TIA and fatigue

[Exhausted101]

Hi all

I was admitted to A&E with what was diagnosed as a TIA 6 weeks ago. I spent a month in stroke rehab and sent home to my partner with a zimmer frame, a walker and a toilet seat (no care pakcage as i thought I could manage).

Most of the physical issues eg walking, moving etc have cleared up apart from fatigue and dodgy co-ordination some of which is related to the TIA but some of it to pre-existing issues. Everything. just seems to take so long.

Is there any average of how long it takes to recover from this sort of thing. I feel fine while sitting here but when I come to do things it takes so much effort and I just can't work out if I'm being some sort of wimp!

[maximus31]

hi , I understand that each of us have different recovery times and others do not recover. I was able to walk after a month and was able to work after 6 months ( office work) in front of pc☺️. However, after a meeting extreme fatigue, where I would go to bed . Luckily working from home . I have improved , but it has taken time .. I am unable to write and have brain fog 4 years later. I am the lucky one

Dave C

[Exhausted101 in reply to maximus31]

Hi Dave, thanks for the response. I was told that it was a "very mild" TIA so wasnt sure if there was any general "rule of thumb". Yours sounds considerably worse,

I spoke to my line manager this morning and was shattered afterwards! I was thinking of recovery in terms of a return to work so I'll see how it goes for the rest of this week/next week and take it from there..... hopefully the woolly thinking will start to clear up.

[Stevecat1 in reply to Exhausted101]

My mother stroke was very mild to mild. I saw this since 1 doctor said it was very mild and another said it was mild. She is now 6 month past the stroke. She able to walk but still some balance issues, feels weak sometimes, left arm/hand moves but not back to normal yet. She doing OT/PT twice a month and had also gone for intenstive rehab. She also doing on/off PT at home. It hard to say for recovery. Everyone recovers differently. Main thing is to keep the faith, keep excerising and eat healthy. When you look at John Fetterman he recovered from his massive stroke

[moo196]

highly recommend that you post the questions to the headway section of health unlocked as it is much busier than this. one.

It definitely is still very early days for yourself. It took meat least 6 months tobe able to get out and abouta bit anda good year untili couldread or watch TV.

Take it easy, andbe kind to yourself

[Exhausted101 in reply to moo196]

Hi Moo, thanks for the advice.

As my TIA was considered to be "very mild" I'm just trying to get a handle on my expectations and be realistic about work not to mention home!

I can read but my concentration has gone to pot. Conversations are still a struggle - I start off well but its like wading through cotton wool!

I've got an appointment next week with my GP so will see how we go in the meantime.

[Derren]

there’s no time frame I’m afraid I had a stroke at 50 which has left me with visual field loss, but happy to say we overcome these set backs , I’m back to work doing ground work, things do take longer, so don’t give up , my sight is still not how it used to be

[Exhausted101 in reply to Derren]

Thankyou Derren - onwards and upwards 🙄 Patience is not one of my strong points!

[john-boy-92]

I'm surprised that it was diagnosed as a TIA, as you had a month of rehab. I am a stroke survivor and talking to others, we have a common experience of little or no support. I was thrombolised and spent 25 hours in hospital including 5 hours waiting to be discharged. My eyesight was affected, and my total rehab was 10 minutes walking along a straight hospital corridor and being told to scan. At home, a bungalow where we had lived for 30years, I could not find the bathroom.

[Exhausted101 in reply to john-boy-92]

John-boy, I'm so sorry to hear about your lack of support.

I say I was in stroke rehab for a month. I should have said that I was in stroke rehab for three weeks but in hospital overall for just over a month. For the first 10 days I couldn't walk or toilet independently, a mixture of the TIA and a pre-existing condition.

I consider myself exceptionally fortunate to get the amount of care that I did in hospital. Since then I've been left to my own devices.

Since I posted the original email, I've had a week of generally feeling rotten and tired and just so slow and wobbly - a step back from last post.

If this was "mild" I hate to think how people manage with something more severe.