Spent the weekend in the hospital

[themechanic]

Yeah that was fun. Wednesday I started having numbness in my left arm and figured I just slept on it wrong and it would go away. It didn’t and found myself in the emergency room Saturday morning. I give them credit they had me in fast and hooked up to all the gadgets. Had a cat scan, MRI, and multiple ultrasounds.

Doctor said it was a TIV, Transient Ischemic Attack.or mini stroke. They found one vein in my neck with about 30% blockage. They figure if it is there, there will also be blockage in other areas. The ticker tested good thank god. Now I have a meeting with the vascular surgeon to get this addressed. And now the bills start…

Take care of yourself everyone!

Did you get a CAC test?

 

[themechanic]

 

[T2R9]

I will have to check the paperwork. Likely did.

 

[SlingLow]

A few years back I got tired of the hassle of renewing my meds through my doctor at the time (cholesterol, blood pressure and a daily aspirin). The result for me was a stroke. I was told that I could have avoided the stroke if I had just taken the aspirin which is again part of my daily regimen. Stick to the meds for your best shot at longevity @T2R9 ! Glad you got on it and they got it figured out.

 

[TorRed]

So glad everything worked out and hope your tests and treatments go well from here! I go in for a 'proactive' echocardiogram next week, strongly believe multiple Covid infections and 3 'shots' have done no favors to my heart. Ugh.

 

[QuickBpBp]

Sorry to hear that Jeff. Glad you caught it and went to the hospital. Lots of us as we get older are stubborn and think we can sleep things off.. Hope to see ya At Carlisle!