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Massive stroke and no response

Sleepy101

Hello my sister age had a massive stroke 2 weeks ago, she opened her eyes after 6 days but she is unresponsive, she stares but has no res...

4 answers | 1 comment

Right side of my body is numb from my ischemic stroke

BBiggi

Right side of my body is numb from my ischemic stroke I suffered in October, does anyone have any information on the possibilities of it ...

1 answer

What hemorragic Stroke recovery time

djking90

My dad had a hemorrhagic stroke 10 days ago. They airlifted him from one hospital to another. He was alert and talking (we can only under...

1 answer

Hair loss after stroke?

kbuchanan

I had a stroke a month ago due to a dissection in my right carotid. I was fortunate that I caught my stroke early enough that I was abl...

13 answers | 4 comments

Was it a stroke?

User404040

Last year, I decided to take an LSD-analogue called ETH-LAD with a couple of friends. It's a designer drug, not much research has been ma...

2 answers | 5 comments

Stroke medication causing constipation, any advice?

Liz_C_2021

Hi everyone, My mom had a stroke before Christmas, her recovery is doing well but the medication she is now on is causing constipation. ...

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Queen Creek, AZ

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