My visit to the E.R....

[M92PV4U]

While taking a shower yesterday morning I started having this wierd pain in my ears like someone was pulling the insides of them out of my head. My next symptom was that I was getting dizzy so I sat down on the step in my shower and my ears started ringing like the droning of a siren, a constant sound not a throbbing one. My next symptom was I lost sight, not that I couldn't see anything, just that everything looked like the night sky looking at galaxies.

EDIT: I got bad nausea I laid in bed for a bit waiting for it to pass before being helped to the jeep.

By the time I got in the jeep I could see again, everything sounded funny I was still in a daze and my right arm started to fall asleep.

My sister in law drove me to Modesto (the closest hospital that I trust).

We arrived at the hospital, I checked in, my wife filled out the paperwork, what I filled out was illegible.

They said that I most likely had a transient ischemic attack, but that it had passed quickly.

My blood pressure was 177/94 when I arrived, and 140/70 later. They did these tests on my right arm, it must have still been numb when they did the first bp test because it didn't hurt like the second one did.

The did a ct scan, ekg, blood and urine tests they looked good from what I gather , I was still dazed when they were explaining all of this to me.

My blood pressure at home was 120/60 after sleeping for 4 hours. It was 130/70 after getting out of the shower this morning.

I guess my next step is to find a primary care physician...


I was supposed to be changing a pump yesterday, hopefully it can limp along until Monday

 

[M92PV4U]

No facial drooping this morning, I'm not sure about yesterday.

 

[east_beast]

That's some scary shit, man. I hope they can get it figured out so you're not left wondering if and when it's gonna happen again.

 

[BUCKLAND]

Take care of yourself.

 

[east_beast]

No facial drooping this morning, I'm not sure about yesterday.

Damn bro, you survived the execution and haven't aged a day. What a miracle!

 

[M92PV4U]

gonna happen again.

I've had these symptoms before but never all at all same time, I was pretty sure it was normal

 

[east_beast]

I've had these symptoms before but never all at all same time, I was pretty sure it was normal

Something is causing your blood pressure to skyrocket and the skyrocketing blood pressure is probably what's causing the symptoms. Gotta figure out the underlying cause.

Sounds like my wife when she was pregnant. She had preeclampsia which would cause wild blood pressure fluctuations and she had similar symptoms but not this severe. You been getting pounded out lately?

 

[M92PV4U]

Damn bro, you survived the execution and haven't aged a day. What a miracle!

My great grandfather was Italian, he married an Argentinian woman...

 

[OutlawRider]

As soon as you started I was thinking stroke. Those are no joke man. And you aren’t old.

I hate to tell you, and I am in the same boat, but you need to cut some stress out of your life. It sounds dumb, but I actually think I would miss you if something happened to you. And I don’t even know you.

 

[M92PV4U]

Something is causing your blood pressure to skyrocket and the skyrocketing blood pressure is probably what's causing the symptoms. Gotta figure out the underlying cause.

Sounds like my wife when she was pregnant. She had preeclampsia which would cause wild blood pressure fluctuations and she had similar symptoms but not this severe. You been getting pounded out lately?

Probably caffeine o.d.

 

[Landslide]

Sounds pretty scary, your body is telling you something is going on for sure.

I’ve no doubt IBB acting doctors on here can help you figure it out but I’d be cautious of their advice

 

[Landslide]

As soon as you started I was thinking stroke. Those are no joke man. And you aren’t old.

I hate to tell you, and I am in the same boat, but you need to cut some stress out of your life. It sounds dumb, but I actually think I would miss you if something happened to you. And I don’t even know you.

One of the things I was told to do if you’re experiencing anything you suspect is a stroke to say out loud phone numbers you know or things like that

 

[fordguy]

No facial drooping this morning, I'm not sure about yesterday.

soap and hot water could go a long way there, handsome



p.s. dibs on your shit

 

[east_beast]

Probably caffeine o.d.

Do you have anxiety issues? I ask because when I was going through some pretty heavy shit a decade ago I'd have similar spells but I knew they were anxiety attacks. And yeah, too much caffeine would tend to make them more likely.

 

[SanDiegoCJ]

I've had these symptoms before but never all at all same time, I was pretty sure it was normal

There's NOTHING normal about this. Keep after the doctors until they figure it out.

 

[PAE]

I had dibs on his shit the day after he signed up here, so you get 2nd dibs after me.

The nerve of some peoples.

soap and hot water could go a long way there, handsome



p.s. dibs on your shit

 

[Roktoy829]

Get the veins in your neck checked out. You could have some plaque building up and causing that. I watched it first hand on a fire dept call.

The guy would get loopy and then coherent again.

 

[bunk]

Yeah, multiple symptoms are a sign something bigger is happening.

 

[M92PV4U]

Do you have anxiety issues?

I guess, I make myself sick worrying about stuff. Work, going on a trip or something that I'm not familiar doing.

 

[M92PV4U]

Get the veins in your neck checked out. You could have some plaque building up and causing that. I watched it first hand on a fire dept call.

The guy would get loopy and then coherent again.

I did get stung by a bee on the back of my neck on Thursday. I forgot about that...

 

[PAE]

Hey bud ask your doc for a carotid artery and coronary artery ct scan.

 

[aquad00d]

Glad you went to get checked. Get better, man.

 

[KarlVP]

Damn son. Like others have said, get a doctor and regular check ups.

Typed this as I was taking by BP meds.

 

[Ted_Kaczynski]

Damn man, hope you're feeling better and get it figured out. Reach out if you need anything or an ear to listen.

 

[Clb]

There's NOTHING normal about this. Keep after the doctors until they figure it out.

And never take the first offering as gospel...
Ask me how I know

Godspeed bud

 

[east_beast]

I guess, I make myself sick worrying about stuff. Work, going on a trip or something that I'm not familiar doing.

Don't mention this to the docs just yet or they'll likely write it off as anxiety, which it could be. But make them examine and eliminate potential actual physical causes first.

 

[M92PV4U]

Don't mention this to the docs just yet or they'll likely write it off as anxiety, which it could be. But make them examine and eliminate potential actual physical causes first.

I don't, I don't want to be taking medications, especially for something like anxiety or depression that is going to be fucking up my head.

 

[GonPostal]

Have you ever had issues with optic migraines? Lot of your symptoms you describe seem to fall in that category.
Hope you are doing better.....

 

[Southernfriedcj8]

Can I haz the stepside?

Don't croak on us.

Other than me, you may be the only one here everyone likes.

For those wondering:

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a temporary period of symptoms similar to those of a stroke. A TIA usually lasts only a few minutes and doesn't cause permanent damage.

Often called a ministroke, a TIA may be a warning. About 1 in 3 people who has a TIA will eventually have a stroke, with about half occurring within a year after the TIA.


A TIA can serve as both a warning of a future stroke and an opportunity to prevent it.

 

[shortbus4x4]

I did get stung by a bee on the back of my neck on Thursday. I forgot about that...

Did you tell the doctor that? Was it a honey bee? Or something else? If honey bee how did you remove the stinger?