Bad news

[dr_john]

Last weekend I found difficulty playing guitar, simple chords just didn’t work and I had some difficulty coordinating movement of my left hand. Saw the doc on Monday and 24 hours later after tests and scans in hospital I was told I had suffered a mild stroke called a TIA (Google it if you want to know what that means!)

Bit of a shocker to say the least, went home with carrier bag full of pills which I need to keep taking for the foreseeable future. I also have to severely cut my drinking down

To cap it all I’ve been forbidden to drive for one month.

 

[sw4nny]

Dr john,very sorry for your problems,i dont mean to make your situation worse,but look on the bright side,.firstly sell the pills 1k easy street value ,the car will still be there in a month,and forget the piano get some drums I am in no way mocking your position just trying to put a ladder down the hole your in.

 

[Chippie]

Sorry to hear you news, but at least you are still hear to talk about it. Hopefully with the medication and life style changes you will be able to make a full recovery and soon be out on the road again enjoying life in the zed

 

[dr_john]

Sorry to hear you news, but at least you are still hear to talk about it. Hopefully with the medication and life style changes you will be able to make a full recovery and soon be out on the road again enjoying life in the zed

Thanks! I’m feeling fine again already, and the symptoms I had last weekend were so mild that I almost didn’t bother going to the doc. I was truly shocked by the diagnosis.

 

[buzyg]

A warning shot. Plenty don"t get that. You'll be back in he Zed in no time. Plan your self a wee road trip to cellibrate and enjoy life. :driving:

 

[Anonymous]

Sorry to hear that a shock I'm sure! I suffered similar symptoms a few years back, couldn't use my left hand properly. Bit of investigation they found a huge tumour growing round my spinal cord in my neck. Fun times!

 

[Hilly30si]

Just goes to show how fragile we all are.

 

[ben g]

Sorry to hear that mate, hope you're alright

A guy in work had a heart attack whilst driving a forklift a couple of weeks ago. He smashed into a barrier next to an aisle way (luckily), which runs next to a work area, and didn't hit anyone. Not sure how he is now, but he's not been back to work since, obviously. The forklift was still trying to accelerate when he was found by the medical team, so a lot of damage could've been done!

Makes you realise just how dangerous a workplace can be!

 

[jabber]

Sorry to hear that I had 2 in a week 3 years ogo luckily only my memory seems to have suffered but in the time since my cholesterol is half what it was so keep taking the pills

 

[TitanTim]

Sorry to hear this John, hopefully you will soon be back to normal but as said in many ways turn it into a positive that its been a mild stroke and been brought to your attention and with the right treatment the future will be rosier

Tim.

 

[Anonymous]

Last weekend I found difficulty playing guitar, simple chords just didn’t work and I had some difficulty coordinating movement of my left hand. Saw the doc on Monday and 24 hours later after tests and scans in hospital I was told I had suffered a mild stroke called a TIA (Google it if you want to know what that means!)

Bit of a shocker to say the least, went home with carrier bag full of pills which I need to keep taking for the foreseeable future. I also have to severely cut my drinking down

To cap it all I’ve been forbidden to drive for one month.

Sorry to hear that but no need to worry that it’s a prelude to something worse. I had two about 18 months apart more than 10 years ago. All I’ve been taking since is a mini aspirin every day. First one cause a speech loss for several minutes (was with my daughter and grandchildren at the time and my attempts to speak came out as gobbledygook - kids thought it was hilarious and a good trick but my daughter had a far more concerned look on her face). Second one caused a loss of memory for a couple of hours - I was at work and couldn’t remember any of my colleagues names. I also had difficulty reading anything.

Usually there are no lasting effects from TIA’s and unless you get a brain scan within a couple of hours there’s no conclusive evidence of what went wrong. Doctors base their diagnosis on your experience and probability. Best to follow their advice and fingers crossed nothing like it will ever happen again.

