@txwalker22 he showed signs of a stroke like the weakness on left which was his arm and his face drooped. His speech slurred. He was just sitting on the couch talking to my mom when it started. My mom asked him if he was ok and he grabbed his face cause it felt weird. She knew the signs since she had a few mini strokes from clots. All the tests they did including CT and MRI didn’t show anything at all. They never could find where the clot had been, etc. it just so happens the doctor has a PFO himself and decided to do the bubble test. It wouldn’t hurt to have that test done.

Some people go their whole like and never know they have one. I look back and think about different signs that you would just write off. Like he has horrible migraines. The kind you would throw up and very sensitive to light. Also feeling tired for no reason. Sometimes shortness of breath. Migraines were thought from the 2 car accidents he was in. Shortness of breath he used to be a smoker. Tired we just figured just over worked. One of the things that happens is your oxygen level will drop with a PFO so you will have times of shortness of breath which he gets and looks like you do too.

If it is a PFO you can have surgery to have the hole covered in a type of mesh. My husband opted not to do the surgery cause the risk was close to being the same with or without having the surgery. He’s on slow release aspirin once a day. He was on a statin but came off of it cause it made his legs hurt and made him feel worse. They had him on the highest dose which dropped his cholesterol really low. You need cholesterol for your brain. He was having brain fog and forgetting. After a week being off he was more himself. He still has moments but he has learned to cope. His stroke symptoms that he had was minimal which he was lucky. He has worked through those.

I hope you do find out what is going on with you. I pray you find your answers and wish you all the best. If you have any more questions just let me know. 🙏🤗❤️