Hello everyone, I had a stroke back in Feb this year that came out of the blue, especially as I played a winter golf match the day before ( avid golf player ).
Anyway I’m having fortnightly physio and the problems I face now is my toes do not always bend when I walk, though I practice scrunches with them.
Its now my Right Hip that is not working properly as that is where the discomfort is, also my right leg is still not back to full strength, has anyone experienced similar issues and how long was it before it all returned to some kind of normality.
Also I have found that my memory is not as good as it was before my stroke, I forget things more easily now and sometimes when I talk, I can forget what I’m talking about mid sentence and it does not return, again does anyone have similar symptoms like this? or have any advice on what or how I can improve it.
@Shelly66 i had memory issues post stroke & could easily forget what I was trying to say or do whilst doing it. It was worse when fatigued so managing fatigue is important.
In relation to your walking you are in the very early stages of recovery yet and practice practice & more practice should help with the issues you describe. I know that’s probably not very helpful but patience is required in bucket loads after a stroke.
Best wishes
Ann
Sorry, not a clear idea, Shelly
perhaps the medial dorsal cutaneous nerve ? I also have problems with this. It runs up my leg. There are many possibilities as to which one ; maybe running off the sciatic nerve or posterior tibial nerve? Anyway a nerve is angry and needs a rest, I would say. 6 months is very recent, so be patient, obviously. You can try dipping foot into a bucket of warm salt water. It won’t be obvious it has helped, but try a few times? I did.
good luck, Roland
Hi Shelly66-- You only recently had a stroke. You are in the very early stages. I know that’s hard to believe, but in the stroke world, time stretches out. The brain has to rebuild pathways as you heal. Working those injured connection areas of the brain over and over is what helps the rebuild. To reconnect takes a long time, and it happens with repetition. P.S. same with the memory issues. The brain has been injured and it’s not unusual to feel like you’re “in a fog” I began to feel “normal” around the 4-year mark. DON ‘T go by my experience, though, because each stroke is uniquely different, as is each recovery. Just “keep your chin up” and keep on keepin’ on. I had a mantra I said to myself constantly(positive brain programming) “Every day in every way, I’m getting better and better.” And I did. So will you. Pick a good mantra! 
Jeanne
I have right side weakness as well. You’re still in the early stages of recovery, so you’ll continue to make progress, although it often feels as though you’re taking two steps forward and one step back.
My toes have a tendency to scrunch up when I walk. I can’t help with a solution to this (apart from what you’re doing already), but I use a toe crest to stop my toes from curling too far under. They are available on Amazon and I remember the relief when I first started using them.
A lot of problems with bits of the body not working are often down to weakness in the core muscles. Working the core really helps. Have you tried Pilates? It really helps.
Hi Shelly 66
I have memory loss too. That is my biggest issue as back at work and memory has been noticed by senior management so I have to report every week to manager to discuss if there have been any improvements. Thankfully I have some prompts that seem to be working okay. I don’t know about you but the admin team have to report back on my mistakes and me feeling really anxious and paranoid about this as I don’t have any trust in them. I am sure the admin team see this differently to me. I don’t have hip or mobility problems and class myself as very lucky to be a stroke survivor. My stroke happened about 18 months ago.
@LynneT I’m not surprised you are feeling anxious & paranoid. In my opinion having the admin team report back on how you are doing is not appropriate. I hope your employer has put in place some reasonable adjustments for you & if not perhaps you can request an occupational health referral to get their objective opinion on what would help. If you haven’t looked already Access to Work can help fund adjustments.
Best wishes
Ann
@Mrs5K
Thank you for your kind words.
I lost all movement in my left side I did get 99% back apart from my toes I can’t them to do anything I’m currently having physio twice a week and also occupational health sessions as I have reduced sensitivity on the left side
Unfortunately stroke recovery is marathon not race, and we talk in terms of years rather than months. Yes, much can come back onboard in the first 6mths, but usually there’s a lot of work still to be done. 3½yrs I can walk, I can even run a little. But there is still an issue there, a weakness that shows first thing in the morning 'til I get going and again in the evening. A little issue with my right fingers too.
As for memory, mine was atrocious for 18mths or more. I noticed the biggest improvement in memory once cognition came back onboard and that was about 3yrs after my stroke. And again, that is not quite a 100% either. I also still have mild aphasia but I couldn’t speak when I had my stroke. And that’s what we all mean by recovery being a marathon.
There’s absolutely no quick fix to any of it and every one is different. We all recover different aspects at different rates from the next person. Much like baby development really. No babies born same time, same day will grow and develop motor skills in perfect synchronization for example 
So don’t get downhearted or give up, every couple months there can changes made that just sneak back into your life without even being noticed. Others will notice, like when the fog lifted for me, or when cognition switched back on, my brain made me very aware of that but its hard one to describe…other than it wasn’t painful but it was sudden 
There are lots of apps out there for improving memory after stroke you could try, Lumosity is one which @axnr911 and few other on here recommend, which I also like 
Stay strong, remain positive, forever hopeful and practice practice practice in order to unlock your mind 