Hi there, im just looking some advice. Im 48 and had a stroke just over 1 year ago. I recovered at a steady pace , however the past few days I feel that I have regressed. Initially i struggled to put my hair up in a bobble as my right arm was affected. After a month or so I was able to do it myself but the numbness has come back and I and now I cant do it myself. Ive also experienced intermittent numbness in my face (right side), something I never had before. My concern is that its another stroke and my anxiety is through the roof 
. My bp is fine and im taking my meds regularly. Has anyone experienced anything like this regression? Thanks for listening, I hope this makes sense.
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Hi @Vicki1 & welcome to the community. It seems quite common that people have some regression. There was a post just the other day on here about it. I’ve linked it below. There is a thing called stroke decomponsation - you’ll find a link to some info about it in the linked post too.
If these are new symptoms for you though it’s probably a good idea to get checked out. If yiu don’t want to ho straight to A&E you could ring 111 for advice.
Best wishes
Ann
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Because we don’t have an objective way of measuring our progress, indeed we take it for granted after a while, sometimes a regression is actually progress. For example, I used not to feel the right side inside my mouth.,… when i finally could it felt like 2 left sides / awful… then it integrated and i declared progress.
Hope you can gather more date until you finally see the bigger picture… your nerves are pushing for more sensation that’s all, (hence numbness… or incomplete sensation)
ciao, Good luck, Roland
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Hope you see some improvement soon. I had my major (3rd) stroke in November 2023 and the set backs are annoying. A month ago, I had something happen and I could barely get off the sofa or feed myself. It’s a nightmare but thank god, I’m getting back to new (post stroke) normality
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Just an update (hopefully i’m, using this forum correctly). I ended up attending a and e on my doctors advice. Ecg, bloods and ct scan all appear to be ok. I was advised to stay overnight until this morning so I could see the consultant. He has arranged for an mri scan on Monday morning. Suggested it might be decompensation but would like mri scan to confirm. I’m home now and feel glad that I went to get checked out. It has eased my anxiety knowing how thorough the a and e staff have been, I’m very grateful to them. So lets see what Monday brings 
. Ps, anyone got tips for remaining calm in the mri scanner 
. Thanks for listening.
Vicki
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Glad you got yourself checked over. Fingers crossed it is decompensation. Very pleased to hear they are checking though.
When i have an mri I just shut eyes and think of something nice. I lie as still as I possibly can so they don’t have to repeat any images & you can get out quicker.
Good luck xx
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Call me weird (and many do) but I found having an MRI scan quite a relaxing experience.
i’ve only had the one so maybe I was just having an unusual day but I, as Ann, just kept my eyes shut however instead of try to think of somewhere/something else I concentrated on the noises and after a very short while I had convinced myself that I was listening to some sort of experimental electronic music (early Krafwerk if you like).
I was amazed when they told me I had been in their a good half an hour (normal plus contrast scans back to back) as it only felt like about 5-10 mins.
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I don’t know about relaxing, I just found them boring, just too noisy to put me to sleep 
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Hi everyone. Another update. Went for mri scan this morning and then this afternoon the consultant rang to say it shows I’ve had another small stroke 
. I’ve to get a ct of my blood done next, should be soon. Im currently on apixaban but he said they might change it to aspirin and something else which I can’t remember. Not great news but im trying to stay positive even though I’m scared.
Thanks for listening 
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Sorry to hear that. Hopefully they can get to the bottom of what’s gone on & stop it happening again.
Hope the CT isn’t too long a wait.
Stay positive you’ve got this.
Best wishes
Ann
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