StrokeOfLife

Congrats dude!! I had 2 head surgeries before. 1 craniectomy and blood clot evacuation due to ruptured AVM, and a cranioplasty. I had a grand Mal seizure a day before my radio surgery and that was last October. Although the incident left me with a stroke on the left, but I still consider myself to be very lucky. Having no cognitive impact and still able to work and continue with my life. rock on buddy!

1 question. After this incident, how has your life changed for the better?

Hey! Thank you so much for your well wishes. Yea, my loved ones were so worried and they cried outside the operation theatre from 12am to 7am while I was inside.

Well, I grew mature much more from this incident. Know how to handle critical situations and emotions of others and myself. I also pay a lot more attentions to my friends and family from now on.

Yes!! There was not any sign nor symptom for bleeding beforehand. But AVM does cause seizures to some patients and actions could be taken to it before it bleed. I'm just unlucky that I did not have any seizures but suddenly bleed which then doctors found that I have AVM.

Hey fellow Singaporean! My plan is to rest at home and try to recover as much as possible. If I am able to recover much more functionality and my radiosurgery comes out successfully ( will last for 2 years ), I will continue my studies in university as I have graduated with a diploma. If I don't fully recover by 2-3 years, I will try to find a job and marry my girlfriend once we are financially stable.

Initially I had trouble with short term memory. After months of memory training, I can say that remembering difficult details in short term is much better compared to times before stroke as I had learn the techniques of remembering stuffs. I had no problem with any cognitive functions other than that.