Wife had to go to hospital-do you know the signs for a stroke?

[ttcycle]

CK, I hope your wife makes a speedy recovery.

 

[Blue]

I hope your wife keeps fine.

My mum suffered a number of these mini strokes so I learned the symptoms from experience - luckily she recovered every time.

 

[theloafer]

+1

Sorry to hear that CK. As others have said, hope she has a full and speedy recovery.
Thanks for the reminder.

 

[cyberknight]

Went back to the hospital today for some tests and they have given here some medication, no driving for a month and a CT scan .Wife told to rest so the whole family being very supportive , she has made a seemingly full recovery but is upset as the doctor has told her it is a warning sign that they must keep an eye on her for a full blown stroke.

Thanks for all the replies here and the wife appreciates your concern .

 

[marshmella]

Good news on the recovery C.K, i expect its only natural that she's upset by what the doc said, but they generally know best.
Best wishes to you all.

 

[accountantpete]

Good to hear that - a guy at the back of us had a similar turn 6 months back but has made a complete recovery and you wouldn't know it, speaking to him.

 

[summerdays]

I hope she is feeling better.

My Dad had a TIA a couple of years ago, and he is fine now though on medication to thin his blood. Are the family near by to be able to help easily?

 

[Salad Dodger]

Many thanks cyberknight for having the courage to start this topic off. I am one of those who watched the advert, but probably let most of it go in one ear and out the other, and it does no harm at all to be reminded of what to look for. Even as I pray that I will never have to put the information to use....

I am so pleased to hear that Mrs CK is on the mend. Take good care of her.

 

[cyberknight]

I hope she is feeling better.

My Dad had a TIA a couple of years ago, and he is fine now though on medication to thin his blood. Are the family near by to be able to help easily?

Both her parents and my mother live within 5 minutes by car , luckily i rang her parents when it happened and they came down before the ambulance got here so i could go straight to the hospital rather than having to stay here to look after mini #1 and #2.Next week when i am due to be back at work it is all sorted out so someone will be with her and take older child to school etc.

 

[ColinJ]

I hope that your wife makes a rapid recovery CK!

Someone who used to give me a lift to work about 20 years ago had a mini-stroke pre-retirement. I bumped into him a couple of years ago and he was bright and chatty, and was by then in his late 70s.

 

[fossyant]

Glad she is OK.

My MIL had a stroke 3 years ago and FIL and eldest daughter 'hissed' about deciding whether to take her to A&E for hours (didn't tell anyone else or ask for advice) - we only found out anything was wrong hours later. She walked into hospital, but very little was done with regards treatment for a couple of days. Needless to say she was in for over 3 months and is disabled on her left side.

If in doubt - A&E !

 

[Andrew_P]

[QUOTE 1679209, member: 45"]I used to get migraines. I only ever had a handful. Then I had one in 2001 that was particularly bad. I woke up on a Saturday morning with a horrific headache, and almost passed out. Then I lost the left half of my vision completely. It gradually came back, except for a little blind spot in both eyes. I only notice it now sometimes when I'm tired and trying to find the start of a line when reading, but it's permanent. My consultant has a lovely image of my brain, where you can clearly see the damaged bit.

I've been on meds ever since and not had a headache.[/quote]

Quite glad you posted that because I still struggle to believe their diagnosis, yours sounds really similar to my wife just before she collapsed on the floor was clasping her eye in pain. They never really confirmed if it was a TIA or the effect of an extraordinary migraine. She has a few left over side effects but nothing you would notice. She was 35 when she had her one.

CK really glad your wife is making progress, I would say that the meds are a temp precaution, and probably will not be long term, if I remember correctly if they confirm TIA then the risk of stroke is only increased in the short term, My wife is not medicated nor monitored other than by the opticians which is a little strange really.

IMO ultimately when these things happen and CT/MRI scans are clear they really do not have an explaination and will mark it as a TIA.

 

[postman]

There is an e-mail on the rounds at the momnt.Giving this exact advice what to look out for.You are also told to pass it on to ten people you know.Sorry to hear about your wife.I hope for a speedy recovery.