mumbly while wearing a mask and maintaining distance. There was a time I thought I’d never regain any oomph at all but because my stroke was probably linked to cholesterol I took my slow diet very seriously and lost quite a bit of weight which helped with knee pain so meant I could do more excercise thus propelling me from a vicious to a virtuous circle.Ī few months later I managed distanced Riverfly Monitoring which felt like normality was returning. What I did read was those membership mags that you are always going to read later - Natural History, Botany etc Living on my own I was told to read aloud to help with my speech and I soon discovered the ‘Romantic poets’ were a miserable lot, obsessed, rightly in those times, with death. It was the tiredness and weepiness that was overwhelming while the arm and hand weakness improved quite quickly. Should have phoned ambulance straight away but dutifully waited to phone doctor who of course said phone ambulance -don’t know where my logic went?! I was taken to St George’s who were fantastic and had all tests, meds etc and after a night in hospital returned home late afternoon with exercises, meds etc. I slept through the night but woke with a facial droop, arm weakness and slurring. They made it clear they would happily turn straight round if I felt bad again and if not to call my doctor in the morning. The paramedics said they could take me in but it was up to me given the hospital operating under COVID conditions. By the time they arrived I again was much better and was given all the regular checks but we’re not definitive signs of stroke. I did think stroke when it happened but then thought this must be the results of Lockdown disturbed sleep.Ī few days later the same thing happened and although I thought this was maybe a stroke I rang 111 who said call an ambulance.but first I staggered round the garden doing the watering! Totally irrational I know, then I phoned the ambulance told a neighbour and waited. Anyway I did sleep and awoke feeling fine. I had a TIA last May (10 days before my 70th) but a few days before it I had had a strange experience on Saturday evening of feeling weird and dizzy - wanting to sleep and not being able to grasp the cushions behind me. Sometimes when I read others’ stories I don’t feel entitled to write my story. ![]()
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