Had a stroke s***** thing that happened especially during this pandemic

[Sbbruin 21829]

Missed this thread initially.  Godspeed @OWLVIS.  You can do this.  You got a buncha assholes pulling for you.  Wait, that probably doesn’t help.  Sorry.

[RMac5 1551]

Glad they kicked you out, hope it all goes well for you amigo!

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Best of luck to you bud.

[orange dream 1247]

Glad to hear you are on the mend. 

Edited June 16, 2020 by orange dream

[tx 3 putt 76870]

get well soon 

[washparkhorn 9939]

Keep fighting brother. This too shall pass. Amazing journey you have taken in the middle of a damn pandemic. You have a guardian angel up there. All my best.

[OWLVIS 557]

Today was the 6 month anniversary of my released from rehab I drove myself to HEB this morning ended my own shopping was able to bring everything inside but a case of orzarka

still have a long way to go but I am headed the right direction

 

[Paper_jam 831]

Glad to hear you're doing better. Keep it going and don't get discouraged!

 

[pearlandhorn 3269]

Good to hear. Good luck.

[jimmyjazz 45888]

5 hours ago, OWLVIS said:

Today was the 6 month anniversary of my released from rehab I drove myself to HEB this morning ended my own shopping was able to bring everything inside but a case of orzarka

still have a long way to go but I am headed the right direction

 

I missed this whole thread.  I'm rooting for you, glad to hear you're mobile and can handle those daily tasks.  What a hill to climb.

[OWLVIS 557]

It's excruciatingly slow progress and at the end of every day I'm exhausted. But the morning I move a little better and it lasts a little longer.

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

I'm so glad to hear of your progress. My wife has a brain injury from a car wreck 30 years ago. She spent a couple weeks in a coma, had to re-learn to walk and get around by herself, was in physical therapy for 6 months. I saw firsthand how slow this can be to get those skills back. I also saw that if a person was determined to get after it and work hard they could overcome a lot of the damage that was done. If you didn't know her before the wreck you would never guess she had one .  It sounds like you have that perseverance. I've been pulling for you. Keep up the good work.

[OWLVIS 557]

8 hours ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

I'm so glad to hear of your progress. My wife has a brain injury from a car wreck 30 years ago. She spent a couple weeks in a coma, had to re-learn to walk and get around by herself, was in physical therapy for 6 months. I saw firsthand how slow this can be to get those skills back. I also saw that if a person was determined to get after it and work hard they could overcome a lot of the damage that was done. If you didn't know her before the wreck you would never guess she had one .  It sounds like you have that perseverance. I've been pulling for you. Keep up the good work.

my challenge is I have no therapy assistance, since I choose to have this stroke when I had no insurance . So Im doing this on my own. I have gotten the strength coach at Rice to chime in on a view video i send him, but its tough without guidance and encouragement would be nice

[ROFL BOX 6647]

Hey, if anyone on here has PT or OT experience & wants to chime in for guidance, please PLEASE provide some suggestions.  We won't professionally hold this against you!

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

9 hours ago, OWLVIS said:

my challenge is I have no therapy assistance, since I choose to have this stroke when I had no insurance . So Im doing this on my own. I have gotten the strength coach at Rice to chime in on a view video i send him, but its tough without guidance and encouragement would be nice

Dammit, Dude. I had forgotten about the insurance. The drills that my wife did were pretty basic stretches and walking with a walker or assistance. They had her do lots of workouts with elastic bands and light weights. After she came home she continued this on her own using soup cans for weights while walking up and down our rural road. Stairs were difficult for a long time because her balance had been affected so she did a lot of standing on one leg and trying to improve her balance. The PT facility didn't really use any sophisticated equipment for her therapy. I will bet that an internet search could yield some exercises to target your deficiencies. Somehow you need to get a program for things that you can do on your own and we will cheer you along.

The other thing that she still does is word puzzles of all types. Crosswords, wordsearch, jumbles, you name it. We do jigsaw puzzles all winter to help with cognition. She tries to keep her brain challenged and I'm convinced that it really helps.

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

1 hour ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Dammit, Dude. I had forgotten about the insurance. The drills that my wife did were pretty basic stretches and walking with a walker or assistance. They had her do lots of workouts with elastic bands and light weights. After she came home she continued this on her own using soup cans for weights while walking up and down our rural road. Stairs were difficult for a long time because her balance had been affected so she did a lot of standing on one leg and trying to improve her balance. The PT facility didn't really use any sophisticated equipment for her therapy. I will bet that an internet search could yield some exercises to target your deficiencies. Somehow you need to get a program for things that you can do on your own and we will cheer you along.

