Hola a todos por acá, espero que estén muy bien y su semana empiece excelente. A finales de noviembre a mi papá un ACV, es el sexto que le da, además se le combinó con una crisis de diabetes. Todo esto, ha traído como consecuencia algunas secuelas, tanto físicas como emocionales.
En este sentido, en diciembre empezó a hacer rehabilitación en una Sala de Rehabilitación Integral, pues no poseemos en este momento para pagarle unas terapias privadas. A diferencia de la asistencia que le prestaron en un hospital público de la zona, aquí en el SRI, lo han tratado súper bien.
Para que pudiera tener las terapias en este lugar, primero debimos ir a otro CDI porque todos los fisiatras de la zona ya habían sido enviados a Cuba a pasar sus vacaciones. De allí lo remitieron y al día siguiente ya estaba haciendo sus terapias.
Hello everyone around here, I hope you are doing well and your week is off to a great start. At the end of November, my dad had a stroke, this is the sixth one he has had, and it was combined with a diabetic crisis. All this has brought as a consequence some consequences, both physical and emotional.
In this sense, in December he started rehabilitation in an Integral Rehabilitation Room because we do not have at this time to pay for private therapies. Unlike the assistance he received at a public hospital in the area, here at the SRI, they have treated him very well.
For him to have the therapies in this place, we first had to go to another CDI because all the physiatrists in the area had already been sent to Cuba to spend their vacations. From there he was referred and the next day he was already doing his therapies.
Poco a poco
El mismo día que le remitieron a este SRI que nos queda bien cerca de la casa, fui hasta allá a averiguar las horas de las terapias y cómo era el procedimiento. En la mañana siguiente estábamos allá lo más temprano que pudimos. Iniciaron las terapias solo con calor y corriente.
Usan unas lámparas infrarrojas para poner el calor en las zonas que van a ser tratadas. Después muchos de los pacientes pasan a la electroterapia. Algo que me llamó mucho la atención es que lo que yo creo son los electrodos de la máquina, los mojan antes de ponérselos al paciente.
Además, tienen máquinas de hidroterapia que bueno no funcionan todos los días, por el tema del agua. A mi papá no le mandaron terapia con estas, así que los cinco primeros días solo le ponían calor y corriente. Eso lo ayudó a lo que vino después.
Little by little
The same day he was referred to this SRI that is very close to our house, I went there to find out the hours of the therapies and how the procedure was. The next morning, we were there as early as we could. They started the therapies with heat and current only.
They use infrared lamps to put the heat on the areas to be treated. Then many of the patients move on to electrotherapy. Something that caught my attention is what I believe are the electrodes of the machine, they wet them before putting them on the patient.
Also, they have hydrotherapy machines that don't work every day, because of the water issue. They didn't send my dad to therapy with these, so for the first five days, they only put heat and current on him. That helped him with what came later.
Ejercicios y más
Luego de esos primeros cinco días, iniciaron con los ejercicios. Estos lo ayudarían a despertar los músculos que no responden a causa del ACV. Mi papá quedó con una hemiparesia izquierda, por lo tanto, su brazo, mano, pierna y pie izquierdo, aunque tienen fuerza no responden bien a las instrucciones que da el cerebro.
En el SRI tienen un gimnasio con algunas camillas y máquinas, que a pesar de no ser de última generación o estar en perfectas condiciones si cumplen su trabajo. Con mi papá empiezan haciéndole algunos movimientos en ambas extremidades y poco a poco le han ido agregando más ejercicios. Tal y como la escalera digital, la caminadora, la bicicleta estática, una rueda y poleas.
Esto le ha ayudado mucho a ir recuperando el control sobre su mano y pierna. Aunque su fuerza sigue siendo mucha. Adicional, también empezó con la terapia ocupacional. La terapeuta es una de las pocas empleadas del SRI y CDI en general que no son cubanos. Ella le ha estado poniendo actividades que mejoren su concentración y capacidad mental.
Lo reta a lograr mejores tiempos en poder armar un rompecabezas, a ordenar piezas y también le realiza actividades para estimular la sensibilidad de sus partes afectadas.
Increíblemente, puedo decir con mucho agrado que la atención ha sido buena. De verdad que hemos visto un avance a nivel físico en mi papá, aunque otras secuelas que le quedaron deben ser tratadas por otros especialistas. De verdad que deseo tanto que mi papá se mejore.
Gracias por llegar hasta acá, por leerme y espero que tengas un hermoso 2024.
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Exercises and more
After those first five days, they started with exercises. These would help him wake up the muscles that were not responding because of the stroke. My dad was left with a left hemiparesis, so his left arm, hand, leg, and foot, although they have strength, do not respond well to the instructions given by the brain.
At the SRI they have a gym with some stretchers and machines, which although they are not the latest generation or in perfect condition, they do their job. With my dad, they started doing some movements in both extremities and little by little they have been adding more exercises. Such as the digital ladder, the treadmill, the exercise bike, a wheel, and pulleys.
This has helped him to regain control over his hand and leg. Although his strength is still feeble. In addition, she also started occupational therapy. The therapist is one of the few non-Cuban employees at SRI and CDI in general. She has been providing him with activities that improve his concentration and mental capacity.
She challenges him to achieve better times by being able to put a puzzle together, to put pieces in order, and also does activities to stimulate the sensitivity of his affected parts.
Incredibly, I can say with great pleasure that the care has been good. We have seen an improvement in my dad's physical condition, although other specialists must treat other sequelae that he has left. I want so much for my dad to get better.
Thank you for making it this far, for reading me and I hope you have a beautiful 2024.
Text originally written in Spanish and translated by DeepL Translate. Sorry if there are mistakes.
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Excelente mis mejores deseos para tu padre.
Muchísimas gracias!! 🤗
Saludos
I hope your dad will continue to improve and get better with the rehabilitation! 🙏
Thank you very much for the good wishes. I hope so
Illnesses are difficult for those who experience them and their families.
I hope you are very well 🤗
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