brain scan resutls....?

[juls]

What it says is there has been a low attenuation in the left hypothalamus and small infarction. and global atrophy with minimal abnormality described . no clue. any one enlighten me on this .. could my thyroid have any connection to this happening..? i do have cognitive impairment and memory problems which im about to have home visits for early onset dementia .. i dont understand whats happening . i used to be so full of life , now i feel stuck in this hole and trying to get out.. i seem to be struggling to do the simplest tasks . why would a slight stroke do this.. not like its been somthing big . dam it ... ? helpppp

[neesey1005]

Sorry so sorry - the doctors should be sitting you down and explaining things to you - I hate it when people are left in the dark when its their bodies - please try and keep calm - worrying will just make it all lots worse - (easier said and done!). please let us know how you are later - reading your post - I am just coping with my fibromyalgia and pain in my heel ! - hopping around - my health problems now seem minimal- I wish you the best of luck try and get in touch with your doctor push for an appointment - get them to explain instead of leaving you so anxious - thinking of you today - all the best - Neese. x

[juls in reply to neesey1005]

i don't really trust any doctors now.. I cant seem to understand them now. they talk like 'im some other doctor ? surely i need to have this broken down to understand . there is so much going on just now i'm left here on my own wondering what the hell is THIS .I moved house not even a year ago happy here but dam i have had so much crap thrown at me .. well this is how i am feeling lostttttttttttt. what is this they tell you oh you had a stroke sometime? ok then leave me to read this scan results ok .. now what happens go away wait and see...?..... I see so many other doctors for various morbidiites.. im about ready for the nut house .... sorry i'm having a bad day..ranting on about this ... i dont have any support here at home. i have a husband but he is as much use as a chocolate fire guard . i was just told these people would visit me at home from the dementia and alsimers to help...? see i dont no what the hell there on about .. dont wrry its fine u had stroke but yr fine...then oh im dsending these people in........ wish i had a brain toooo. dam .. rant about over.. thank you for replying neesey... oh and i also have chronic fybro.. now morphine is the good one for that. x

[neesey1005 in reply to juls]

Please find some support someone strong to go with you to the doctors you need explanations to move forward - even a good friend if family not that supportive - I am lucky my OH. Has been with me every step - I have shred a little tear for you today (sorry its the fibromyalgia - I get emotional) - good luck - let us know how its going - Neese. x

[juls in reply to neesey1005]

aww im fine really neese just confused. ill be ok once i get my head round this.... xx

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I had a brain scam I done really well they found out I didn't have one Ha Ha Be happy Honey Be strong

[juls in reply to Hidden]

wish i didnt have a brain. . maybe id get some bloody peace. ..funny

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Firstly, I am not a doctor or medically qualified. Up until recently I was a BSc student of biology.

Low attenuation means a dark spot has shown on your scan which is indicative of a small stroke. Infarction is a blockage of a blood vessel which could cause a small stroke. Atrophy is a loss of cells which would explain your cognitive impairment and memory problems.

You need to visit your gp to discuss the results so they can explain it properly - you should probably take someone with you to help you remember later what the doctor said.

[juls in reply to Hidden]

i've been to my shrink , this is who did the scan.. as they couldnt pin point a diagnosis for why i am behaving, like she had me dOwn as bi polar.. and other stuff, then did this scan....... al she said was right you had a small stroke which u may not even been aware as it dosnt cause stuff like a tia.. as its where it is is why im behaving oddly..? ok so i dont worry so why send in doctor for bloody dementia and says she may now discharge me in the outcome of what these say..? bugger my brain is fuddled . why would she leave me to this after seeing her for almost 2 years with mental probs..? yes i agree i need someone to talk for me... and listen to what they say. i forget soon as i hear it..? thanks misey...

[Hidden in reply to juls]

So it sounds like the scan has confirmed a small stroke in your left hypothalmus - that part of the brain controls logic, reasoning, etc (the right side is the arty side). It would explain your cognitive issues. She could be discharging you because this is medical rather than psychological - you don't need a shrink you need a neurologist. Perhaps that is the doctor she has referred you to.

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Your very welcome Juls.

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Sorry I can't. I do hope that it goes well and wish you good luck.

Best wishes.

[Sorebones]

If only we could get things in normal people speak instead of Dr gobbledegook.

Please ring your surgery and ask for a doctor to explain this to you. They do this often so please don't worry. Just let them know that you don't understand and it's worrying you. 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

Oh sorebones.. lol. he wont of got the results as yet.. i got mine form the dr i see at a clinic . as she asked for the mri.. so be interesting to se what my doctor does... should be putting me on something to stop any more i hope.

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

I should beeping well hope so!!!

TIAs are more common than most people realise, if indeed that's what happened. I get terrible aura migraines, but without the headache. I had a cracker last night! The usual flashie zigzags did their usual circular route round my vision, then the stupid bit started. I couldn't have answered the phone if it rang, or spoken on it. My mind whirs, I can hear myself talk but the thing that comes out my mouth is not what is in my head. It can get scary. I do wonder if they are TIAs as I don't get a headache. I am too scared to ask my Dr because I don't really want to know if it is. I can only begin to understand what you must be going through. Let me know when you have had it all explained to you. 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

well not heard nothing as yet...im there tomorrow for blood works.. for this other dr as she is furious my doctor is not doing anything about my cholesterol .. well he gave 40 mg statins.. done nothing what so ever ..? now i knew i had a parctial blocked carotid artery that's was found 9 years ago .. so she thinks this could be why it happend..? we will see... i get thoes aura migraines too.. but I get the headache and sickness.. dam awful arn't they... do u get the colours.. red and blue... weirddddd ... i used to get them really bad years ago.. not these aura things. any way i shall let u know certainly.. hahaha x

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

No wonder the dr was angry that you hadn't been treated properly!! That is disgusting! At least you are now in good hands.

