Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Another Casualfy

We came home on the 11th March from a spectacular road trip on the NC500. 8 days later, now Monday afternoon, as I attended the kitchen sealant, I became dropping tools, and the next minute, I'm on the floor. My right arm and leg were useless. That came on on less than five minutes. I also felt at ease, which was weird.

The ambulance arrive in about 30 mins, and by that time, my arm and leg were recovered to about 90%.and on the journey to the Hospital, they came back 100%.

However, the stroke decided to mess with my words and spelling. Over the next two days, that improved, and my chat is like normal, although I can't remember a few words. I can read as normal, but my spelling, means writing posts is a lot slower than before.

All tests were normal. Low blood pressure, no serious Cholestrol, no diabedic traces. The consultant is thinking it might be a small clot from my heart. So I have to do a 72 hour wired up.

The MRI shows a small shadow on the left sight, at the language location. So now I need to arrest this spelling issue, and it is improving slowly.

Meanwhile, no driving for a month and has to be notified fo DLVA.

That's the latest news for now. I was lucky.

Update and this is really for the information if anyone else has to deal with a stroke. Remember that the odds are 1 in 4, the numbers for TIA (corrected TLA ) light strokes are 46,000 p.a. in the UK.. It does not care about fitness or age, and young fit people get these without warning. Things which will make it worse are the obvious. Weight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and restricted arteries in your neck. I don't have any of those.

So it happened on Monday 19th May and I was in hospital for two nights, and came home early evening on the Wednesday.

On 11th June I had a home visit from the rehabilitaion nurse to test my cognitive function, which I passed, and a letter followed on 14th June to myself and my GP surgery.

The letter told me that I was fit to drive but had to get medical clearance, which could be a GP. I made an appointment on 23rd June to see a GP to get this done. He had the letter, he accepted that I was fit to drive, but didn't feel appropriately qualified to put his name to it, and had never been asked in 15 years.

I contacted the rehabilitation nurse by e-mail, and asked her what the plan was now. We had a conversation today and she would related this to the Consultant at the hospital. Just now, the Consultant's secretary rang me and confirmed that I am cleared to drive and a letter is on the way.

So what are the lessons? Well treatment was excellent. No complaints. Getting discharged and prescription in hospital was a pain in the arse. I know hospital pharmacies are stretched, but it takes literally hours of waiting. Then what complicated matters is that I was taken to Doncaster Hospital which is "over the border". With a stroke, you will only be admitted to a hospital which can do brain surgery. The Stoke rehabilitation unit is at Rotherham, which is my side of the boundary but they don't do brain surgery, but do have a stroke ward. My follow up appointment remains "over the border" in three weeks. and I really expected having to wait that long for clearance. But anyway, after poking around a bit, it's worked out. So it took 37 days.

Today I had the back wheels off the Plus 4 to get cleaning..................................

Today I had the language nurse drop in. This is to evaluate my perceptions and understanding. In hospital within 48 hours I managed 23/30. Today I got 30/30, which is apparently quite rare. So I will bask for the rest of today in my achievement.

Oh and the nurse told me that around 30% of strokes are never determined as to why.

Great news Dave.

If Trump had taken the test, he'd have exclaimed:

"I scored 40/30! They said it was the best score they'd seen! Great guy. Excellent guy!"

DaveW,

First and foremost, I want to express my support for what you have been going through and also for your thoughtfulness in sharing what you have learned as you deal with the fallout, which is very helpful.

But second, as a newcomer to Morgans and this forum I have the confess that the light just went on that you must be THE DaveW, as in, the person who wrote the book that has been my near-constant companion for the last four months as I have gone from knowing next to nothing about Morgans (and even less about auto mechanics), to beginning the gradual process of understanding the quirks and features of these rather distinctive machines, to considering which Morgan to buy, to finally acquiring my very own "modern traditional Morgan". It is a permanent fixture on my nightstand, and I'm fairly confident that I have the most-thumbed copy in Sweden. I'm sure you've heard this from many others, but I did want to take a moment to thank you for putting together what was I'm sure a labor of love. It is a tremendous asset to us neophytes (and perhaps even to more seasoned Morgan owners, though I wouldn't be in a position to say), and I am very grateful that your book exists in the world.

Needless to say, no commercial connection or intention here, just a heartfelt "tusen tack", as we say in Sweden.

As we get older increasingly we need help and medication is the normal route. But there are also other helping hands that may be suitable, our Local Authority Lancashire CC though Health England funding has a dedicated resource to provide guidance and help in the form of 10 week nutrition course, daily walking routes , weekly tennis and badminton facilities for those referred by their local GP, to assist weight loss and increase exercise thru a balanced diet and more regular exercise, and its all free..