 

[Jon2215]

I had a Tia mini stroke 2 yrs ago which resulted in blacking out at the wheel doing 70mph on the M4 and bouncing along the central reservation before coming round.Fortunately no other vehicles involved and only damage was to the company van,police and ambulance arrived and was taken to hospital where they ran tests and revealed a mini stroke.
Suffered short term memory loss and a bit of a shorter temper for around a year but was back at work within a week then a letter arrived from DVLA suspending my licence for 6 months.
Work was brilliant and arranged a driver to get me to jobs and bang on 6mths got my licence back.
Just take aspirin in case but been ok since.
Only prelude to the Tia was a banging headache

 

[dr_john]

Thanks guys, good to hear your stories about recovering from a TIA.

As said, it seems to be a bit of a warning shot and I'm feeling fine physically, no lasting effects. With the meds that I'm getting for cholesterol, blood pressure etc I'm optimistic

 

[maxman]

Good news you have no lasting effects.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Really sorry to hear that dr-john, but as has been said a TIA is a warning and much better than what could have happened.

I had one in the gents at the Royal Albert Hall back in 2006 and everyone was avoiding my efforts to walk out because they assumed I was pissed! Luckily I made it by leaning on the wall and Mrs Tidy got the medical team's assistance until I got taken to hospital for the night. But we missed Eric Clapton.

I had a month off work and have been on daily Statins and Aspirins ever since, but thankfully no repeat episode.

Hopefully you'll have a similar outcome.

 

[john-e89]

Thanks guys, good to hear your stories about recovering from a TIA.

As said, it seems to be a bit of a warning shot and I'm feeling fine physically, no lasting effects. With the meds that I'm getting for cholesterol, blood pressure etc I'm optimistic

Sorry to hear about the TIA Doc....that must have been very scary, but glad to hear it seems to have been a warning shot too, hopefully with the meds and a few life adjustments you’ll be fine.

Fingers crossed for you sire.

 

[dr_john]

Sorry to hear about the TIA Doc....that must have been very scary, but glad to hear it seems to have been a warning shot too, hopefully with the meds and a few life adjustments you’ll be fine.

Fingers crossed for you sire.

Thanks John. The thing is, it wasn't scary at all, I just thought I was having a bit of an off day and it would all be fine the next day. When they told me what the diagnosis was and showed me the MRI scan results to prove it, THAT was scary! What I'm hoping to impress upon you guys is don't hesitate to get it checked out if you feel the slightest odd feeling like I did, it wasn't intense at all.

I owe it all firstly to my wife for insisting that I get it checked out and secondly to being a guitar player who fumbled his chords!

 

[john-e89]

Sorry to hear about the TIA Doc....that must have been very scary, but glad to hear it seems to have been a warning shot too, hopefully with the meds and a few life adjustments you’ll be fine.

Fingers crossed for you sire.

Thanks John. The thing is, it wasn't scary at all, I just thought I was having a bit of an off day and it would all be fine the next day. When they told me what the diagnosis was and showed me the MRI scan results to prove it, THAT was scary! What I'm hoping to impress upon you guys is don't hesitate to get it checked out if you feel the slightest odd feeling like I did, it wasn't intense at all.

I owe it all firstly to my wife for insisting that I get it checked out and secondly to being a guitar player who fumbled his chords!

Tbh my first thought was of surprise Doc knowing you’re not overweight etc, I guess it just shows this type of thing has no boundaries. My F-in-law isn’t overweight, was 81 when he had his big stroke two years ago, 12 hours on the floor, I had to break in to get to him, but considering his age and how long he was alone he’s pretty good now, still driving, so hopefully you’ll be 100% fine.

 

[Mr Tidy]

The thing is, it wasn't scary at all, I just thought I was having a bit of an off day and it would all be fine the next day.

It sounds like you were very lucky then.

I lost the use of my right arm and leg for a couple of hours, then for a 2nd time a couple of hours later and I was scared sh*tless - especially as my Dad had a full on cerebral hemorrhage at 61 and spent his last 13 years in a wheel-chair. It certainly changed my outlook on life!

It seems like it can happen to anyone - I've never weighed more than 65 kilos and my first cholesterol test result was less than 3. :roll:

Wishing you all the best with your recovery, but the month without driving can drag. Luckily I still had a push-bike!

 

[ronk]

Just read this.
No doubt the medics are doing their thing, so wish you well.