numbness and tingling

[lisa880]

I  am 51 yo female and had hemorrhagic stroke  7/17 /07. I have recovered all motor function but still have sensory tingling and numbness on most of right side. Some doctors say it will dissapate as the blood reabsorbs, and that could take a while. Any thoughts or experience of others?  Thanks.  Lisa880            

[flexfire10]

Thanks so much for your encouraging and enlightening ! :)

[Copperfield3]

Just to update you I find numbness to change as muscle memory returns. I have worked very hard to recover my right side. I was paralyzed on my right side from my right arm to right leg. The foot is the toughest to recover. Muscles become stiff and you must keep working because they will loosen. Numbness changes every day in intensity. I have looked for answers but what I found on-line as the usual canned stuff. Each month has changed. First it was just standing. Second month it was recovering the upper leg. Now going into the third the foot and dexterity in the toes. Keep pushing your exercise it will get better. I find the treadmill as good exercise. Start for 15 minutes and work up to an hour. Not a race but to increase endurance. You will get frustrated but keep pushing. Since you have more experience due to yours happen before mine let me know how you are doing.

You will go through a moorage of numbness and pain. Sleeping is the toughness and I recommend medicine for helping due to phantom nerve and muscle movement. You need to rest so the muscles can recover.  Downtime is just as important as work. I look at numbness as a good sign that the brain and nerves are reconnecting. Two months ago I had no numbness in my right foot.

It appears all the right side reconnects at various times. The lower back and side seem to be kicking in now.

[strokesurvivor48]

A month before my stroke I woke up with my left arm tingling... I ignored it as I thought I slept on it but couple days later I noticed it was difficult to raise my left arm up and after work my left hand would let go of my keys.., those were signals I wish I had paid closer attention toy body

[flexfire10]

Have you ever had a stroke just in case I over looked some of the posts?

[flexfire10]

great positive and realistic comment!!!
thanks :)

[summtag50]

I am 52 years old and had a stoke I have tingling feeling in my head and on the left side of my face it started in Sept.2013 and now it's 2014 and I'm still feeling the after affects will this go away or am i going to have this the rest of my life

[MLP626]

what if there is numbness on the left side of the body, starting from the face to the shoulder.

[vega1318]

keep thinking good thoughts and you will get better!   you will be better off in 1 yr than you are now for sure.

[lisa880]

just had 4 month followup with neurologist Since the stroke affected the sensory part of my brain I guess Im stuck with this numbness. Like vega 1318 says by miracle it will disappear or I'll put it in the back of my mind and go on with life-work school and even golf! Dr. put me on max. dose of lyrica - 300- i have only been on 150. If that doesnt work try something else- he says everyone is different. I had a hard time dealing with this whole stroke thing- depression and crying soon set in. My psychiatrist and I tried various  antidepressants- Cymbalta is working well . Most of all I keep the faith and believe that God is close by my side. Peace..

[Discus]

I read your stroke experience post.  I am a 75-year-old man and I am also experiencing numbness on my right side.  I have stabbing pains, tingling, burning sensations, and electric-shock-like shooting pains on my right side as well.  I am taking Gabapentin for this.  It appears to not be helping relieve any of this.

Would you please tell me how you are dealing with this?

Thanks.

[vega1318]

no clear knowledge as to who would recover faster or who wouldn't.   we keep thinking that motor recovery is best and everything else we can deal with but that is not true.  the numbness and sensory deficits are, too, difficult to deal with.   one thing is for sure:  you should eventually habituate to these and either 1. they will dissappear or 2.  you will stop being bothered by them and, hopefully 3.  it won't affect your function.