40m had a hemorrhagic stroke dec23 in the right brainstem. Caused by high blood pressure which was around 300/200 on admission. If ambulance wasn’t 5 min down the road and available I’d likely be brain dead due to lack of O2. It all happened quick and there wasn’t much pain.
Pretty sure I won’t have another stroke, was a combination of 500ml of vodka, 3coffees, overweight, dexampetamine for adhd, lack of sleep and a hot day that helped me have it.
Anyway spent 2 months in a coma, loved ones told I wouldn’t make it, wouldn’t talk, wouldn’t walk, etc. Was annoying to most people (my def personality is like playful boy). The entire time in coma I was in another world, just like real life, there is no way to determine what is real. Some months after the coma I was experiencing hallucinations which I thought were real. It took about 8 months to know what was real. I mostly kept my mouth shut which helped.
So it took about 10 months to finally realize I had a stroke. I walk with balance issues about 3km per day, I leg press 1.2x my bodyweight. I have overall numbness on my skin, I don’t sweat, I cant kiss and my voice is still messed up thanks to my numb lips.
A lot of days I wish I had died in the ambulance instead, so much pain associated with this life. That being said I’m big into programming and AI so I know we only have 4 years left until AI takes over so I am curious how that will play out.
@smellypup welcome to the community. Thankfully you survived your stroke. I always believe things are meant for a reason even if that reason isn’t clear just yet. I am sure your family & friends are very glad to have you around still.
Your BP was definitely on the very high side & fingers crossed it is now back where it should be & other lifestyle changes will help keep any further incidents at bay.
Well done on your walking & leg presses. Hopefully the balance issues will prove over time.
So sorry to hear about your stroke and struggles. It’s been longer since you had one, than my stroke, so the usual ‘it gets better with time’ won’t help here.
Can you tell me what you mean about AI? I’m interested in it also
I am curious about Ai. I have a feeling itwill turn out to be a very bad idea. So far the idea scares me. Can I be convinced otherwise. I am a post war dinosaur at heart, although I fully appreciate the internet, especially the shopping now stroke has curbed my activities
Hello @smellypup - Welcome to the community and thank you for taking time to share your story.
You say you should be dead and that on a lot of days you wish you had died in the ambulance instead. We can’t always get what we want or wish for and if you believe it we are all here on this earth for a reason. You may not know that reason or you may not understand that reason but there is a reason. I mean for example, who else would take part in a combination of 500ml of vodka, 3coffees, overweight, dexampetamine for adhd, lack of sleep and a hot day and live to tell the tale?
I wonder if the reason for you being here is to tell us all about this thing AI and what it means for us. How is it that you know we have only 4 years left before AI takes over? Indeed how do you know it hasn’t already taken over?
Interesting? Food for thought?
Nice to have you here and looking forward to being educated on AI and other matters that you may care to share with us as you see fit.
How long ago was your stroke? You sound as though you have made good progress.
My husband’s BP was similar to yours as was the type of stroke.
Most days he says he wishes he had not survived because there is very little he can do. he hates being in a wheelchair and he hates that his speech is poor. He says he feels useless.
Hi again guys, thanks for the kind words. I always knew my disabilities were going to be temporary, in fact I made light of many of them until I was more sure. Anyhow by the time I awoke from coma I had “full use” of my body, though what the experts saw over those 2 months were more akin to someone dealing with some left side issues.
So I could barely swallow, couldn’t walk, a lot of my body was numb or tingling, talking was horrible due to intubation, etc. Small motor skills gone, muscles weak. MY memory and rest of brain is fairly good so I had all these issues with a pretty much working brain - sucks in a way. Of course I had 1000+ hours from coma and more from hallucinations which made the first 6 months mentally stimulating at least whilst I had those psychical symptoms the worst.
In regards to AI coming soon it is. By 2030 at the latest. Anyone here suffering from stroke symptoms can kiss them all goodbye around this time. So if you can hold on another 4 years at most you will experience “normal” again. Look on reddit, singularity, if you want to stay more up to date.
Hi @ManjiB I should have died… but didn’t. As for reasons for everything happening I don’t really have anything except for personal things, like learning patience which I am terrible at.
In the coma I spent some time helping kids, and dealing with cancer. So I’d like to do that but I am not sure yet.
With AI and a stroke cure around the corner I find myself often bored and waiting.
@JustinH I learned a lot, lying on my back during a coma, having all 8 senses redirected over 9 weeks, often to someone who had no stroke whilst in reality I was the worst physically because of the stroke during those initial weeks.
So I know exactly how it will feel again, maybe others too because of short dreams. Shall be interesting for us stroke sufferers soon.
@Trisha2 about 17 months ago now, didn’t take it very seriously until abouth 6 months ago. When people say you should stay positive, should have a good support network, etc I’m the poster boy for doing things wrong. One positive is I have some money so can try some weirder stuff now.
I don’t think you can compare AI with 3D but I’m all ears…
IMO, AI is here, it’s going to co-exist in our lives and either we learn to live with it or step off the train. It’s taken time to get where we are today but with tech now, how we develop and evolve is going to be so much faster on so many levels. But of course, you have your opinion and I will respectfully agree to disagree
@EmeraldEyes movies give humans a chance in a war, I wouldn’t. Imagine a floating dust particle you can’t see, that consumes carbohydrates and can drill into a brain. Not humanoid robots with machine guns.
AI will be seen as a fad for many because its often marketed that way to the consumer. But expect many job losses in the next few years, with little replacing them, and finally AGi/ASi around 2029 or earlier.
Looking back and when I watch some of the films of yesteryear, I am often surprised to see mention of something as a futuristic [fantasy] type thing that is reality and bog standard today.
I was watching Beverly Hillbillies and Jethro (one of the main characters) “invented” an electric car - this was in the 60s !! Today it is reality. Wireless communicators, tablet computers etc. the sort of things you see in the Star Trek TV series are now commonplace.
AI will likely join them. Technology has changed things exponentially since Bill Gates and Microsoft did their thing. Where it will stop we can’t say, but certainly it has already been predicted the jobs market will change.
I tried to refuse self-service tills and ATMs etc. But slowly they have been grinding me down, I still try to use a passbook at my Halifax but they keep pushing the card and internet accounts. I can only push back for so long.
Is AI not already in the GP surgery? What are doctors doing when you consult them?
