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Hemorrhagic pontine stroke

Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases | Last Active: Aug 10, 2021 | Replies (21)

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Thanks for responding, I try to eat healthy and exercise, all my test were normal. I had two episodes of getting up from bed and not being able to walk to restroom, which I ignored, but then I had sharp pain going from my sinuses to my temple. Thinking back I had some vision issues which I ignored. According to my physician (over the phone message) if I have any more issues to contact her. I assume it is an aging issue but I was expecting for her to say lets check and see about your Blood Pressure or do this or that to your diet so that it does not get much worser. Nothing.

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It sounds like you’re living a pretty healthy lifestyle and with other tests normal that’s a great sign. It’s good to keep on top of things and be aware. But if your doctor is comfortable and you’re not having any cognitive issues, then I would focus on just enjoying life. If something does come up in the future, you have a valuable base-line MRI to compare against. Now that you’re aware of your symptoms, they’re worth keeping in mind but not worth dwelling on.

This aging stuff is interesting, isn’t it? LOL. I’m at the point where things my parents and grandparents had conversations about, which at the time left me with eyes rolling, are starting to be pretty relevant! And my mom’s words, “You just wait”…I think I’ve reached the period of enlightenment!

Do you have a blood pressure cuff at home? They’re pretty inexpensive and would allow you to keep track of your blood pressure. They keep a record of your daily numbers which will be good for showing BP trends.

Are you on any medications? I’ve had similar symptoms of waking to use the bathroom and feeling very unsteady. Mine was from meds. It’s really a disturbing feeling! I’m stable now but I still will sit up at the edge of the bed just to get my bearings if I need to get up in the middle of the night.

You mentioned having some vision disturbances. What did you experience? Sometimes there are things we shouldn’t ignore, such as double vision, bursts of light, excessive floaters and things like that.
With dilation, our eye blood vessels can tell a great deal about our health.
Have you talked to your optometrist about what occurred?