Heart attacks suck

[gravitylover]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

I don't know your age,

It could also be their bad, and you may want to consider seeking legal advice on the matter, in which case, I could imagine the thread self-destructing.

Good luck.

52.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by gravitylover

@humfrz All things considered I think I'm doing pretty well. I've been up and about since the day after I got home. I've been walking pretty fair distances, up to a mile a couple of days. Rough, uneven ground is a challenge but that's mostly because my confidence isn't completely back yet and there is still some significant discomfort in the area around where the incision is on my upper leg (skin is stretched super tight) so I'm limping a bit. It doesn't help that we just had a terrible ice storm and it's been in the single digits for 2 days so moving around is totally sketchy even for the fully able bodied. Otherwise I really do feel pretty good. Unfortunately I can't do anything about the two 60 foot trees that crashed down in the yard so they'll probably lay there until the spring.

Good to hear you are on the mend -

I had a stroke when I was about your age - pretty well messed up my right side (mostly, temporarily, fortunately). It took me a couple of years to get mostly recovered.

I suggest you keep on moving around. Don't worry about the downed trees in your yard, just let them age in place till summer, they will make better firewood that way -


humfrz

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Good to hear you are on the mend -

I had a stroke when I was about your age - pretty well messed up my right side (mostly, temporarily, fortunately). It took me a couple of years to get mostly recovered.

I suggest you keep on moving around. Don't worry about the downed trees in your yard, just let them age in place till summer, they will make better firewood that way -


humfrz

You have 4.5 hours from the onset of symptoms to get TPA, an anti-thrombolitic. Our protocol allows 18 hours from the onset of symptoms to get recanalized where the clot is physically removed from the brain. I’m guessing you were outside the window.

Recent studies with stem cells applied to old infarcted brain tissue showed dramatic improvements to stroke scores within days. Between that, current interventions and Apple Watches (to detect a-fib early), having stroke deficits may be rare in the future.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

You have 4.5 hours from the onset of symptoms to get TPA, an anti-thrombolitic. Our protocol allows 18 hours from the onset of symptoms to get recanalized where the clot is physically removed from the brain. I’m guessing you were outside the window.

Recent studies with stem cells applied to old infarcted brain tissue showed dramatic improvements to stroke scores within days. Between that, current interventions and Apple Watches (to detect a-fib early), having stroke deficits may be rare in the future.

Thanks.

Good to know.

I sure as hell don't want to do THAT again!


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Recent studies with stem cells applied to old infarcted brain tissue showed dramatic improvements to stroke scores within days.

That's fascinating stuff. A few years ago I read about similar experimentation with stem cells in damaged heart tissue. Is that still a thing?

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

That's fascinating stuff. A few years ago I read about similar experimentation with stem cells in damaged heart tissue. Is that still a thing?

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-ne...-patients.html

Here is an article addressing the strokes. Can’t say I have heard about heart ones. Typically there is rejection of transplanted cells and other complications.

They have used stem cells to grow nephrons in skin tissue of mice, so I’m sure there is research on hearts too.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ind...856.html%3famp

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

Here is an article addressing the strokes.

Wow! Even three years after the incident...

[Irace86.2.0]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Wow! Even three years after the incident...

Yep