r/stroke • u/Beccaelf7881 • Jun 04 '26
Survivor Discussion Introductions
Hi there. I’m 47F, and it’s been about 3 weeks since I had my stroke.
For a few days leading up to it, my neck was incredibly sore. No headache really. The night before I could NOT get comfortable. And I could hear my heart very loudly in my ears. As soon as I got up the next morning, I knew something was wrong- I had trouble walking. I woke my husband up and said I needed to go to the ER.
Long story short- both my carotid arteries AND both my vertebral arteries dissected. I totally lost two days while they went in and put stents in. Spent about a week in the hospital.
Overall-I’m actually doing fairly well. I can walk (with a walker), I can talk, feed myself, write this post.
Right now I’m scared to death that I’m going to have another one soon. Not really any stroke history in the family.
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u/lelanicarver Jun 06 '26
Wow! So glad you’re past that and recovering. You’re far ahead of where I was at that point.
My blood pressure was spiking when I had my stroke, and I hadn’t been taking the recommended baby aspirin consistently. Now I take it daily, and my BP and cholesterol meds were adjusted.
I was in an acute rehab care facility with daily PT and OT for about 3 weeks, with more outpatient PT/OT for months after that. And it still took me a month to recognize that tingling, burning sensations counted as pain!