Last weekend I suffered from the most frightening episode I have ever had. I was at work I got really dizzy, passed out. When I came to I had numbness in my left side that lasted 48 hours and chest paid that lasted for 24 hours.
The thing is I didn't have a migraine to begin with. After I came to I had a rush of pain that I thought was never going to end. EMS was called I was taken to the hospital and was told it might have been a TIA but they couldn't be sure. If I'm correct these are ministrokes (and they couldn't be sure?!?)
What do I tell my boss. I'm not sure if this will ever happen again. What are the chances of this accurring again? I'm frightened. I don't ever want another episode like that again. And the rumor at work is that I had a "breakdown" no one understands what I'm going through. I've had migraines for nearly 25 years and no doctor can figure out my case. And now this happens. It's the straw that broke the camel's back. Please tell me you have some answers - will it happen again? and if so will they be frequent?
Nancy, the doctors at hospital I was taken to did a whole bevy of tests. The neurologist there specializes in strokes. Aftr looking over my records he told me that I had all the signs an symptoms of a TIA but that it wasn't a TIA. because they couldn't find the blood clot (which after 3 days in the hospital on blood thinners) could have gone on it's own by the time they got to that test.
The good news is that while mr dr.has realized my migraines are more complicated that her scale of knowleedge - she has asked for help from a doctor on youur list - Dr. Carmen Wilson - I go down to her headaache clinic for a week starting May 10. And they plan to work together on my causse to see what they can do for me. I also just started the low Tyramine diet on the NHF website hoping it help in managing the migraine. Work from the inside out. Thank you for your help and support.
They come at a much needed time