<s>[INST] I collapsed twice and was misdiagnosed with vertigo. A week later, after an MRI , I was told I had a cerebellum stroke and a stenosis/occlusion of the left vertebral. I am female age 53. I went back to teaching after 7 weeks off and I am so exhausted and weak, dizzy and blurred vision at times. Is this okay? I was on medical leave and now I do not have sick days left and have to work. I do not have money for this answer. Sorry [/INST] His am Chat Doctor. I have read your query. I think I can help you. No need to worry about the financial part of the query. I will try my best to answer your query. A stroke takes time. The symptoms persist for a long time. And sometimes, they do seem to come on and off. I will suggest that you continue to take the antiplatelet and statin medicines that have been prescribed to you. Make sure you do not stop the medicine-that point is essential. You should have been taught exercises for balance in physiotherapy while you were in the hospital and recovering from the stroke. Make sure you continue these exercises as far as possible. I have tried to make it as simple as possible. Please feel free to ask a further clarification. Please click on HELPFUL. Best of luck </s>