Can stress trigger a stroke? Suzie Reid suffers from a stroke after being too harassed

Suzie Reid was in the midst of one in all her normal weekly exercises when she ‘felt unusual out of nowhere’.

The 34-year-old from the Central Coast, New South Walessat out for the rest of the health club class and thought she would shake it off.

However when she acquired again to the automobile the left aspect of her face felt ‘fully numb.’

Chatting with FEMAIL, Suzie stated she did not realise it on the time – however she was having a stroke from a blood clot in her mind.

The younger incapacity assist employee says medical doctors decided the drastic incident occurred as a result of she was ‘too harassed’ as much as 12 months previous to the incident.

‘My physique was attacking itself,’ she recalled.

Suzie Reid suffered from a stroke throughout a exercise. After working carefully with medical doctors it was confirmed this occurred as a result of she was ‘too harassed’ for the 12 months prior (pictured now)

Chatting with FEMAIL, Suzie stated she did not realise it on the time however she was having a stroke from a blood clot in her mind (pictured days earlier than stroke)

‘I referred to as my associate however as I used to be speaking my speech began to sound actually gradual and droopy. I began dribbling, my eyes went fully black and it was like all the pieces was transferring in gradual movement,’ Suzie stated (pictured within the ambulance)

‘I referred to as my associate however as I used to be speaking my speech began to sound actually gradual and droopy. I began dribbling, my eyes went fully black and it was like all the pieces was transferring in gradual movement,’ Suzie stated.

At that time Suzie’s fiancé knew one thing was horribly flawed and an ambulance was referred to as. By the point they arrived her speech had ‘fully gone’.

‘As I hopped out of the automobile to get into the ambulance my entire left leg had given means. It was fully lifeless and I used to be dragging it alongside the bottom,’ she stated.

‘Attempting to elucidate to medical doctors what occurred was irritating as a result of I could not speak. They did some assessments and that is after I realised my entire left aspect had simply given up – it felt like stone.’

Suzie spent a few nights in hospital earlier than medical doctors might decided what was occurring to her physique.

She had a CT scan which confirmed a tiny blood vessel in her mind was blocked, inflicting the stroke.

‘The doorways of the stroke unit opened and it was, actually, the scent of dying. I used to be like “what is occurring? Why am I right here?” I acquired put in a room with three aged gentleman (who have been sufferers) and I could not comprehend all of it,’ she stated.

‘I did not really inform my household what had occurred for 2 days as a result of I did not wish to fear them.’

Suzie did not require surgical procedure however was placed on blood thinners. She remained in hospital for per week earlier than beginning rehabilitation and was in a wheelchair for six weeks.

Following the traumatic incident, Suzie’s left aspect remained paralysed for 3 months which she says was the ‘worst factor’.

She additionally needed to discover ways to stroll once more all earlier than venturing on an abroad journey.

After backtracking six to 12 months, medical doctors concluded the reason for the stroke was due to stress Suzie had been beneath – implying this may occur to anybody (pictured together with her now-fiancé Reece)

Following the traumatic incident, Suzie’s left aspect remained paralysed for 3 months which she says was the ‘worst factor’. Fortunately she has regained her power and mobility, however now’s cautious about her way of life to keep away from having additional well being implications (pictured six weeks submit stroke)

Suzie defined she has a historical past of medical points, and he or she’s felt like she was on her deathbed earlier than.

However regardless of this, medical doctors discovered no correlation to the stroke and her previous well being issues.

As a substitute after backtracking six to 12 months, medical doctors concluded the reason for the stroke was due to stress Suzie had been beneath – implying this may occur to anybody.

Suzie stated she all the time places others earlier than herself and is consistently run off her toes, however enjoys the busy way of life. Although that is what led to her downfall.

One yr prior she was experiencing excessive ranges of stress.

She and her associate of seven years broke up, her residence acquired damaged into twice, Covid lockdowns have been in full drive and he or she additionally had kidney stones.

‘It was essentially the most horrendous factor – one unhealthy factor after the opposite was occurring,’ she stated.

On the time she was additionally caring for a member of the family who’s disabled.

‘It was nearly like I used to be the final one I really cared for,’ she defined.

Every little thing was simply increase and up and up.

‘Docs stated the quantity of ladies of their 30s having strokes nowadays is thru the roof that you just would not even imagine it,’ she defined.

‘And it is as a result of girls take care of a lot that the stress is increase within the background.’

Fortunately she has regained her power and mobility, however now’s cautious about her way of life to keep away from having additional well being implications.

Suzie spent a pair nights in emergency earlier than medical doctors might decided what was occurring to her physique. She had a CT scan and confirmed a tiny blood vessel in her mind was blocked, inflicting the stroke

The traumatic sequence of occasions is in drastic distinction to when Suzie was youthful.

As a baby she all the time hoped to make it to the Olympics someday and was an ‘all rounder athlete’. She was on the prime of her recreation and skilled in excessive bounce.

However her dream got here crashing down at age 13 after being identified with everlasting rheumatoid arthritis.

As a baby (pictured at 13) she all the time hoped to make it to the Olympics someday and was an ‘all rounder athlete’

She described the life-long situation as a sort of illness that ‘eats away on the physique from the within out’, destroying ‘each muscle’. This meant her power and health can be impacted.

‘At first I had this ache in my arm however everybody thought it was rising pains. I suffered for almost a yr then I used to be identified and was barely at college as a result of it was so unhealthy,’ she recalled.

For 2 years she was out and in of hospital typically requiring a wheelchair to get round and the therapy used prompted hair loss.

‘Now a whole lot of physique now’s deteriorated – my arms seem like skeleton fingers and I’ve kidney stone illness,’ Suzie stated.

‘It took almost 15 years to come back to phrases with it and the truth that I will not be going to the Olympics.’

She additionally had a variety of ‘close to dying experiences’ from a variety of medical issues, together with kidney stones, infections and being instructed she’s septic.

In 2016 Suzie ‘tore open her oesophagus’ when her chest began ‘producing an excessive amount of air bubbles’ that expanded in her throat inflicting the tear. On the time she was within the UK and remained in hospital for 3 weeks.

‘I really feel like I am born to have most unbelievable life, and travelling is a part of that. I labored so arduous an athlete however that dream was taken away so younger,’ she stated.

‘I am not going to take a seat again and let this get me down. I’ll stay the life I wish to stay.’