Have I had a Minor Stroke?

[DianeMH]

Hello, I am new on here. Eight weeks ago I was taken to A&E after having an episode. It started when I got up, feeling tired and not myself after having a bad nights sleep. I couldn't make sense of an email I was reading, and couldn't compose a two line email, it took me ten minutes to do it. I put it all down to feeling tired at first. I then started talking gibberish in a meeting and the right side of my nose and lip were numb. I also had pins and needles in my right hand. My husband took me to hospital. My symptoms were almost gone by now but my blood pressure was extremely high and I had a banging headache. My CT scan came back clear, a Doppler scan was normal and an MRI I had three weeks after the incident came back clear. The doctor is putting it down to migraine and I have no follow up appointment. I am going to see a Neurologist privately with Bupa. I hope he can help me, as I am worried it might happen again. Has anyone on here experienced similar symptoms and the doctor diagnosed you wrong.

[Steve49]

Hi.

You are very Welcome to our site I hope that we can be off assistant.

I have already had my Stroke bag out off the "blue"

Yes that is a good idea to go private for your treatment.

I have had my chronic pain since 2005.

The NHS has been next to useless to be honest.

I have gone private for my chronic pain.

I have found out more with only a small number off appointments than I have with the NHS over the past 11yrs.

Please let me know if I can be off help to you ???

Steve,

[DianeMH in reply to Steve49]

Thanks Steve, I feel let down by the NHS and have gone private with other health issues. I'll let you know how I get. Diane

[Steve49 in reply to DianeMH]

Hi.

Yes me too, I feel very let down by them. I wouldn't mind but I worked over 10yrs with them.

So much for loyalty.

Steve.

[DianeMH]

Thanks for the reply. I feel let down by the NHS that's why I am going private with this. If I have or haven't had a TIA, I just want to know what happened to me. Diane

[moo196]

Hi,

Surprisingly similar symptoms but not misdiagnosed....jjust a long time coming and second seizure in between.

Mine was cvst...very rare.

Would def ask for second opinion

K

[DianeMH in reply to moo196]

Thank you. I hope you are keeping well at the moment. Diane

[moo196 in reply to DianeMH]

Yes- I'm "OK". Planning my 3rd big trip since stroke.... ... my blood clot is hanging on in there but I'm not giving up !

There aren't always magic wands to fix everything but a think a definite diagnosis is the best starting point .

[Twoes]

Hi,

I am also new on here but have hesitated to post as my problem seemed so minor.

However, I had the same thing happen to me.

Gibberish speech during a conversation with friends at the same time being aware that what I was saying was not what I wanted to say. It lasted about ten minutes or so.

Sent to TIA clinic same day. The two scans I had came back okay. After seeing the Cardiologist I was told I had had a Tia which was a warning mini stroke. I've been prescribed Clopidogeral, a blood thinner. Also if it happens again I have to call an ambulance. A very scary experience.

I am amazed at the treatment you have received and would certainly ask for a second opinion as soon as possible.

Hope you get it resolved quickly

Twoes.

[Hidden in reply to Twoes]

Clopidogral is an anti-platelet medication sometimes taken with aspirin before moving to an anticoagulant. Current advice is to treat a TIA as if it were a full stroke. Bear in mind that you can have a full stroke but no FAST indicators; it happened to me.

[DianeMH]

Thanks for your reply. I am seeing a Neurologist on 8th September, which I have arranged through Bupa. So hopefully will get to know what happened. All sounds very familiar, with the clear scans, and also a very scary experience. Hope you are feeling better now. Diane

[Betsysue2002 in reply to DianeMH]

Five years and i finally found your post. I hope youve been doing ok and still are.

Yesterday I stopped in at the emergency room on the walk to work having difficulty walking, feeling like spacey drunk. Head - i have lowgrade Leukoaraiosis. Heart - never thought of that really. Tests showed all ok. Thats the biggest problem so far ... on paper i look fine. It’s freaky.

[Hidden]

Hi and welcome to the forum. It may have been a TIA and, I've had similar weirdness when I had a urinary tract infection. If it was a TIA then you will need advice on whether you need to take an anticoagulant.

John

[Wittycjt in reply to Hidden]

You have replied to an old post?

[Hidden]

Yes. I appear to be getting one year old posts in place of the latest.

[Wittycjt]

Interesting?

[2stroke]

The only bad thing about having one of these symtoms is you dont know what time it happened and how long it lasted.

I only noticed mine when i got out of bed in the morning and couldn't balance myself properly.Had a scan to confirm the result. STROKE.

Have had a minor one since. STILL here thank heavens!!!

Good luck anyway..

2stroke

SORRY, just noticed 1 year ago.