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Actor Kevin Sorbo reveals his secret battle with stroke
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Tom Haynes posted a pageMy stroke story + some good info to pass along
STROKE:
At work one day, I stumbled and took fall - I told everyone I was ok, although I was a bit shaken up. I didn't realize at the time that I was not at all OK. Unbeknownst to me, the force of the impact of my fall had created a…
Tom Haynes commented on Steve Boorstein's blog post Different Strokes ... an Introduction"Hi Steve, you've reached me directly. Nice to 'meet' you."
Tom Haynes commented on Dwayne michel spang's blog post someone to talk to"Best I can suggest is to find a good physical therapist in your area. Most importantly, find one who has been trained in neuro rehab, which is a much different animal than the type of physical therapy one gets to repair muscle or joint damage. Some…"
Tom Haynes commented on Dwayne michel spang's blog post someone to talk to"are you able to work with a physical therapist?"
Tom Haynes replied to alisha smith's discussion Looking for friends"Hi Alisha. I was 35 when I had a stroke back in 2007. I'd be happy to talk to you."
Tom Haynes replied to Tom Haynes's discussion Actor Kevin Sorbo reveals his secret battle with stroke"I was sorta thinking the same thing Dean. CS, in particular, strikes me as bullshxt, but I know a couple of my stroke friends who have found acupuncture helpful (in a palliative sense)."
What is Stroke and how is it treated
According to the The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) web page:
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces surrounding brain cells. Brain cells die when they no longer receive oxygen and nutrients from the blood or there is sudden bleeding into or around the brain. The symptoms of a stroke include sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding speech; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble with walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination; or sudden severe headache with no known cause. There are two forms of stroke: ischemic - blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and hemorrhagic - bleeding into or around the brain.
Treatment of stroke
Generally there are three treatment stages for stroke: prevention, therapy immediately after the stroke, and post-stroke rehabilitation. Therapies to prevent a first or recurrent stroke are based on treating an individual's underlying risk factors for stroke, such as hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes. Acute stroke therapies try to stop a stroke while it is happening by quickly dissolving the blood clot causing an ischemic stroke or by stopping the bleeding of a hemorrhagic stroke. Post-stroke rehabilitation helps individuals overcome disabilities that result from stroke damage. Medication or drug therapy is the most common treatment for stroke. The most popular classes of drugs used to prevent or treat stroke are antithrombotics (antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants) and thrombolytics.
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces surrounding brain cells. Brain cells die when they no longer receive oxygen and nutrients from the blood or there is sudden bleeding into or around the brain. The symptoms of a stroke include sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body; sudden confusion or trouble speaking or understanding speech; sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes; sudden trouble with walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination; or sudden severe headache with no known cause. There are two forms of stroke: ischemic - blockage of a blood vessel supplying the brain, and hemorrhagic - bleeding into or around the brain.
Treatment of stroke
Generally there are three treatment stages for stroke: prevention, therapy immediately after the stroke, and post-stroke rehabilitation. Therapies to prevent a first or recurrent stroke are based on treating an individual's underlying risk factors for stroke, such as hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and diabetes. Acute stroke therapies try to stop a stroke while it is happening by quickly dissolving the blood clot causing an ischemic stroke or by stopping the bleeding of a hemorrhagic stroke. Post-stroke rehabilitation helps individuals overcome disabilities that result from stroke damage. Medication or drug therapy is the most common treatment for stroke. The most popular classes of drugs used to prevent or treat stroke are antithrombotics (antiplatelet agents and anticoagulants) and thrombolytics.
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Clarification
Ooops. Based on the number of emails I've received asking for clarification regarding my current health status, I realize I have neglected to provide a proper explanation as to what, exactly, happened to me vis a vis the brain spasm I described in my previous entry. In short, I had a seizure (a not at all uncommon post-stroke happening), the EMT lady checked me over and decided that I should go to the emergency room at P.G. County hospital (to give you an sketch of a typical PG County ER… Continue
Posted on September 19, 2008 at 2:00pm
Seizing the day
Seizing the day
This past Sunday, as I lounged in the passenger seat of my friend Cliff’s car in the satellite parking lot of Redskins stadium waiting for a shuttle bus to arrive and carry us to the game, I had, what I took at the moment to be a brain spasm. My field of vision narrowed to the point where all I could see was the sun visor in front of me, my mouth filled with a warm metallic-tasting fluid (I immediately thought it was blood), I couldn’t speak, but I could hear Cliff… Continue
This past Sunday, as I lounged in the passenger seat of my friend Cliff’s car in the satellite parking lot of Redskins stadium waiting for a shuttle bus to arrive and carry us to the game, I had, what I took at the moment to be a brain spasm. My field of vision narrowed to the point where all I could see was the sun visor in front of me, my mouth filled with a warm metallic-tasting fluid (I immediately thought it was blood), I couldn’t speak, but I could hear Cliff… Continue
Posted on September 18, 2008 at 2:00pm
Thank you letter to my therapists
Milestone
Today, 10 months and one day after my stroke, I graduate from physical therapy. Although I continue with occupational therapy on my hand and arm, the out-patient leg portion of my rehab is dunzo starting today.
