Hello all. So my husband Mark is now 10 months post stroke. His recovery is going really well. We had a visit to A&E a few weeks ago with loss of function in his hand which turned out to be decompensation but apart from that hes been doing great. On Wednesday afternoon Mark went for a nap as he usually does as he gets really tired. After about 20 minutes i could hear a grunting noise. I ran upstairs and he was unresponsive blood coming from his mouth. It was a terrifying experience. My first thought was stroke. The ambulance arrived in minutes and he started to come round he was talking but making no sense. When they got him in the ambulance he was back to talking normally. It was established he’d had a seizure. They are referring him to ‘First Fit’ clinic but what i wanted to ask is is this a common thing? Does this mean he will now suffer seizures or could it be a one off? If i had known this was a possibilty i could have been a bit more prepared. Thanks in advance x
That’s a difficult medical question would depend on a lot of things, do they have any idea what caused this?
Probably good idea for him to not drive for a week or so if that’s possible take it easy monitor condition.
Seizures can occur after a stroke depending on the part of the brain affected i believe. Have they put him on medication for seizures now? This should help but can take some time to take affect & can be a bit trial & error.
It’s impossible to say if it was a one off or whether it’ll happen again. Hopefully he won’t have long to wait for his appointment & you can find out much more about what’s happened & how it’ll impact moving forward - if it does impact at all.
Hope Mark is doing ok now & that you are ok too. Seeing someone who has had a seizure is difficult.
Best wishes
Ann
In the UK i believe after a seizure you are not able to drive for 12 months.
Thank you. Mark is registered blind so the driving wont be an issue. Hopefully the appointment wont be too long and we can get some answers. The paramedic said it can be due to the brain overworking and misfiring but i dont know. Fingers crossed there won’t be anymore
They haven’t put him on any medication as yet. He’s doing ok he just doesn’t want to see this as a set back in his recovery as he’s done so well. It was certainly traumatic to see it for me and my son but he recovered quickly after the seizure so that helped us. Thank you x
Try not to view it as a set back more a bump in the road along the way. Hopefully if they can work out why it happened they can then prescribe the right meds to prevent / reduce the likelihood of any more.
It must have been very hard for you all but try not to worry about it (easy for me to say I know).
Best wishes to you all.
Ann.