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Swimom
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Posted 5/29/2013 8:07 PM (GMT -8)
Thoughts and prayers that Michael recovers fully and quickly.
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English Alf
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Posted 5/29/2013 11:08 PM (GMT -8)
Hope the treatment works, and the fact that he is on his way home suggests the docs got on top of it quickly and things will be okay.

With Engish good wishes from Holland heading your way
Alf
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nhwife
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Posted 5/30/2013 2:10 AM (GMT -8)
Sending healing and recovery thoughts your way!
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tooyoung4this
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Posted 5/30/2013 2:46 AM (GMT -8)
Great to hear, get home and get some rest...
I'll keep the positive thoughts coming your way!
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GOP
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Posted 5/30/2013 3:02 AM (GMT -8)
Sorry to hear this, Susan. Wishing you and Michael the very best.
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tatt2man
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Posted 5/30/2013 6:16 AM (GMT -8)
Recovery often is speedier at home - here's to a good and steady recovery - and some non-medical worry time for the missus -
hugs,
Bronson
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creed_three
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Posted 5/31/2013 12:57 PM (GMT -8)
Hi Susan,
How is Michael doing now? You, he and your kids have been in our thoughts and prayers this week. Wishing him a speedy recovery although hope he does not have to return to work before he feels ready. Take care. Lana
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Susan R
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Posted 5/31/2013 2:23 PM (GMT -8)
We got him home from the hospital on Wednesday evening. He was able to walk out to the car on his own, his leg felt really good, his arm still limited. He got home and went right to bed. When he woke Thursday morning his arm was slightly worse but figured he might have just slept wrong, since he had his arm over his head all night. a couple of hours later, his leg started feeling weird, but I hadnt filled his RX yet, so I left to go get that done, thinking having the meds might help. I was gone probably 45 minutes, by the time I got home, he was limping because he couldnt put all his weight on his left leg anymore and he had lost almost total control of his arm. We called his PCM, she said call UNC. So we put in a call and waited. When the head of Neurology called back, he said "oh, we expected you to get worse before you got better" Well no one told us that!!! But said just to make us feel better we could have another CT to make sure there wasnt any new bleeding. We called our radiology friend and our PCM, she ordered the test and he fit us in immediately. He then showed us the scan and Michaels brain and the effected areas (first time we got to see that) The consensus is that this is the "evolution" of the strokes and to continue with meds and go home and rest. So we felt a bit better about it, even though we had to get Michael a wheel chair when we got to the radiology clinic, but Thank God for friends!! The resident at UNC cleared Michael to go back to work Monday night (he is on night shift), he is still having problems walking today and cant make a fist, his arm is dead weight at this point. He has a follow up appt with PCM Monday at 8am. She will adjust the work issue. I wouldnt think they would clear him to go back to work until he has at least had his assessment with the physical therapist, what do you think? he is in good spirits, and we try to keep things light by joking a lot. We now know that he will have lots of ups and downs, which helps calm us. Still needing all the prayers you can all send up, but I truly believe all the good thoughts and prayers kept this from being so much worse! Thank you all.....

Susan
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MsWorryWart
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Posted 5/31/2013 2:35 PM (GMT -8)
Susan,

Thanks for taking time to update us.

You and Michael will remain in our thoughts and prayers.

Praying for the best possible recovery with no additional incidents...
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A Yooper
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Posted 5/31/2013 5:34 PM (GMT -8)
Susan, absolutely you guys are in my prayer chain - and so many other's out here as well, count on it!

He's probably looking at an initial recovery period, followed by lots of PT - so you both should keep your spirits up as much as you can at this point.

Time, hard work and faith.....

My continued thoughts, prayers and best to you both......
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steve7505
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Posted 6/2/2013 10:56 AM (GMT -8)
Susan, prayers for you and husband. He is young, which is gives him good odds to overcome this. You need your rest also. Get it when you can. God bless.
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tatt2man
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Posted 6/2/2013 12:06 PM (GMT -8)
Susan and Michael - in some ways, being home is a better cure for you - and many ways safer and a more positive home atmosphere can do wonders... I understand what they mean by the evolution of strokes - from what Dad had with his mini-strokes - and with Mom and her's. I do recommend keeping his mind busy and ( without telling him) hold his bad arm and hand and caress stroke it to keep stimulation going for the nerves and muscles - he will guess why you are doing it but you don't have to be overt.
-that was recommended for me to to do my (first) partner's hands when he went into a coma in ICU - to keep things working until he woke up.
- also , it is nice for you to connect with the one you love and show him how much you care ( we know that already - and so does he - but it doesn't hurt!)
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gentle healing hugs to you both,
Bronson and (second) partner Steve.
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Susan R
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Posted 6/2/2013 4:53 PM (GMT -8)
Thanks for the keeping the blood flowing in his arm, I think that is a fantastic idea. What I need to do at this point is stop myself from being too overly protective. We went to a boy scout event this afternoon and we had to walk through a wooded path to get to the pool. There were sticks and pine cones and pine needles everywhere, since he has limited use and feeling in his left leg, I was panicked hoping he wouldnt step wrong and fall. I need to calm down. I am headed back to work tomorrow for the first time since this happened. I am gonna be a mess.

Hey, on a positive on topic note. I dont know if the stroke somehow effected the part of the brain that tells his penis to get erect, but he has been having spontaneous erections, good full penetrable erections, that are lasting quite a while. We havent had sex, but it is kind of odd, before stroke, had difficulty getting erection, and if he got one, it did not last long and was probably 85% hard. Anyone know if it is possible that the stroke has jump started something in his brain to have this happen?????
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Purgatory
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Posted 6/2/2013 4:59 PM (GMT -8)
Susan, thanks for the update. Puzzled by why they would have cleared him to go back to work so quickly, that just doesn't hit me as right or normal, consider what he went through, and the condition you described after he gets home.

Hope and pray that he recovers better, and that you get a chance to recharge your own batteries.

david in sc
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Sonny3
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Posted 6/2/2013 6:25 PM (GMT -8)
Susan, just checked in and saw your last couple of updates. Glad your hubby is home, but I have to agree that it sure would be nice to know the why of everything.

Hope his healing is quick and things can return to whatever passes for normal these days.

As far as the unexplained woodies, I wouldn't worry too much about the why of these, I think the time better spent to just enjoy them as much as possible for as long as possible. I am confident that it will take your minds off of all the other stuff. Of course that's just me believing in Every Day is A Bonus and you just have to choke the life out of them. So enjoy the bonus days (or nights) and move forward.

Sonny
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English Alf
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Posted 6/3/2013 5:03 AM (GMT -8)
I would agree about not needing to wonder why woody is showing up to party.

However perhaps somebody in a research lab somewhere should indeed take note of this development.

Alf.
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