Originally Posted by
eatontkd
Greetings all~
Thank you so much for the concern and best wishes!
I have had ALL the tests needed, sometimes more than once! Conclusion: my PCP told me my vitals, levels are all within good standing. Resting Heart Rate - 68. BP - 118 over 75. Cholesterol total is 184. And, apparently, all other triggers are not present. I don't smoke, have a BMI of 23, am "aware" of what I eat, and have a low alcohol drink level (once or twice a week). However, enter STRESS. That nemesis may have done me in: sole provider owing a business, working a part-time additional job, last child in college (tuition bills!!)
As stated: I do feel "lucky" as in I don't have any of the paralysis, weakness that can be attributed to stroke. Just would like the vision thing to settle down and my head to stop this dull ache. I miss work. I miss training. It's hard to "relax" when so much of my time, that was my time to relax, was in the saddle or do-jang.
Appreciate the concerns gang. Don't take for granted what you've got today, ever.
Thanks for your reply.
The stress is very important to take into account. I didn't have a stroke, except I think injury bleeding which was a smallish issue, but parts of my long-term recovery process from brain injury has been fatigue management and some psychologist assessments.
While things like that may be a bit more difficult at low or no cost to achieve in your medical system compared with the one where I live, the fatigue and thought managements do play important roles in you (rather than expectations of others) managing ability to reduce the stress in particular as much possible.
The eyesight thing also is something that has affected me due to connecting nerve injury, and seeing an eyesight specialist and making them understand what happened and have knowledge to improve your prospect is important.
Mine was excellent and specified a spec for a lens on my affected eye to reduce serious double vision when looking sideways wearing my original glasses. My eye-brain connection appears now to be well recovered and I will be seeing the glasses specialist again in the New Year for new lens design.
That's all for the moment. Cheers...