Stroke Support Group

A stroke is an acute neurologic injury where the blood supply to a part of the brain is interrupted, either by a clot in the artery or if the artery bursts. The brain perfused by that artery no longer receiving oxygen carried by the blood and dying with cessation of function from that part of the brain.

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If you have had a TIA ?? please share

mycroftt
mycroftt
This has been a difficult time for me...not as bad as it probably could have been...but it is certainly a game changer for me..We can ALL help each other, and after all isn't this what makes us stronger and much more connected to the world and our community ??.. My aim is to gather a small core group for interchanges and even chat at some point.....I have little experience in organization and if you have your expertise is MOST WELCOMED...
deleted_user
deleted_user
had two TIAs about a year and a half ago at age of 42. Mine were on both sides of brain -they still don't know what caused them -all my tests come back good and I have been to 20 dif types of drs. I agree I am a whole dif person now, the list is long of problems now- don't want to bore you with them. Just taking it minute by minute- have no other choice. Will I ever be close to "normal" again? I thank GOD for my family they all have been wonderful. I lost my job & SS is fighting with me -got to get a lawyer, losing my home now -but I am trusting GOD for happier days:D HUGS to you all- Dawn
deleted_user
deleted_user
@Arleeda...there is a test for TIA. It is called an MRI and can show vascular changes in the brain and show a mini stroke. That is how my TIA was discovered.

I have a 3-4 mm outpouching on the internal carotid artery high up in the cavernous sinus area. It indicates aneurysm and two TIA's. This diagnosis came through a neurologist and I have also booked an appt. with a neurovascular surgeon to do a CT Angiogram (with contrast) to see if the artery wall is thin or not, or if this is just a structural defect and not an aneurysm. I had no symptoms that I can recall of a TIA because I am in menopause and all my symptoms melt together so I cant distinguish the time frame. I remember having a lot of fatigue a few months ago but thought this was normal in menopause as again menopause can cause fatigue. I have had headaches throughout my life in general and so if I had a headache I would have not attributed it to a TIA probably. I dont even know how Im supposed to feel after a TIA. I feel some cognitive impairment like I cant concentrate and focus but that is a general complaint in menopause as well so its all confusing to me. Its hard to accept having a TIA and makes me feel like Ive crossed over to another dimension. Definitely no longer "young" but only 52. I dont feel old but a TIA makes me think older. It also makes you look at your mortality. I just want to live my life and if its my time its my time. Im joining a gym for exercise, see a dietician today to help me eat better, Im on aspirin regiment, seeing a neurovascular surgeon, what else is there to do? Best Wishes to everyone and hoping we all can move past our TIA's :) Judy
mycroftt
mycroftt
It is interesting the Sen. Mike Lee (?) from Il. reported that he had a TIA very recently,,,,of course he received first class premium care instead of stablizing and out the door ,,,which unfortunately most people who have this condition have to endure,,I think had this happened at his age to me,,,and under the present condition of the country...I would be up the creek without a paddle,,,in that case TIA victims should be put of a fast track to receive some level of disability from Soc. Sec. ( just my view). In fact I am inspried to write to him to propose this.