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Apr-28-2008 21:15

Had a bit of an 'oops' come up. Over the last 2 weeks, I"ve been dealing with a rather excruciating migraine. Standard meds have done little to help. After several trips to the E.R., I suffered a fall and blow to my head, and briefly passed out. After extensive tests, MRIs and CAT scans, the doctors found a small thrombosis, or blood clot, in my brain.

I've had a stroke.

I was released from the hospital yesterday, and am now recovering at home. The doctors are treating the stroke aggressively, and working very hard to prevent a repeat occurrence. I have a great medical team, and my family has been wonderful through all of this.

I greatly appreciate all of your encouragement and support. It's going to take time for me to get back on my feet, and your interest and caring will be invaluable to me. I thank you for that!!

Hope all of you are doing well. Again, thank you. ;-)

Aug-9-2008 00:24

They used gentle heat therapy, massaging, relaxation techniques, accupressure, and finally some mild cool packs to loosen my back, neck, and facial muscles, and help redistribute the blood circulation throughout my head.

It helped immensely, 'cause today, the migraine's practically gone. This was about the second serious migraine I've had since the stroke, and I feel light years' better today.

I've been given a series of exercises to do at home to help strengthen my left side, improve my balance and coordination, and generally increase my overall flexibility. I feel like I've improved little by little each week. ;-D

Again, thank you all for your support and encouragement!! I REALLLLLLYY appreciate it!! ;-D

Breit

P.S. -- Oops, missed one....SOPHIE!!! I hope you're feeling well these days! Thank you for your kind words and support!! You're wonderful!! ;-D ;-D

Aug-9-2008 09:35

I have just logged in (after more than 2 months) to check your post Breitkat and i must admit that your last post gave me a great satisfaction.
Congratulations and keep smiling !
Be blessed!

Aug-12-2008 06:56

*big smiles to Breit* I'm so happy to hear that you are improving even more!! Congrats! God Bless you :)

Zeus,and the gang are doing very well! The triffids are as mischievious as ever ;) They are anxious for the day that Reese gets back into the office and starts hunting down the bad guys. Zeus is getting quite bored, I think. He paces back and forth on the front porch, while getting aggravated at Mistro , who sits on his back pretending he is a cowboy, and Zeus is his horse. never a dull moment around here, I tell you ;)

((( Real life has me so busy right now that I cant get on here as much as what Id like...but hopefully soon that will change..I miss Sleuthing )))

Aug-13-2008 17:22

I don't know you but I hope you get well soon.

Aug-16-2008 17:40

Hi Breit,

It's been ages since I was on here! I just wanted to say that you are in both my and Justin's thoughts and prayers. Glad to hear you're doing well. I have 4 chronic pain conditions, so I know it can get discouraging, but you WILL get through this. *hugs*

Amber

Aug-20-2008 01:35

Hi again guys!!

VS! Nice to see you again!! Thanks so much for the post and the encouraging messages!! Glad to see you back. ;-)

Hiya Reese!! Glad to hear Zeus and the gang are doing well! Missy sure misses her buddy. Hurry back soon! ;-)

Hi Professor! Thanks for the good wishes! I'm doing really well these days, thank you!

AMBER!!!! and JR!!!!!!!!!! I've missed you two!! Where've you been?? (Don't answer that, this is a PG site. *wink* ;-) How's the wedding plans going? Hope you guys are doing great! You and I have talked about health in the past, so you know you have my support too. Keep hope, you have friends and support here. Hugs back!! ;-D

(I missed one from last time. OOPS!! I'm a doofus. ;-)
BRICK!!!! Nice to see you back!! Thank you so much for the good wishes!! Hope your new Agency is going well!

I keep saying this, but I really, really do appreciate all the good wishes and posts and messages people have been giving me. They've buoyed my spirits, and made me feel so good. THANK YOU!! ;-D

Aug-20-2008 05:11

You had me more worried than I needed to be Breit, you sounded great on ctowns radio show :D

Aug-20-2008 09:29

You should have heard her the day she came home from the hospital. :-s Believe me, you mightn't have been worried enough!

But I totally agree, she sounded terrific on the radio show. Nice and strong! It was fantastic to hear. :-)

Nov-23-2009 01:04

Thought I'd do a bit of a status update....;-)

It's been some 18 months post stroke now. I've been a bit busy the last couple of weeks cause the doctors have had me scurrying about to different places running a whole bunch of different tests. (They've been doing this off and on since May--the official One-Year mark.) Just had two MRIs, several X-rays, and a couple different blood test panels.

Anyway, long story short:

They're downgrading me from High-Priority to standard monitoring. ;-D ;-D ;-D

What's that mean??

I am now officially off of all prescription blood-thinners, and have been prescribed to aspirin therapy now (an extremely major step down in treatment for me). My migraines have been officially been declared "under control," although unfortunately not completely eradicated. The blood clot that caused the stroke has 'significantly diminished in size, and is allowing normal blood flow throughout the brain.' All the arteries and veins in my head, neck, heart, and spine are at normal size, and there's no sign of clogging or obstruction anywhere (besides the above mentioned much smaller clot ;-). And lastly, there's no indication, either now or in my previous bloodwork, of any Deep Vein Thrombosis, Peripheral Artery Disease, or other forms of vascular or clotting problems.

(Aren't ya glad you asked? ;-)

So. Barring another 13-day catastrophe (rubbing the Lucky Tummy that that doesn't happen anytime this millenium ;-), the docs have cut me loose, and only want to see me the usual twice a year, or if there's a problem.

Can we say, "YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY??"

;-D ;-D ;-D

Breit

P.S. -- I also just wanted to say Thank You!!!!! to all the people who have given me so much support and love over the last 18 months. It's meant more than anyone can know. I truly wish I had the words to be able to express my gratitude to all of you (though I doubt I would've been able to come up with them before last year anyway). Again, thank you. ;-D

Nov-23-2009 02:25

we can say YAY indeed!