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Weird vision after my stroke

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fraggles
fraggles

Hi everyone i had a stroke 2 weeks ago tomorrow im really struggling with my vision has anyone else expierenced this and has it improved with rest and time ?? it worries me that i will never be able to drive again its starting to get me down x

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  • popman
    popman fraggles

    Posted

    HI Fraggles, sorry to hear about your stroke. I had mine in Dec 2013 and have realised that it is an injury to your brain that effects everything  you do, how you do it & how you feel about doing it. Recovery is a marathon , not a sprint & you will need to give yourself time to  settle down, adjust then improve. Be patient & it is only when you look back to how you were that you'll realise how much you have improved. Even now, there are some days when things don't work 100% like they used to but they are getting better & tomorrow they'll probably will be. Don't get too down about your not driving. I drove a van every day for my  living but now I enjoy walking when possible & feel a lot better for it. When you are ready to begin driving,

    you & your GP will let you know. sorry for waffling on a bit.  Good Luck, chin up

    • fraggles
      fraggles popman

      Posted

      Thank you for the reply patience was never a strong point for me lol I know its going to be a long road but im alot better off than some of the people just on my ward so go to be thank ful for small mercys im glad i found this site i was begining to feel like it was just happening to me (shallow i know) so thanks everyone for sharing x God bless x
    • MrsO-UK_Surrey
      MrsO-UK_Surrey fraggles

      Posted

      fraggles. although it will take time, the faster you were treated with blood thinning meds following the stroke, the more likely it is for your vision to improve.  It will depend on the improvement and what part of your vision has been affected as to whether you will meet the DVLA guidelines for driving eventually.  Think positively though - there are people with only one eye who still meet the guidelines and are able to drive.  Hopefully each eye test you have will reveal an improvement - good luck!  
  • Winnie143
    Winnie143 fraggles

    Posted

    Hi Fraggles,

    I had SAH in 2009 and had to have stronger glasses to read with.

    As Popman said it is a long haul, but you will get there.

    Never give up, my Family used to sing to me when I was out of it.

    Good Luck and sing as I found it did help me.

    Win  

  • deck25150
    deck25150 fraggles

    Posted

    Hi Fraggles,

    Yes, I lost a bit of my peripheral vision and I found that cars appeared out of nowhere as they came into view.  The work-around for me was to continuously sweep the road in front of me, left to right and back and thjat seems to help.  The other thing I noticed was mild halucinations - I would get a flash of something that could be there - like a person sitting in a room - but after a second it would be clear that it was just a vision - if you have those you will probably get used to them as I have.  I also find that I can't read words on the TV screen as quickly as I could and the trick for that (if you need to read your TV) is to record the show and play it back so you can pause the picture in order to read the entire text.  Hope that helps.

    • MrsO-UK_Surrey
      MrsO-UK_Surrey deck25150

      Posted

      Hi deck

      I'm interested in your mention of loss of peripheral vision and whether you are in the UK.  If so, and your peripheral vision hasn't recovered, were you ever advised that you didin't meet the DVLA guidelines for driving.

      As for words on the TV screen,I think they probably disappear too soon even for most viewers to read!

  • trudy1854
    trudy1854 fraggles

    Posted

    Hi fraggles, don't worry it is normal to have some eye problems, mine droops and has been like that for 12 weeks my vision is also blurred in that eye but I have been driving now for 3 weeks. After a stroke everything takes time to heal but it is so hard to accept this and be patient x
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