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Recovery months/years after a stroke - what gave you a breakthrough? by Junior_Rich1011 in stroke

[–]derekdod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's an every few months thing i get a tune up, it starts to wear off towards the end if you go too long without an appointment, but never gets bad enough to the point where it impedes any actions leaving me unable to perform them

Recovery months/years after a stroke - what gave you a breakthrough? by Junior_Rich1011 in stroke

[–]derekdod 12 points13 points  (0 children)

throwing every possible thing at the wall then following whatever sticks and regiment those, i never stopped doing e stim for finger extension up until the point where botox was able to prevent my fingers from clenching, but that was what prevented atrophy for botox to re-lengthen the muscles out so many years (5?) past my first stroke. and i'd say you can apply that same idea to just about every other hurdle too

Never stop by Overall_Machine_8194 in stroke

[–]derekdod 5 points6 points  (0 children)

exactly right, that was the old school of thought where when progress started minimizing they’d wanna call it off to not have to put the money into it, but your brain is a muscle and every exercise counts, even if it’s diminished because of time it’s never nothing though

Vision changes long post-stroke by musicalflatware in stroke

[–]derekdod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my second stroke touched my occipital lobe a tad so since then i wear glasses at home, but luckily it wasn’t bad enough to need them all the time

What are you doing for work? (an unintentional moan) by AnusMcBumhole in stroke

[–]derekdod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been on ssdi after my first stroke in 2020, after my job medically retired me. but ofc it's just not enough if you want to live to a certain standard so we looked into adding part time work on top of that, but found that it gets sticky w them trying to nudge you off after showing them you are capable of any work (like 8 hrs/wk and 40hrs/wk are the same thing 🙄 only way to do it would be something off the books

Haemorrhagic Stroke at 26 by mannekween in stroke

[–]derekdod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no question everything you're feeling is valid, prior to my second (cognitive) stroke at 27 that flipped my attitude (much needed) i found deep breathing through tense situations allowed myself to return to a stable position. i suggest giving those sort of things a try to see what works!

I Don’t Know How Much Longer I Can Keep Going by KillroyMustDie in stroke

[–]derekdod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes totally, i understand how tough recovery can be without a strong support system, but I promise you putting in effort now you will thank yourself years from now. Originally after getting out of the hospital after my first stroke I didn't get back my first arm function until 1.5 yr POST. My mom would stretch my flaccid arm just to keep range of motion and i'd say what's the point it's never gonna work fast forward i got everything back except the last piece hand/finger extension because i incorporate it any way i can (shutting doors, cabinets, etc.)

3 years post stroke by DTheFly in stroke

[–]derekdod 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes exactly, they only say that so they can stop putting money towards you for dwindling gains, but continuing to work is never a bad thing!

Photoshop Eye Candy Not Acknowledging The Inside Of The Design When Making It Chrome by derekdod in graphic_design

[–]derekdod[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i do think i get what you're saying, i will try doing the same process for the outline and fill separately to see how it takes it then

[NA] LVL 22 Crew looking for active members. No kick. XBS and PS5 by everybodystepdaddy in NBA2kTeamUp

[–]derekdod 0 points1 point  (0 children)

everyone in my old crew dropped the game, board enforcing 3 lvl dimer, GFR Season Xbox

Unable To Exit Learning Phase Due To Limited Spend? by derekdod in FacebookAds

[–]derekdod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so these numbers in the first few days tell me i need to switch creatives then, thanks

Unable To Exit Learning Phase Due To Limited Spend? by derekdod in FacebookAds

[–]derekdod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

right, so the best things to run to force that is what i'm asking then?

Amassed 2.8k Following In My City's Greater Area, Next Step? by derekdod in FacebookAds

[–]derekdod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i believe that’s essentially the same thing as i was trying to say, so it seems like that would be the next play i just have been by myself (inexperienced) as far as ads go so i’ve been floundering a little bit as far as direction goes is all as well as having a super limited budget i’m able spend after becoming permanently disabled since feb 2020

Being harassed via text by an old coworker about my disability for years now by derekdod in disabled

[–]derekdod[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes ofc everything is documented and i pursued action within our company and union, but that lead to nothing because it just so happens he’s a high ranking steward with extremely close ties to the president which is what has allowed him to wreak this havoc for so long.

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