stroke

Update 6 months since my stroke

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So it’s now (feb 15) been 6 months since my stroke on August 15, on my way in to a dog show in Norrköping. After the initial CT-scan at the local hospital i Norrköping it was confirmed that I’d suffered an Ischemic stroke and my treatment was initiated with a blood thinning medicine, thrombolysis. I was put back in … Read more

Plans for 2016

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December 22 2015, 4 months after stroke As of Januari 11 I’ll be beginning 4 weeks of CI-training (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Const…) where the first two will be hand/arm/shoulder-focused, the latter 2 weeks will be focused on walking and balance. After that I’ll be returend to the rehab department at Huddinge sjukhus. The CI-therapy will be hard and … Read more

Change of venue

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November 26, 3,5 months after the stroke Since I was discharged from the hospital (mid october) I’ve been seeing a couple of  physiotherapists at a smaller clinic close to home (1km walk) a 2-4 times a week. As of Monday (November 30) I’ll be going to a hospital again (Huddinge this time), but only on … Read more

Discharged

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October 14, 9,5 weeks after the stroke. Yesterday, tuesday october 13h I was discharged from Danderyd hospital, where I’ve spent the last 7 weeks doing mostly physiotherapy. I’ve learned to walk again, albeit with a slight limp at the moment, I have regained almost all of the function of my left leg. I’ve been able … Read more

Update

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September 30 2015, 6,5 weeks after the stroke. I’ve now spent 4 weeks here at the special rehab ward for patients with braindamage (sounds worse than it is, at least for me) I am now walking on my own, completely without any fancy tools or aids (after going through wheelchair, walker and a cane). I … Read more

Stroke

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Saturday August 15, 5 days after my 46th birthday, I suffered a stroke while preparing for a dog show in Norrköping. I didn’t realize what happened myself, I didn’t even realize something happened at all other than I felt drunk and a bit dizzy. My wife however realized more or less immediately what happened and … Read more