Cassie'smom
09-21-2006, 08:05 PM
10 days ago I had what the doctors think is a TIA. Left leg, left torso were paralyzed, left arm very weak for 60-90 seconds. I was sitting on the edge of the tub getting ready for a bath and slumped into the tub when it happened. I was there for 1-2 mintues then was able to get out with my right side and onto my bed. 15 mintues later symptoms were nearly gone. I got up and was walking fine, weak but fine. Then same symptoms came back again for 60-90 seconds but to a greater degree. I was on the couch at the time so purposly slid to the floor to lie flat. 1 hour after the first started I was 100%. No pain ever with the events, or since. No headache, no dizziness, no blurred vision, nothing. I didn't know about TIA's and never imagined at 39 I could have a stroke. Thought it was a low blood sugar thing so didnt go to the doctor until the next day. (I know - I should have called 911) Doctor immediately hospitalized me. The MRI, CAT Scan, Cardiac and Brain Ultrasounds, EKG, EEG, Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Salt, and a couple of other tests I forget the names of are all normal. Blood Pressure however was thru the roof. 200+/100+. 5-6 years since I had been sick and to a doctor so had no idea. Im now on BP meds and asprin and am monitoring things with docs. In the research I have been doing on TIA I'm hearing lots of people say they have residual symptoms. I never had/have any pain/discomfort associated with the incident. No headaches, no bloody noses, no dizzyness...I feel 100%, except scared about whats going on. Im wondering if this really was a Stroke TIA or if it was something else. Im wondering if it could have been BP related or stress related. Any thoughts from anyone else?
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Mari526
09-22-2006, 12:25 AM
It absolutely sounds like you had a couple of TIA's and count your blessings that you didn't have any residual effects. Your blood pressure was extremely high and most certainly caused the mini stroke. Age is really not a factor, I know a woman who was 26 and had a massive stroke caused by hypertension and luckily had no residuals either. I know another woman in her 40's who had paralysis of one of her legs but otherwise healthy after her stroke.
Hopefully you have purchased a blood pressure monitor to keep track of your bp. It would be wise to follow a low sodium/cardiac diet.
Hopefully you have purchased a blood pressure monitor to keep track of your bp. It would be wise to follow a low sodium/cardiac diet.