The other thing that she still does is word puzzles of all types. Crosswords, wordsearch, jumbles, you name it. We do jigsaw puzzles all winter to help with cognition. She tries to keep her brain challenged and I'm convinced that it really helps.

Owl is, glad to hear you’re getting around well.  Aside from the mental puzzles Shox mentioned, a couple of rehab people that worked with my dad said one great thing for home therapy is to buy a Wii.  With the Wii Fit board, the patient could have a walker with them while using the board, and the games do all kinds of balance drills, endurance exercises by themselves and still be relatively safe.  And have fun.  Plus the tennis, bowling, archery etc work hand/eye coordination.  I thought that was a fantastic idea.  If you want one I’m sure us surly folks would get it done.  

[Hate 20106]

Hell, I have a Wii I’d gladly donate. If you are interested PM me.

[OWLVIS 557]

The Wii idea is a new one oddly enough out of all the free advice I've gotten that one appealed to me.

 

And the YouTube idea is a good idea where I'm stuck is some specific exercises that would target the muscles I'm not working I mean I know we all remember this from basic biology and kinesiology but there are so many muscles in the body and I'm trying to spark every single one of them to come to life and I think I'm missing specific exercises that can help with the muscles that aren't working my advice and all this is don't have a stroke when you don't have insurance in the middle of a pandemic that limit group classes that are cheap and therapists are hesitant to come to your residence without it being officially with their company which charges boatloads of money

 

 

[High Plains Drifter 11031]

 

Your case sounds similar to a friend of mine. He had a stroke out of the blue a couple of years ago. He was a little older than you, and was an on and off smoker. He went from being bed ridden to being pretty much self sufficient. He still can't climb ladders due to some lingering balance issues, but he's back to installing floors and such. He also moves a little slower and more carefully than he used to, but if you just saw him in the grocery store, you would never know.

He also didn't have insurance. He and his wife pretty much figured out the therapy on their own.

Have faith, do the therapy, and keep living.

 

[OWLVIS 557]

THANKS Hate stopped by last night and was gracious enough to not only bring an extensive Wii collection but also took  the time  to visit with this shut in. We got to talk sports memories and Shaggy (RIP) memories. 

 

Y'all are good people.

[Hate 20106]

It was good to meet Owlvis. He has an impressive Houston sports memorabilia collection /no homo. I hope that the Wii helps him out in his recovery and I hope he continues to improve. After spending just that short amount of time with him, I have no doubts he will continue to kick this strokes ass!

[UTPhil2006 3805]

User name does not check out.  Gonna have to change it to Love

[OWLVIS 557]

1 hour ago, Hate said:

It was good to meet Owlvis. He has an impressive Houston sports memorabilia collection /no homo. I hope that the Wii helps him out in his recovery and I hope he continues to improve. After spending just that short amount of time with him, I have no doubts he will continue to kick this strokes ass!

There was a moment...

[Longhorn94 2448]

Hey Owl,

I missed this one too. Are you in Houston? My wife runs ATI physical therapy for Texas. They dont have an PT offices in Houston but perhaps they could do tele-PT. If cost is a concern, they have options for people without insurance including gratis. Let me know if you want to discuss.

 

[fattyflattie 4639]

11 hours ago, Longhorn94 said:

Hey Owl,

I missed this one too. Are you in Houston? My wife runs ATI physical therapy for Texas. They dont have an PT offices in Houston but perhaps they could do tele-PT. If cost is a concern, they have options for people without insurance including gratis. Let me know if you want to discuss.

 

@OWLVIS

[horn4life 3759]

Sorry you are having to go through all this, but the fantastic news is that you are making progress!  It seems to me that the folks that recover the best simply continue on with the physical therapy regimen they are given as a daily exercise routine from this point on.  Shit I'm about to turn 60 and have been pretty bullet proof thus far, but stroke or heart attack are the "out of the blue" killers.   The key is slow steady progress, and it sounds like that is exactly what you are doing.

Just keep it up, we're rooting for you!

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

On 11/12/2020 at 8:55 AM, OWLVIS said:

THANKS Hate stopped by last night and was gracious enough to not only bring an extensive Wii collection but also took  the time  to visit with this shut in. We got to talk sports memories and Shaggy (RIP) memories. 

 

Y'all are good people.

Hey Owlvis, were you by chance in the MOB?  

[tbone_ 14111]

Just finding this thread now. Glad you are making progress.

I know nothing about the kind of PT you need, but I’m just curious, can you swim? I always heard that works all muscles.

[OWLVIS 557]

1 hour ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Hey Owlvis, were you by chance in the MOB?  

No,, not musical . I tried out for BB b-4  Graham , and even then didn't make the cut.

[OWLVIS 557]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

Just finding this thread now. Glad you are making progress.

