Just had a Transient Ischaemic Attack
Discussion
I’m fit, 46 years old, ride BMX, bit of road & downhill MTB, prob 50 miles a week & run maybe 5 miles a week. Don’t smoke, not over weight, drink a bit but no more than most, ex-Army & look after myself. Tuesday eve I have a pain in my neck & shoulders which after 10 mins was agony, it then went down my left arm & got worse. I Couldn’t sit down & watch TV so went to lay down on the bed. Needed a wee after 20 mins & when I stood up it felt like I was walking on a bouncy castle, legs were really light, felt funny rather than scary. My wife called 101 & they said your best getting to A&E so off we went.
Got to A&E & I stumbled in feeling hotter & hotter, after 10 mins sat down amongst the people with broken fingers & cuts on their arms & now feeling like I’m going to pass out I was sick just as the Dr called me in to be checked, I couldn’t stand let alone walk. They checked me out & blood pressure was 235/135 so admitted straight away & had a CT scan about 15 mins later.
Thankfully after an hour or so my body sorted it out & I was able to walk about & actually felt fine. I was admitted to the stroke ward & this was the first time any medical bod said the word stroke, they then told me that the rear right artery was blocked & explained about TIA. It seemed the 3 other artery’s sorted out the blood loss & as I’m fit & not that old my body sorted it self out. On the ward I was next to 3 older gents (60+) who had drips in them & only one could talk. My blood pressure came right down so I was discharged yesterday & back to the normal world. I guess I have to take it easy, no training for a triathlon for a bit & keep away from skateparks on my BMX. With a wife & 4 & 7 year old boys to look after I guess I should take the Docs advice.
It’s scary when you have never really had health issues & think you don’t need to worry about this sort of thing until your 50 or 60. If anyone gets these symptoms don’t try & be a man & shrug it off as you need help and quickly. You don’t need to have slurring speech or dropping on one side, just a pain & that thought that this doesn’t feel quite right is enough. I guess I just wanted to raise a bit of awareness as if it can happen to me I can to anyone. People moan about the NHS but if you really need help & an angel by your side to watch over you then they are out there, they work for the NHS.
Got to A&E & I stumbled in feeling hotter & hotter, after 10 mins sat down amongst the people with broken fingers & cuts on their arms & now feeling like I’m going to pass out I was sick just as the Dr called me in to be checked, I couldn’t stand let alone walk. They checked me out & blood pressure was 235/135 so admitted straight away & had a CT scan about 15 mins later.
Thankfully after an hour or so my body sorted it out & I was able to walk about & actually felt fine. I was admitted to the stroke ward & this was the first time any medical bod said the word stroke, they then told me that the rear right artery was blocked & explained about TIA. It seemed the 3 other artery’s sorted out the blood loss & as I’m fit & not that old my body sorted it self out. On the ward I was next to 3 older gents (60+) who had drips in them & only one could talk. My blood pressure came right down so I was discharged yesterday & back to the normal world. I guess I have to take it easy, no training for a triathlon for a bit & keep away from skateparks on my BMX. With a wife & 4 & 7 year old boys to look after I guess I should take the Docs advice.
It’s scary when you have never really had health issues & think you don’t need to worry about this sort of thing until your 50 or 60. If anyone gets these symptoms don’t try & be a man & shrug it off as you need help and quickly. You don’t need to have slurring speech or dropping on one side, just a pain & that thought that this doesn’t feel quite right is enough. I guess I just wanted to raise a bit of awareness as if it can happen to me I can to anyone. People moan about the NHS but if you really need help & an angel by your side to watch over you then they are out there, they work for the NHS.
Edited by splodge s4 on Friday 23 June 16:17
Driller said:
OP did anyone mention PFO?
Yes, only realised what it was after I looked at the link but yes they did a scan & it looked fine. Also cholesterol level checked & all fine, it was a proper MOT, MRI scan the day after being admitted & that was all clear. This was probably caused when i fell off my bike around 11 days ago & fell heavily on my right shoulder. Although I was fine at the time & had a totally normal week it just decided to happen then. Got a Dr apt Monday for a check to see how its all going & hopefully its getting better & I can crack on as normal.
Thanks for your replies chaps.
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