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Did I have a TIA?

Posted by keithl56 @keithl56, Jun 11, 2018

Several weeks ago while working in my yard half of my face went numb. It really scared me and I wondered if I was having a stroke, but it quickly subsided in a minute or two and I didn't think about it again. Last week I had vascular testing following a high (1014) calcium score which indicated coronary artery disease and now the carotid testing showed bilateral blockages in the 20-39% range, Could some unstable plaque have caused my symptoms? Is it something I should be concerned about?

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feelingthankful | @feelingthankful | Oct 24, 2022

I anyone is reading this, it is old, but yes, it does sound like a possible TIA. A TIA often happens prior to a stroke (warning) so you may have a chance to manage things better before you have an actual stroke vs. after. See a doctor.

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esikora | @esikora | Jun 4, 2023
In reply to @halifax "I had three I guess tias in three weeks, I did not go to the doctor..." + (show)
@halifax

I had three I guess tias in three weeks, I did not go to the doctor until the third one. I first went to see my eye doctor , thinking I may have a detached retina . He strongly suggested that i call my family dr right away. after may tests i was told that my right carotid artery is 100% blocked. That was 4 weeks ago and I finally received a letter that a vascular surgeon will call me Thrusday.I was told they will not operate because the artery is blocked 100% but nothing else. For four weeks i have been waiting to find out if there is anything that can be done to reduce the blockage .Does anyone know if I should or shouldn't do certain things that may put me at a greater risk of a stroke

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This is aan old thread, but J have to ask anyway-What symptoms made you think you had a detached retina?
Also anyoune else with visual symptoms tbat turned out to be a TIA?
Thanks.

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feelingok | @feelingok | 2 days ago

My husband, 83, has a few incidents most weeks, of left arm numbness, tingling sensation, accompanied sometimes by general weakness and he says a certain foggines in his brain. This feeling can last all day or a few hours. Lately we have discussed incidents of which he has no memory. Would these two be related? When this subsides he goes to work outside, can drive, mow grass or fix the mower.
We have both noticed as we talk of things that have happened in our lives there are some incidents that he has no memory of. This is showing up more and more. Could these two be related?
He had a stroke about ten years ago that affected his eye sight .He has a pie shaped partially missing vision spot from about 10 to 12 on the clock.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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