Rose,
I had a small stroke in 2001. I was in the hospital for a week and it probably took about 3 or 4 months before I was totally back to normal. I was taken to the hospital by ambulance when I woke from a nap after laying down with an excruciating headache. Only problem was, the left side of my body was paralyzed. I continued to be fatigued and continued to experience weakness in the left side of my body for a few months after I was released from the hospital. Thankfully today there are no residual effects.
Good luck.