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Originally Posted by Fatalivy  Hi
I am a nurse and let me preface this. I DO NOT know everything, but it really sounds like you are having TIAs (transient ischemic attacks) which are less serious than strokes. If strokes are happening that frequently, I doubt that the doctors would wait for a neurologist to come and evaluate. It would be a priority and would have been evaluated ASAP. And, in MY experience, blood clots don't just show up overnight. Again, this is just my opinion. |
Thank you for answering my mother's concerns, I just spoke to the Nurse to clarify did she indeed have a 4 strokes or what I have also heard of called TIA's.
They said she's had 4 CVA's and then said in other words, 4 strokes!
She said she was sitting on the floor, taking photos of Yazmin, and all of a sudden she was dizzy, could not see, and was weak. She crawled to the phone to dial 911. She was taken to a closer hospital where she had been throwing up for hours along with a severe ongoing headache. After a few test were taken, they said they could see that she had at least one stroke so they transferred her to another hospital who could do more test.
She also remember's experiencing similar symptoms on 2 other occasions within this past week but since the 1st. lasted approx. 1 hr., she only struggled to get in her bed because she didn't know what was happening and felt too weak to get dressed and go to the hospital. The 2nd. time, she says it only lasted a few minutes so she did not take it serious, she said she thought it was her reading glasses that had caused her headaches each time!
I am very concerned their not taking her condition seriousness enough at this time.