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I had what I thought was my first stroke about a month ago, I had follow up ct scan about 2 weeks ago and my doctor said it shows evidence of chronic infarct, basically evidence of a prior stroke. I have no idea what this could mean considering how dramatic the one I had recently was. I’m going to be seeing a neurologist soon, so I’m not seeking any kind of actually medical advice. Just seeing if anyone else experienced something like this?

It’s only been about 4 days since I was discharged from the hospital. I had my stroke like 10 days ago. I know I’m still in the early stages of recovery but things are hitting me now that I wasn’t anticipating. Physically inbounced back very quick, I wasn’t prepared for th emotional and psychological toll the whole experience has taken on me. I’ve beeen dealing with really high levels of anxiety and has what felt like a panic attack this morning at a community breakfast. I had to tell my story to like 3 people ina row after days of recounting the whole story to friends and family. It’s like I’ve had to relive it over and over and I just couldn’t take it. I’m looking on getting a therapist soon, but I was just wondering if any of y’all dealt with similar stuff in early days after.