It is possible to have just one stroke in your life, or always will come a second event?

Question

I read in the Plavic website that people who had a stroke or heart attack are at risk to have another within a year. A friend of mine, which survive almost intact a recent stroke, is worring too much expecting the next, and probably the faltal one.

Answer 1

Not every stroke can be fatal. My 98 year old great grandmother has had 10 in the last 8 years. She is still alive and kicking. However, the stroke that she had five months ago seems to be the worse by far. She is now living in a nursing home because my aunt can no longer care for her.
I still belive she is going to outlive eveyone in our family.
Tell your friend to talk to his or her doctor. The doctor should be able to provide the best odds and be able to give the most information.

Answer 2

Normally a person can't survive three strokes. So even if he can survive the second one, he will be highly unlikely to survive the third one.

Ask him to eat the healthiest diet he can. Emphasize fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and lean protein. Healthy foods help keep him strong, give him more energy and support his immune system. Good nutrition is tremendously important. A registered dietitian can be especially helpful . Also, because his nutritional needs are extremely sophisticated and he may not allowed to eat certain food, talk to his doctor about vitamin and mineral supplements.

Get regular exercise. Exercise helps increase his strength and energy levels and can help battle the depression that's often a part of dealing with heart problem. But don't work out excessively.

Get enough sleep. Rest when he needs to.

Find ways to relax. This might mean anything from yoga or meditation to walking, reading, playing chess or computer games, or listening to music.

Receiving a diagnosis of any life-threatening illness is devastating. But the emotional, social and financial consequences can make coping with this illness especially difficult — not only for him but also for those closest to him.

Coming to terms with his illness may be the hardest thing he's ever done. For some people, having a strong faith or a sense of something greater than themselves makes this process easier.

Try placebo (which is sometimes called a "sugar pill") if the aboved methods has no effects.

Answer 3

My grandfather had 7 with the very first causing extensive permanent damage. My mother had 5 with the first causing pretty traumatic damage but then reversing itself. Both of them suffered from many "TA'S". Not all strokes are fatal and many will reverse if you get immediate medical intervention within the first hour. I think the biggest threat is that there are no pre warnings to the victim. I suppose symptoms may exist but the common lay person would never realize it. The best prevention is preventative care which means getting regular check ups if you or your doctor think you are at risk!

Answer 4

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is focal brain ischemia producing sudden neurologic deficits that last < 1 h. Diagnosis is clinical. Carotid endarterectomy, antiplatelet drugs, and warfarin decrease risk of stroke after certain types of TIA.
About a third of those diagnosed with TIA will later have a stroke. TIAs are more common among men and black people.
Most patients ignore TIA and do not treat seriously for the underlying cause such as diabetes, hypertension, High cholesterol, cigarette smoking, heart diseases, overweight and lack of exercise.

Answer 5

It is possible to have just one stroke in your life. She is lucky that she had one, in a way, if you can ever call it lucky, because she is now, I am sure, on some kind of blood thinner that can keep her from having another one. And she didn't have much for permanent damage, from what you have said. She should be proactive and eat a low cholesterol, low fat diet which could also help prevent one. She should talk to her doctor about her worries. Perhaps he can alleviate her worrying at least to some extent.

Answer 6

You are right.Had one stroke will sure will have another one,because underline pathology for stroke still there and not easy to change in short time.Treat hypertension,hperlipidemia,diabetic to prevent next stroke.Take plavix,asa for ischema type of stroke.