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Wake up call
« on: October 24, 2014, 10:22:46 AM »
Last Monday afternoon I was laying on the couch playing with my iPad and dozed off. When I woke up I noticed my right cheek and lip were numb. I tried to talk and my speech was slurred. After a few minutes this did not go away and I told my wife that I think I'm having a stroke. She immediately drove me to the hospital ER in the small town we live in. At the ER they determined it was a stroke and administered a drug called "Clot-Buster". I was then transported to a Heart hospital in Milwaukee. On the ambulance ride over the numbness disappeared and my normal speech returned. I had several tests in Milwaukee and they all turned out OK. I was sent home yesterday afternoon and feel good like I did before the stroke.  I may not be able to ski this season and have to wait a few weeks before I can drive but they said I can shoot.

In the past year I got sloppy in my eating habits, slacked off on my exercise program and put some weight on. Not a smart thing to do!

I'm writing this to mention that if you ever see someone with the warning signs of a stroke or heart attack, get them help immediately! I was aware of he basic signs of a stroke. What I did not know about was the urgency to get help. The drug they gave me has around  a 3-4 hour window to administer. Had I missed that time frame, the outcome would have been much different.

As Lou Gehrig said in his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium, "I'm the luckiest  man on the face of the earth".

You need to learn to like all the little everday things like a sip of good whiskey, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk,  and a feisty old gentleman like myself

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2014, 04:12:25 PM »
   :o  I'll say, glad your OK
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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2014, 04:15:54 PM »
   :o  I'll say, glad your OK
Can I make that unanimous?
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Re: Wake up call
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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2014, 09:18:09 PM »
Stories like yours are always good news. ;D

Thanks for sharing, . . . we get far too many of the other kind most days.

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2014, 08:24:04 AM »
All the best for you Johnny-Gods Blessings!
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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #5 on: October 25, 2014, 06:09:12 PM »
Congrats on your great outcome. Life is fragile - Handle with care!
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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2014, 12:08:30 PM »
Good news that you caught it and got treatment soon enough.  Now we both better look at the weight thing.
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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2014, 07:34:50 PM »
Good news that you caught it and got treatment soon enough.  Now we both better look at the weight thing.

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2014, 02:37:17 PM »
Glad to hear you caught it in time!  God bless you and keep you in good health.

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2014, 03:24:53 PM »
Good to hear, Johnny!

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #10 on: November 14, 2014, 06:06:21 AM »
Yesterday I saw a Neurologist for a follow up checkup. He cleared me to drive and said I can ski later this season. Indeed that was great news for me.
 
They said the cause of the stroke was probably Cholesterol. My number before the stroke was 180 which is OK but the ratio of good to bad was out of whack. I knew about this but did not take it seriously. This was a serious wake up call and I'm now on  a strict diet.

As I mentioned,I knew about the symptoms of a stroke but not the urgency to get to a hospital. There is around a three hour window in which they could administer the drug which cleared up my stroke. I was very lucky.
You need to learn to like all the little everday things like a sip of good whiskey, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk,  and a feisty old gentleman like myself

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Re: Wake up call
« Reply #11 on: November 14, 2014, 10:13:13 AM »
Good on ya, Johnny. I think a lot of us in our "middle" years have to get real about eating well, exercising some and controlling our bad habits.
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