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@lisalucier Yes, I did, thanks for asking.
I saw my Primary doctor & my husband went with me. We gave her the info about what happened, how long it lasted, etc. She looked for physical evidence of anything out of the ordinary with me but said she didn't think this sounded like a TIA, since I also had not eaten since the night before, nor drank & the episode happened at 12:30pm. She asked if I had ever had any hypoglycemia in my past & I let her know I had.
She ordered up bloodwork. It came back with no flags, and she has ordered a ZIO Patch to be worn for two weeks starting Nov. 4th, as the last one I wore for a few weeks was in Dec 2023. I do not have Afib but I do get flutters very infrequently for a few seconds.
She also ordered a with/without brain scan ("just to be sure there might not be something else going on") but said that it would be unlikely that anything will show up as far as a TIA is concerned. I have declined having that done at this time b/c I've had lung issues & 7 years of annual CT scans, plus annual mammos & dental xrays taken. If I don't absolutely need any further scans, I'd rather not have them.