This is not as big a deal as it sounds. Don't get me wrong, I've come a looooong way in 10 months but I'm still a long way from normal. There's still a hitch in my gait (due mostly to increased muscle spasticity in my calf and ankle.) But for the most part… Continue
Today, 10 months and one day after my stroke, I graduate from physical therapy. Although I continue with occupational therapy on my hand and arm, the out-patient leg portion of my rehab is dunzo starting today.
This is not as big a deal as it sounds. Don't get me wrong, I've come a looooong way in 10 months but I'm still a long way from normal. There's still a hitch in my gait (due mostly to increased muscle spasticity in my calf and ankle.) But for the most part… Continue
Posted on June 4, 2008 at 2:00pm
The tricker guy
The tricker guy
To my nieces I am now (and shall likely forever be) known as “the tricker guy.” It didn’t take them long to realize that their uncle Tommy is a b.s. artist of the highest caliber who cannot be trusted. If someone walks through the front door walking and talking like a robot, it’s not really a robot, it’s just uncle Tommy the “tricker guy” pretending to be a robot. Or is it? What if uncle Tommy refuses to break character all night long? Or what if the character… Continue
To my nieces I am now (and shall likely forever be) known as “the tricker guy.” It didn’t take them long to realize that their uncle Tommy is a b.s. artist of the highest caliber who cannot be trusted. If someone walks through the front door walking and talking like a robot, it’s not really a robot, it’s just uncle Tommy the “tricker guy” pretending to be a robot. Or is it? What if uncle Tommy refuses to break character all night long? Or what if the character… Continue
Posted on February 23, 2008 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
On fatigue
On fatigue and masculinity
This malaise of lethargy is beginning to overwhelm me. I’m tired all of the time. Not physically tired, like a runner with aching muscles, or shortness of breath, I’m more like a long-distance truck driver baked into submission by the afternoon sun, sleepy. Around the house I am a zombie. Clomp-thunk. clomp-thunk go my slippered footsteps across the hardwood floors. I have a new-found empathy for zombies (except for the hunger for human flesh… Continue
This malaise of lethargy is beginning to overwhelm me. I’m tired all of the time. Not physically tired, like a runner with aching muscles, or shortness of breath, I’m more like a long-distance truck driver baked into submission by the afternoon sun, sleepy. Around the house I am a zombie. Clomp-thunk. clomp-thunk go my slippered footsteps across the hardwood floors. I have a new-found empathy for zombies (except for the hunger for human flesh… Continue
Posted on January 30, 2008 at 2:00pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (36 comments)
- At 1:23pm on May 3, 2011,
michael smithers said… - i would love to see an interview with Jill,Bolte.Taylor by Peter.g Levine
- At 7:30am on August 15, 2010,
barry said… - hi all i am not trying to take members away from this site because it is very good i just want to share other stroke support sites so you can get all the info you need regarding a stroke i hope you dont mine tom if not delete please i am the admin of a good support forum base in the uk we have members from all over the world looking for advice and support if you want to shear your stroke advice or experience with us here is the link
www.strokesupportgroup.org
- At 7:06pm on June 15, 2010, Vickie Olsen said…
- Thanks for the welcome. I am reading a lot of good & useful information on this site; things that make me feel more "normal". At least as normal as I can. An odd thing, this hemiplegia. I keep maintaining that I lost half my body and all of my dignity. My stroke was in 2008 and there is so much I miss, yet so much I've gained, besides weight! I have not, however, lost my sense of humor and I stay as positive as my courage for the day allows.
Cheers! Vickie
- At 11:12pm on June 3, 2010,
Azia Routson said… - Thanks so much for creating this site. It is already helping me open up about my recent stroke in 2008. This site means so much to me with only being 20 when I had the hemmoraghic stroke.
- At 1:05pm on April 16, 2010, kat said…
- hi Tom aND THANKYOU FOR THE WELCOME JUST A BITR ABOUT ME iam 45 years old and had a stroke about 6 weeks ago i was fit and independent then but now i am paraliZed on my left arm shoulder and hand but have regained my balance anD LERNT TO WALK AGAIN
- At 2:43pm on January 21, 2010, shirley winkley said…
- hi .tom .thanx for the welcome i,m 63 and had my stroke in 1962 at age 15, its bn a long journey but i,ve bn lucky enough to hav 2 children n now hav 4 grandsons ,i never regained use in my arm nd hav a noticable limp but hey i m still here it will b 48 yrs in august this year ,please respond if u want =best wishes shirley
- At 2:14pm on January 21, 2010, diana ryan said…
- Hello Tom I am 59years old - old enough to be your mum probably, but I do like to correspond with younger people, I can communicate with most things I love rock music and will till the day I die and all modern groups,I am a real go with the flo person, and I will discuss any problems relating to yours and my strokes whenever you so desire.Is that all right for starters, never know quite how to introduce myself feel a bit of a charlie and I dont mean heroin bye for now regards Diana.
- At 1:45pm on November 3, 2009,
lynne keefe said… - Hello again just thought id ask you if you were single. I hope you dont mind me asking you.
- At 1:41pm on November 1, 2009, lynne keefe said…
- Hi how are you
- At 10:16pm on September 28, 2009,
M D said… - Hello Tom! thank YOU - Wonderful site/network...wonderful people, i know that much already~
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