Text 44893, 126 rader
Skriven 2006-12-25 09:54:36 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 44835 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
Ärende: Hi folks
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Hello WAYNE!

24 Dec 06 22:33, you wrote to me:

 WC>> Strokes I'd think it might be advised to go seek medical
 WC>> attention however in my case the indignity of being carted out of
 WC>> here on a gurney did not especially appeal to me.

 RC>> Once a stroke victim always a stroke victim.

 WC> I certainly hope not.

Its out of hopes control.

If indeed you had a stroke, then you were already in that risk group, having
had one permanently elevates your risk for a future one.

Not getting treatment for it was not wise.

 WC> Have you ever heard of Patricia Neal the famous actress?
 WC> She had a very good recovery from a rather severe stroke.
 WC> You have to admire her courage.

and I bet she got medical treatment.

 RC>> Remember I have a father who has had one, you converse with
 RC>> people in this network whom have had one or more. All of them
 RC>> will tell you that ignoring one wont make it go away.

 WC> Mine didn't go away but the effects are fading.
 WC> I think it happened in June or July but I'm not sure
 WC> as I didn't think to write it down when it occurred.

You should have gotten yourself into the care of medical professionals instead
of worrying about what others would think of you being rolled out on a hospital
gurney.

 WC> I recall about your father, sharp as a tack right?

Yes he is still sharp as a tack, but he got medical attention, hasnt had
another stroke since, he keeps himself sharp by doing those things that keeps
his mind sharp, like working crossword puzzles, he can still walk and drive,
but he is nothing like he was physically prior to the stroke.

 RC>> Take the time to get checked out, of course this means a dietary
 RC>> change.

 WC> Did that.
 WC> No salt, no alcohol and bland low fat diet I've already lost over 20
 WC> pounds. Ordinary common sense stuff.

and are you taking a aspirin a day?

 WC> Outside of checking out the nurses, cable T.V. and clean sheets
 WC> changed every day I can't see as how going to the hospital would have
 WC> changed my recovery in any way.

They would have performed a CAT scan to determine where the blockage occurred
and what caused the blockage, they would have administered a blood thinner such
as heparin. Caught early enough, some stroke victims never experience lasting
side effects.

 RC>> Your next stroke will be worse and is only a pin head size of
 RC>> cholesterol or blood clot away.

 WC> I know nothing of cholesterol.

The bad cholesterol is what causes the plaque deposits to line the inside of
your arteries, eventually what happens is one becomes fully occluded or a piece
breaks off and makes its way into the brain.

 RC>> Your mental wellness wont mean squat if the physical side is
 RC>> fucked,

 WC> It means rather more to me than the physical but that's me.
 WC> The physical didn't terrify me, not regaining my mental status
 WC> terrified me.

Being physically disabled even further than you already are, like being
paraylzed on one side or another would do more to damage your mental well
being.

 RC>> you already can sit up for long,

 WC> I have not been able to sit for years.

I fat fingered, meant to say cant, but you cant sit now and you have no
paralysis, imagine it now if you have another stroke that does cause paralysis?

You are in a position now to seek the counsel of a Doctor to assess if what you
experienced was a stroke and what course to take to minimize future risks.

You dont have a medical degree Wayne, and while neither do I, I do have a far
more unique perspective on strokes, for I have a family member whom has had
one.

If one is to believe your accountings of this stroke and your spinal ailments,
its easy to conclude that your self treatment or decisions to not get medical
help is exactly why you are disabled to the degree that you are.

 WC> Paralysis sometimes and to varying degrees.
 WC> I had some but mostly transient though my right hand still requires
 WC> routine workout.

 RC>> Try typing messages?

 WC> I'll give that a try next time I'm near a keyboard, thanks.

This time use only one hand.

 RC>> C'mon Wayne, screw your dignity, being embarassed on a gurney
 RC>> beats being dead.

 WC> Without mental capacity?
 WC> Not in my book but than it didn't quite come to that did it?

Next time you wont be so lucky.

==
Ross
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