Great news. They found a congenital hole in my heart. That most likely caused the stroke. it's very fixable.

Probably will fix it in the next 2 or 3 months after monitoring my heart verifying I don't have any other issues.

Thank you all for the prayers and well wishes for a speedy recovery. I'm confident I'll make a complete recovery now that the root cause has been diagnosed

Steve

That is great news! Keep hanging tough

The MRI indicated that I had multiple blood clots in the speech section of my frontal left lobe. The good news is they were able to administer the TNK blood clot thinner within two hours of the event.

I've already regained significant capability to talk and eventually expect to regain all my speech capabilities. Nothing else was affected by the clots

I have to spend another day or two in the hospital. And probably take it easy for a while.

Thank you all for your prayers and wishes for a speedy recovery

Good stuff. Great update! Hopefully finding that hole heads off any future issues.

Hopefully they can fix your ticker with out opening you up. Be prepared if they do end up having to open you up for the heart procedure. Recovery for my father-in-law was a b!tch (but he is a TERRIBLE patient). I love him, but he was a real PITA during recovery.

But the great news is that there is recovery after heart surgery and you’ll be around to experience it.

That…and the scar is wicked looking!

Best of luck and still praying for continued good news and healing.

They say they can go on through the groin. No need to crack open my chest thank goodness.

I'm going to see a neurologist and a cardiologist in the next week. At this point I should make a quick and full recovery

That is great news! Keep hanging tough