Re: One Year Ago Today
Re: One Year Ago Today
No, I never forget to take my medication as I have a regime I follow religiously.Re: One Year Ago Today
Mollie it must be scary for you looking back and a relief that such an unpleasant episode is over.Re: One Year Ago Today
Re: One Year Ago Today
Smoking is a contributing factor in strokes, my mother's doctor told her so when she had her first stroke. She immediately gave up smoking, as did I ....... the warning was enough to make both of us scared. Unfortunately for my mum, the damage was already done and she went on to have two further strokes, the final one being so severe that it broke our hearts to see her and she was released from her disablement and pain 10 days later.Re: One Year Ago Today
Now then, first of all I'd like to thank you for your positive comments. However, I asked my doctor if smoking was an absolute reason why I had a stroke and he said "no," as did the stroke surgeon who attended me in hospital. They both said it had been brought on by stress and anxiety, but of course they said I should stop smoking, as any doctor would.Re: One Year Ago Today
This may sound odd but you do right Mollie. Giving up smoking is a good thing to do, but given that your stroke was stress related, giving up smoking may be exactly the wrong thing to do in this case. Giving up smoking if you have smoked for a long time is a very stressful thing to do, and it's a fact that smoking reduces stress.Re: One Year Ago Today
There is no absolute when it comes to a stroke, reducing all the factors involved are essential to a good recovery. Smoking, drinking, stress and a bad diet are all contributing factors. The more factors you eliminate the less likely you are to have another stroke. And I think it is not sound advice to say that giving up smoking could be worse than smoking. Doctors do not give bad advice on health issues. It is a well known and documented fact that smoking is detrimental to your health.Re: One Year Ago Today
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