I've been doing these courses since early February and find the interaction with similar minded people most in their 60s/70's plus who want to improve their lot, can be a very enjoyable experience whilst slowly improving your diet, losing weight and increasing your regular exercise. At the same time I've made many new local friends, quite a few of them are often quite lonely prior to joining the group and interacting with the various activities at their pace,

I hadn't picked up a badminton racket for over 50 years, but the hours play on a Wednesday with people of varying skills, like tennis on a Tuesday in the summer, has increased my mobility quite significantly and with the other exercise I've lost 15kgs in weight, I gained since injuring my back 3 years ago and fracturing my arm last year. I've hopefully come off one course of tablets for BP and hoping to reduce the dosage of my other tablet with the aim hopefully of being completely off any medication whatsoever.

Whilst there are no guarantees in life, my GP (we live in a densely populated retirement area over 60% are over 65) finds from experience those that remain active post retirement eg playing golf, walking, some form of regular exercise and control their weight, whilst they may not live longer tend to have a better quality of life eg increased mobility etc. in their later years. Just saying.

Thanks everyone. It just makes me realise that even with a level of fitness, you're not imune from strokes.

I have to test my blood pressure twice a day for two weeks. This morning it's 107/60, pulse 53. What more can I do?

The stroke ward was full of patients whose lives have changed. Just be aware that if it strikes, it's a long hard road ahead.


Bob, my second book is with the publishers. No release date yet.

Dave,

Sorry to hear of your problems. If its any consolation I had a similar short episode (TIA) 3 years ago - but - completely recovered now and never had re-occurrence.

Lost use of left leg, left arm and big gap/hole in my vision for about 1-2 hours but the good news all cleared within hours - so hope you will be the same. Now on medication to stop it again.

Mine was caused by a PFO which in simple terms bypassed when I was straining (dont ask!) - they call it the Valsalva maneuver which brings it on. Echogram on my heart with high contrast picked it up - been there forever but never a problem...Some medical terms to look up while you have some rest time...:-)

Anyway, hope you have no lasting effects and get back to normal soon - you are an asset to the Morgan world and in my view font of all Morgan related knowledge so we need you.

Best wishes.

Mine was pretty central, I think cable tied up out of view...torch and a grovel should reveal

Dave, I wish you a speedy recovery! If the lambda sensor upstream of the catalytic converter shows an error, then, in my humble layman's opinion, this does not necessarily mean that there is something wrong with the catalytic converter itself. If the sensor upstream of the catalytic converter is OK but the sensor downstream of the catalytic converter reports an error, then I would assume that there is a fault in the catalytic converter itself.
Two years ago, we had the lambda sensor upstream of the catalytic converter break while on holiday in Italy. You could see that very clearly in the OBD2 reader. No more voltage jump. The engine went into a kind of emergency run, which is ok for a short time but produces a very rich mixture. This can mean that your catalytic converter is still ok but that it is coked up. That's how it was with us. After we fitted a new lambda sensor upstream of the catalytic converter and drove a few kilometres, everything was ok again.

When my Silvia was imported from Japan the Cat needed to be replaced for Australian Compliance. From what I can tell Australian Compliance means removing good Japanese stuff like the Cat and seatbelts etc. without an Australian compliance logo on it and replace it with the cheapest nasty stuff the car importer can source locally with a logo.

A couple of years later I was driving along and the car suddenly wouldn't rev past about 2,000rpm and had a funny almost a whistle from the exhaust. The cat has died and the material ended up in the rear muffler almost completely blocking it. I ended up with a whole new exhaust as I needed a new cat and new muffler and the pipes had been badly damaged from hitting something before I got the car.

So yes Cats don't last forever and cheap ones can wear out very quickly, best to replace it before it fills the muffler with rubbish and blocks it.

Congratulations Dave!
So, it is now official: you are a rare species!

Are they similar to Fascinating Aida? Sorry!

I think you did the right thing Dave, especially a long drive in the potential heat forecast

Pauline & I send our best wishes for your continued recovery

I'll see you're lansoprazole, ramipril and atorvastatin and raise you amlodopine. Would have been propranolol (adrenaline suppresant) as well but that led to six hours in A & E with the pulse rate monitor beeping continuously, so I now manage my essential tremor as best I can - as you say such fun....

Glad you're getting the best of the NHS Dave

Just another bump, because most of us are 'of an age'.

I had the 72 hour heart monitor attached last week, and so managed without a shower for two days. I returned it a week last Sunday afternoon, and on the following Tuesday afternoon, had a phone call from the hospital, that it revealed an element of Atrial Fibrillation, which is now seen as the cause of my TIA. I don't really have any symptoms , other than sometimes an awareness of beats in bed.

They asked me to get back into hospital so I could get a different anti blood clotter, which is now Apixoban, 5mg every 12 hours, which replaces the Clopidogrel.

The Consultant was on holiday but must monitor his e-mail because he contacted the ward Registrar to get me in the change prescription asap. I mean, this is NHS at its best.

A friend who is also over 70 is having a different experience. He has been getting regular Atrial Fibrillation which has occasionally got him out of bed. His GP arranged a heart monitor but only 24 hours, and then its a six to nine month wait to see a specialist. In the meantime he gets Beta Blockers, which may control the AF, but the GP is not addressing the risk of a TIA or stroke. There is no connect.