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Small vessel disease challenges

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That is so kind of you to follow up. Regarding the small vessel situation- evidently it is pretty common and the only thing recommended is to continue to monitor my high blood pressure and cholesterol. I am not satisfied with this but as my journey continued I found that I have a whole plethora of spinal issues. I have gotten totally overwhelmed and have stepped away from all of it.

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@melissa711 Please, don't give up on your Drs. If they can't help you, push them to tell you someone who might, even a list. Ask your insurance if they would send you a list of Drs in their Network that could care for you. Even with proper training, you never know when a single symptom may set them on a new path. It was that single bit of information that triggers a memory, or your body jogging a memory of someone they knew or heard about, that they can discover helping you.

I apparently had been having "mini-strokes" can never remember the 3 letter abbreviation🤯 LOL.
I had to keep pushing, I kept falling down, & some things my adult son saw & mentioned that led to discovery of bring able to sort out symptoms & tests that they began to unroll what was happening. It ended up being a familial trait, that we ended up being able to direct cause & quit just having symptoms checked. My younger sister presents differently. It was like getting the last "clue", that was unfortunately was gifted through much damage & pain, from my mother. She had major stroke & brain bleed. She improved (not regaining) many of deficits resulting from that. I am now being treated for that, as is my sister. We now know to have our kids tested before that even becomes an issue for them. You never know what is medically causations.