{"id":1470,"date":"2014-07-03T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T09:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/self-help-4-stroke-plugin-upgrade.local\/?p=1470"},"modified":"2015-05-29T14:43:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T14:43:47","slug":"concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/?p=1470","title":{"rendered":"Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is normal to have concerns about having a sexual relationship after stroke.  <\/p>\n<ul class=\"fourcols\">\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11029935.jpg\" alt=\"istock_11029935\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11029935.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11029935-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Karen<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"speechquote\"><p>Since my stroke I have lost interest in having sex as I&#8217;m frightened I might have another stroke and I&#8217;m worried that my husband doesn&#8217;t fancy me any more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_3777931.jpg\" alt=\"istock_3777931\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_3777931.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_3777931-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><br \/>\n<h3>Gary<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"speechquote\"><p>My leg has been numb and weak. When my wife touches me I can barely feel anything. I&#8217;m very tired and I&#8217;m worried I won&#8217;t be able to satisfy my wife like I used to.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_616235.jpg\" alt=\"istock_616235\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_616235.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_616235-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Emma<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"speechquote\"><p>I have central post stroke pain and this means it&#8217;s sore when my husband touches me. I&#8217;m embarrassed by this and anxious about how we will ever be loving towards each other again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11119423.jpg\" alt=\"Stuart\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11119423.jpg 179w, https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/istock_11119423-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Stuart<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"speechquote\"><p>My wife has to help me with everything now and I don&#8217;t feel like her husband any more. It&#8217;s almost like I&#8217;m her child. I think I&#8217;ll need a lot of help in order to feel like the man I was again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"brainwave\">\n<h3>Key point<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Due to the way your body can change after stroke, it is normal to have concerns about having a sexual relationship.<\/li>\n<li>Discussing these concerns with your partner and\/or stroke nurse can help you move forward.<\/li>\n<li>Ask your GP about tablets \u2013 blood pressure medication may cause erectile dysfunction, statin may cause fatigue and reduce libido.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is normal to have concerns about having a sexual relationship after stroke. Karen Since my stroke I have lost interest in having sex as I&#8217;m frightened I might have another stroke and I&#8217;m worried that my husband doesn&#8217;t fancy me any more. Gary My leg has been numb and weak. When my wife touches [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-being-intimate"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1470"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6508,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1470\/revisions\/6508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.selfhelp4stroke.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}