My best friend

[geisus]

My best friend has just had a stroke. It was due to her vertabrae fusing together in the back of her neck and causing a vein to burst.The blood from the vein leaked into her brain and tirggered the stroke. I was wondering if anybody knows just how serious the after effects of this are. Her speech is slurred right now and she is wobbly on her legs but she seems to be quite lucid at times. It just happened on monday and its wednesday now. I am just wondering what to do in order to support her and to help her. Also for myself to know what to expect. She is 31 yrs old and I know she will suffer the psychological trauma of this. And just wondering how long it willtake for her to regain her full recovery....the Drs have stated that she indeed willhave a full recovery.
Thank you to whomever wishes to offer me any advice and knowledge about this.
Sincerely;
geisus.

[PamRam228]

I hope you don't take this post as being negative.  It's good that you are encouraged that your friend will have a full and complete recovery.  But, the reality is that no one, not even your friends doctors know to what extent your friend will heal.  She very well could come out of this with very little and non-noticable deficits, OR, she could have some damage.  Many people think that if you can walk right and talk correctly then you've made a complete recovery.  Fact is, a stroke can effect more than just the physical aspects of a person.  It can leave a person with vision loss, speech impediments or even cognitive issues and personality changes.  Many people experience some sort of depression after a stroke. Some people heal quickly and some it can take months or even years to recover.  It's all up to the brain.  

The information that DrNavneetMD gave you is good for knowing what kind of therapy that is out there for a stroke survivor.  All those therapists are crucial for the recovery of a stroke survivor.  One thing that your friend has really going for her is her age.  She's very young.  That is a huge plus.

My husband had basically the same stroke your friend had.  Blood leaking into the brain...a hemorrhagic stroke.  His doctors were for sure he was a goner but he proved them wrong.  He has deficits but they are pretty minor, although he will never work again.  His biggest problem is his vision.  He has double vision now and has to wear prism glasses to correct it.  His personality has changed but it's not too bad.  He's actually nicer than he was before the stroke.

Again, I'm not trying to put a damper on your parade, but I just wanted to share with you the reality of a stroke.  I hope your friend makes a remarkable recovery and lives to be a ripe old age.  Please keep us posted on her recovery.

[DrNavneetMD]

Dear,
A stroke recovery, is the process by which patients with disabling strokes undergo treatment to help them return to normal life as much as possible by regaining and relearning the skills of everyday living the rehabilitation process includes nursing, occupational therapy , physical therapy , therapeutic recreation  and speech therapy . OT involves exercise and training to help the stroke patient relearn everyday activities, sometimes called the Activities of daily living such as eating and drinking, dressing, bathing, cooking, reading and writing, and toileting. Therapeutic recreation works on several areas including problem solving, improving movement and re-entry into the community through familiar, new, and adaptive leisure skills. Speech and language therapy is appropriate for patients who have problems understanding speech or written words, or problems forming speech.
She may also require help from a psychologist to cope up with ger condition.Take good care of her and hope she gets well soon.