Tim's Stroke: Four Weeks in (6/16/12)

My stroke occurred 5/19, so we are now at week four.

Since  5/27 I've been managing swim workouts on a fairly regular basis.  I find I have trouble doing long sets, but in general I'm fine.  The Pier to Pier swim is August 5th, but my trouble with cold water will keep me out of competition.  I am sure the distance would be fine. 

After four weeks, the cause of my stroke is still a mystery and is likely to remain so.  I've been looking at the various radiographic studies when I was in hospital, and nothing definitive shows up. I am still not sure why they are confident my stroke was embolic, meaning the clot in my head formed off site and found its way to my skull where it did damage. 

Maybe UCLA Stroke Center can figure something out July 12, but I doubt it.  Meanwhile, I'm looking through blood tests and such and finding nothing.  I'm attempting to set up an appointment with a recommended internist who I hope will take some interest in my case.  We'll see.

I am happy to notice that my fatigue, mainly in my legs, seems to be abating.  I'm not "normal" yet but I think I'm getting stronger.  My typing is still terrible, but I'm learning to proof read more closely given the high incidence of errors.