Haven't experienced the colours, just the flashing zigzags. Boring. I'm very glad that the headaches don't follow. Hope it stays that way. I get them when in a lot of pain, or because of light. If the sun glints off a window, or is very bright then I'm off lol. I keep sunglasses on me at all times. I even wear them in a glare.

Fingers crossed you feel the benefit soon 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

Well sorebones.. lol.. love that name.. My doctor phoned tonight.. he got all the results from my other doc at the clinic. so hmmm he said i would like you to come in to see me on tuesday to discuss this matter. ... right .. and he is taking me off aspirin and on to clopidogrel ..? so there's a start and he asked me if then he asked if i wanted to try another statin drug ........ lol i said no i tried plenty none has worked so why ..? be god to see what he will suggest on tuesday hahaha .. im going to get a print out of the letter cant wait to see this... . right thats about it for now .. pleased she got it to him pretty quick. laters .. x

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

Aw, thanks, it just seemed apt lol.

My hubby has tried several statins and has problems with flu like symptoms with them, plus muscle ache. They sound pretty nasty. I hope you can take them without adding to your aches. I'm sure you will get to the bottom of it, at least you have the medics on side. 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

well you know some do that i found this one has no side affects at all 40 mg these are pravastatin.. been on others made me ill like yr hubs says muscle cramps.. dont no why im on them its higher now then when i started. wel ill see what the neck scan next week pulls out the hat. yes now its moving fast now. must have got a telling off my gp that is.. hahahh x

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

All the best for the scan! I take it that your carotid is under scrutiny. At least they are doing things now. Thanks for the statin info. I shall let my hubby know. Not sure which one he is on! That's terrible! He has peripheral vascular disease. Which can sort itself out apparently lol 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

thanks hyn.. well i know this artery is already partialy blocked . was only 15 % over 9 years ago.. so god knows what it is now i hope to god they find its the one causing this .. then get it fixed. QUICKK.. seems i ve had some small strokes over time.. ..bloody doctors .. ill haunt the lot of em if anything happens . HAHAHA X

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

Any time you want to talk please feel free to PM me. It's not an easy thing to go through 🐸

[juls in reply to Sorebones]

The plot thickens been to see my gp this morning , so apparently he took the time to check my scans echos etc from last year . and he found there is something called left ventricular bundle branch block which is cardiac construction abnormality of the electrical system of the heart. which is why ive been having these bloody palpatations shortness of breath etc .. so been to see the cardioligist .so seems he may be covering him self as he knew i was seeing him today .. so he done a ecg today which has showed up abnormal.. ? now im going for another bloody echo and a 24 hour holter monitor on.. i said i had this done last year and seems my gp did not inform me of this.. then.. ? time to change my gp i think.. all this time he was blaming my thyroid for the palps yes i know this happens but all my blood tests were fine today.. hmmm so there you have it conclusion. my doc is a bloody moron. xxx thanks sorebones.. tc x

[juls in reply to juls]

by the way i had to look this up i have no clue about what this is.... oh and he has taken me off asprin now on clopidogril haha i should use this as my profile name .. dam man.

[Sorebones in reply to juls]

Great idea! Nobody will be able to pronounce it ha ha.

Changing GP seems like a plan to me. Your current one isn't doing his job with you. I know we don't like to ruffle feathers, but it's our health, not something to be toyed with xx 🐸

[panda60]

I had all the symptoms of a stroke in 1998 after a minor operation - lost my balance, couldn't follow what people were saying, couldn't read or write or do anything much except jigsaws and colouring in. But nothing showed on MRI so I was basically left to get on with it! But I did make a slow recovery to about 85% of who I was. When I was bad again after a holiday in 1999 my GP referred me to a neurologist who gave me various tests and then after a long wait was diagnosed in 2001 to have a condition called Hughes Syndrome and was eventually put on warfarin. I am not what I was, especially since developing fibro four years ago. but as long as I keep my warfarin at the right level my cognitive functioning is manageable. Hughes is like fibro; many wait years for a correct diagnosis as it mimics other conditions.

That's my story and everyone is different. But keep plugging away at the medical profession. Hopefully you will have someone with you when you have your home assessment who can keep notes for you as in my experience the hospital letters to the GP can be very short and not always helpful.

Very best of luck.

[juls in reply to panda60]

well panda i no there's been a stroke , and been tested for cognitive impairment which was low. i got her to print me the results and your right very short letter . why can they not just explain it more in detail. so ill wait and see what this neuroloigist says.. . thanks to you all xx

[TheAuthor]

Hi juls

I am so genuinely sorry to read this, and I sincerely hope that it was only a small stroke? I have pasted you a link below to the NHS Choices cache on strokes, so I sincerely hope that you find this useful:

nhs.uk/Conditions/Stroke/Pa...

I want to genuinely wish you all the best of luck, and please take care of yourself.

All my hopes and dreams for you

Ken

[juls]

Thank you for replying Ken, pleased i can come here and get some answers as trying to understand doctors is like they talk double dutch to me.. even so i got doc to print off the results i was left thinking what does this mean.. so i got a few answers which has helped a great deal to understand whats going on now. thanks again for this wonderful siite. xx