My First (and hopefully only) TIA
Two weeks ago, the left side of my face went numb and stayed that way for about 4 hours. I called my wife and reported my symptoms to her. We weighed what I should do for a while. I told my twin brother what was going on.
Then my wife called me back and said she talk to her boss and she said we needed to go to the ER. My brother texted me and said the same thing.
So, off we went to the ER. Soon after we got there my face went back to normal. They gave me a CT scan, which showed no brain bleed. Then late that night, I got an MRI, which did not show a stroke.
The next morning the resident came into my room and said I probably had a complex migraine. So, I felt good. 45 minutes later, the neurologist came into my room and overrules the resident, letting me know I had a stroke (TIA).
I felt a little whiplash, but the neurologist was pretty emphatic.
I've been out of the hospital after 10 days and back to work, but I'm feeling very, very mortal.
Five days ago, I took my first solo drive and felt nervous. I was attending a live event in a room full of strangers. What would happen if I had another TIA?
And on the way there, I felt a tinge of numbness in my cheek, but it only lasted about ten minutes.
Do any of you feel like your life is more tenuous after your TIA/Stroke, like you're waiting for the next one?