I know nothing about the kind of PT you need, but I’m just curious, can you swim? I always heard that works all muscles.

I can swim but the management of the complex locked the pool in June til Oct due to COVID. bastards wouldn't let me inside the office to talk about. Made me wait outside in 100 degrees and on top of that took months to respond.. Im sure that was against the law

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

19 minutes ago, OWLVIS said:

No,, not musical . I tried out for BB b-4  Graham , and even then didn't make the cut.

Just curious, my sister was and there is quite a good network of alums that tend to help each other out.

[OWLVIS 557]

The Rice community has helped, Athletic Dept. sent me some swag   ,referral to neurologist .  Texans as a whole are good folk,

 

[Judge Roybeanbag 11819]

7 hours ago, OWLVIS said:

The Rice community has helped, Athletic Dept. sent me some swag   ,referral to neurologist .  Texans as a whole are good folk,

 

Rice people are pretty cool.  My grandmother was one of the first female grads, then my dad, his cousin and my sister all went there.  Dad went on to UT for grad school and taught here but always considered himself an Owl.  

[OWLVIS 557]

26 minutes ago, Judge Roybeanbag said:

Rice people are pretty cool.  My grandmother was one of the first female grads, then my dad, his cousin and my sister all went there.  Dad went on to UT for grad school and taught here but always considered himself an Owl.  

I know quite a few Alums that went to Texas, none that went on to a&m. Or God forbid ou sucks.

 

And 'Horns always had a great sense of humor(The MOB) aggies not so much.

But then again stoner hippies don't take a lot of things too serious.

[tbone_ 14111]

True. But then the prima donna hipster techie douchebags took over.

[OWLVIS 557]

wheres the thread that people ask for help in making fun of people online that have offended Surly nation ?

 

 

was that english?

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

10 hours ago, OWLVIS said:

wheres the thread that people ask for help in making fun of people online that have offended Surly nation ?

 

 

was that english?

Probably the "shit on blast" thread in IPIHB, maybe?

 

How are you getting along?

Edited December 10, 2020 by Shoxthemonkey

[OWLVIS 557]

Its the same, progress but it is excruciatingly slow and i get frustrated/angry/ sad and i just have to force myself to get up and move a little bit more and them a little bit more, but I recognize the progress. Thats why i keep trying 

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

Good to hear.

My wife received a letter from SSA yesterday that informed her that she was no longer disabled. It really brightened her day. Because of her 66th birthday, she is now "retired". I was amused at her reaction but I guess I never realized the way that her "disability" colored her outlook. Her comment to me was that after 35 years she is a normie again. Her progress was so slow  but steady that I forget sometimes just how far she has come.

Keep up the work, it does get better. I'm pulling for you.

[OWLVIS 557]

49 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Good to hear.

My wife received a letter from SSA yesterday that informed her that she was no longer disabled. It really brightened her day. Because of her 66th birthday, she is now "retired". I was amused at her reaction but I guess I never realized the way that her "disability" colored her outlook. Her comment to me was that after 35 years she is a normie again. Her progress was so slow  but steady that I forget sometimes just how far she has come.

Keep up the work, it does get better. I'm pulling for you.

thank you that got me in the feels.. yeah I dont like being handicapped , its not who I am

 

 

that is kinda what prompted the cyber revenge question some a-hole is waging a FB campaign calling for removing me from a politicly influencer FB page a small unimportant thing but he's obsessed.

its been texts,calls blocked the number he borrows a phone and keeps at it.   and of course all over Social Media

  i told him where i would be, live in person  if he wanted to kick my ass,,,, he didnt show  ( he said he was concerned about covid)i told him i may be handicapped right now but id still kick his ass if he wanted to go

so his next call i just calling him a pussy over and over again,,, them he asks me if trump is a pussy ,,goading me

and I said yeah trumps a pussy and you're a pussy,,, now he's telling everyone I'm a never trumper and that gets a whole new kinda  crazy after me on FB

hes threated me with violence and ruination because  he thinks can do whatever he wants to a cripple as if Im defenseless

[Leeroy Jenkins 2402]

Report him to the PD for harassment or get some pipe swinging big dick energy guys to fix the problem for you.  

[Shoxthemonkey 1977]

Man, I don't have any good advice for shit like that. I don't FB or social media other that what I do here . I always think that if I ignore the loonies, they don't exist. Call me Pollyanna but that's what I do. Good luck dealing with this.

[OWLVIS 557]

1 minute ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Report him to the PD for harassment or get some pipe swinging big dick energy guys to fix the problem for you.  

well, its being dealt with for the long term ,but he still thinks he can get away with for now  so he is keeping at it in the short term