Thrombolysis

Debbie
Debbieon Saturday, August 12 2017
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Two & a half weeks ago I had an ischaemic stroke & suffered weakness on my right side & was unable to speak coherently. Frightening as it was, I was very fortunate to be transported by ambulance to hospital in time to be treated successfully with rt-PA, the clot-busting drug,& I regained strength & movement of right side (i.e.arm & hand, and leg & foot) quite quickly. My speech remained a little slury but continued to improve over the following two days, after which time I was both surprised & delighted, to be discharged from ICU to home.  I would be very interested to hear of other stroke survivors' experiences & recovery after thrombolysis.

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Nina Wilde

Hi Debbie and welcome to EnableMe.

 

It's interesting for me to read of your experience of receiving Thrombolysis and how quickly you have regained walking and your speech !!

You may be interested to know that back when I had my stroke in 1993, 2 weeks after experiencing Pre-eclampsia and losing our first baby, I was a part of a trial involving treatment using clot dissolving drugs . 

I at the time was 22 and knew that I had been very lucky to have survived and very lucky to have been given the opportunity to receive this treatment. I was in hospital and rehab from April to June relearning to walk and talk and all that is involved in early recovery.

Last year I had the absolute pleasure of meeting up with my treating Professor from this time who let me know of the advances in stroke treatment and gave me examples what you have just described in your post.

Having a stroke is certainly a scary event and knowing that there a places such as EnableMe and Strokeline dedicated to supporting survivors  and families is good to know. I hope you find some helpful information as you have a look around EnableMe.

Take care of yourself as you recover and I hope you have a great day šŸ˜Š

Sue Bowden

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