I had a minor Lacunar Infarct 5 months ago at the age of 66 and had done over 4000 miles on a bike in 2018 and over 2000 by August 2019 when I had my stroke
I had one really bad night in hospital feeling round down in hospital.
I decided from then to accept that it was too late to do anything about having a stroke and to rely on the medical experts with the new tablets to have another and would focus on my recovery
In discussions with my hospital physio - who was excellent- that there would be a gap - it was 8 days - between hospital discharge and seeing the community physio.
So I asked her to video some exercises on my phone so I could do them as soon as home.
I also used to do what I could whilst in my hospital chair - I tried to follow a normal routine so got changed into days clothes after breakfast and stayed out of bed until bed time - for example I could not wiggle my toes on my right foot so used to “ work” them with my hands in the hope that my brain would learn what I wanted to do.
5 months on I am back on my bike having done 89 miles so far in January (15th)
As a keen cyclist I am used to pushing myself but without doubt this recovery is the hardest thing I have done.
I have to schedule what I do and only exercise alternate days and will sleep in on non exercise days as fatigue can still be an issue ( in a way I am used to it as my career was ridiculously long hours)
i consider myself lucky - for example to have the time as a retiree to have time to focus on myself - and wish everyone good luck in their individual recovery.