I have just had a mild stroke and am rrcovering well. But how long will the tearfulness keep coming.?
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Give yourself time.  Part of the tearfullness may be frustration that you aren't recovering at as fast of a speed as you would like (which is often the case when a person is recovering at lightening fast speed).  \n\nYour brain is going through a lot, trying to program new areas to take over for the areas that wer damaged by the stroke.  Your body is doing a tremendious amount of work.  Tears are a natural way for the body to release and relax.  It really is ok to be teary.  I haven't seen any studies, but I would expect that you may be teary for *at least* a year after the stroke.\n\nHowever, I think the parents of teenage daughters will tell you they suffer from the tearfullness just because of the teenagers, so it might last until they are adults.  :)
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I understand very well what you're going through. Even if things seem hopeless at the moment, try to remember it is only temporary. Are you on meds at this time? if so, they may need longer to take effect or may need adjusting. Are you in therapy? Pls talk to your dr and let him know how your feeling. Try to keep a journal of your moods and take it to the dr so he can see what adjustments are needed. Take care, and feel free to email me, I have bp and have a daughter with bp
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I'm so sorry you've lost someone important to you.  I've been there before myself.  Tomorrow will be the first anniversary of my mother's death in a hospice.  She suffered so much before she died that it tore my heart out, but she's with her Lord and Saviour now, and happy at last.  Time will improve things for you.  It's the only thing that helped me.  Try to do things you enjoy to distract yourself from the pain.  Even that can take a great effort, but you have to keep trying. If you do, I promise you that things will get better as time moves on.  May God Bless You!
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I had a broken vessel a few years ago that took about 3 weeks to completely resolve.  I think you can expect it to last at least 2 weeks and probably up to a month.
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Hate to tell you this, but normal recovery takes 6 months to one year.  Sorry!  Hope you feel better.
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That's quite common for a stroke which affects the left side of the brain. Such a stroke will leave the patient paralyzed on the right side, and will also likely affect the patient's speech (because most people have their speech function on the left side of the brain). If the stroke is established (i.e. without any early intervention), then the speech and movement may gradually return, but it usually takes weeks or months, with good speech and physical/physiotherapy. However, it's not easy to predict how much function will return - take everything a day at a time. After about six hours, there is very little drug treatment that will dramatically improve the stroke.
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Depends on how bad of a stroke it was, some ppl loose the use of 1 side of the face, so chewing can be difficult and so have to eat soft foods, eg mash potatoes, soups etc., and some ppl don't, but a healthy diet is a must.  Go see your GP who can put you in touch with a Nutritionist who will help with a good healthy diet.
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My spouse of 12 years died Jan 05..and I feel like a major part of my world died with him. The old saying time heals all wounds has some merit, to a point. I still have days when the grief is all consuming, and other days things are fine. I still have small kids that need me, otherwise I often wonder if I'd have the desire or need to carry on alone.
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stroke.... paralytic.
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about 3 to 4 weeks. I had depression, for years.  I'm on 100 mg daily. It felt like weight lifted off my shoulders, and things will take CARE OF THEMSELVES for a change!!! Start enjoying your time, life is very short. My doc said to get an "I don't give a damn attitude" it worked. It will be ok!!!!!!!!!
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I struggle with this too.  You keep on keeping on.  You surround yourself with people who are supportive of you.  And you do fun stuff in between to tie you over.  Keep your chin up and remember to let out some emotion through exercise.
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May all work out for you in the end. You and your daughter are in my thoughts.\n\n<As of Feb 7, 2006>\nLife's a tough thing. It takes only a few seconds for disaster to cave in all around you, but to dig your way out takes what seems like an eternity. Anyways, I'm glad to hear that the worst is over, and that both of you are getting well. Please continue these updates on the comments as your situation develops; I want to stay in the know on this.\n\n<As of Feb 8, 2006>\nLook's like you've gotten yourselves out of a tough bind! I'm glad to hear that things are looking up after a grueling ordeal. When someone that you love is hurt, it's tough on the mind, body, and heart, and it gets even worse if you happen to feel it, too. You and your daughter have shown great courage and strength throughout this, and I'm glad that all of us here have been able to help you out in your time of need in one way or another. Try not to overexert yourselves if you're not feeling as well as you were prior to this accident, and I hope that what remains of the road to recovery comes with plenty of shortcuts! ^_^
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On the 17th of Feb I walked into a hospital and fell down with a heart attack, when I woke up I was stable in the emergency room, the doctor said he was going to run some test in the morning. The next morning I was feeling much better and they took me down and did a ultra sound on my heart and said it looked fine, then they took me over to do a stress test. I could not walk on the treadmill cause I just had back surgery about 4 week ago so they did the test chemicaly through my veins, it was to take about 4 min to do. About 3 1/2 min into the test I felt very weird on my left side and was then told I was having a full blown stroke. I was then rushed up to the ICU floor by the stroke team and I was not feeling so good, aparently I was in critical condition. Mind you a week before this I also found out I had a bleeding ulcer in my stomach. Anyway the doctors did some MRI's and CAT Scans on me and could not find where the blood clot was that was causing my stroke and they also could not get a hold of my wife. About an hour and a half went by and I was more coherant so the doctor told me that I might die if they could not get the blood flow back in to my brain, so then he told me their was a new drug called TPA that might find the clot and dissolve it but that I would only have a 2% chance of living through it because of my ulcer and bleeding in the brain, there was only a 3 hour window to be abel to use this medicine and 2 hrs have already passed. I decided a long time ago I was never going to be a burden to no one including my wife so I told the doctor to give me the TPA, and he did. I went into a coma for about 3 to 4 hrs but I did wake up and saw my lovely wife Lisa crying beside me, I told everything would be ok, she smiled a little. About six hours had passed with no improvement until I looked down at my left toes and saw they were moving, talk about the best feeling you ever had in your life...so an hour later I was moving my fingers then my arm then my leg and I stayed up for the next 24hrs just moving my left side. The doctors said my face lifted back into place, no more droop. By Sat the 20th I was on my was home still a little weak but with a clean bill of health. I am taking this week off and the doctors said I get to go back to work next Monday and I feel great. I have decided to take life by the horns and do everything I always wanted to, I just signed up for a Tai Kuan Do class.\n\nDon
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When I was 14 my fave cousin died, he was 18.  It was a car accident.  It has been 13 years.  It took my about 11years before I could even talk about it.  Time is the only thing that can heal you.  It's ok to cry.  Maybe find someone to talk to.  It's hard.  I think about him everyday.  I'm so sorry for your loss.  Try to think about the good times and  keep her memory going.  LOVE
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Its still really close...  Give it time, its a hard thing to deal with.  For now just take one day at a time as they come, and don't get overwhelmed.  Make sure you take care of yourself, and also be sure not to bottle up your emotions, 'cause that will only make things harder.  It probably sound cliche by now, but I'm sorry for your loss, and I hope things work out for you.
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I work with a Medical Assistant whose daughter had bells palsy about ten years ago. Specialists had told her stress had a lot to do with it; the daughter (20) was very frightened too, her speech was slurred and it was almost as though she had a stroke. I'm happy to tell you that her daughter (an RN) is in perfect health, and she never had the condition return. It took about three months for it to go away completely, but never returned. God bless you.
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PAINFULLY, SLOWLY(sometimes your entire lifetime), maybe MIRACULOUSLY  U LEARN TO RECOVER GRACEFULLY. I AM NOT SURE, YET