Spent all night at the emergency room.

My wife was having symptoms of a possible oncoming stroke. As this was happening a few months after she experienced a TIA (a "mini-stroke") we rushed to the ER, and got there a little before 8 PM.

It was the craziest, busiest, I have ever seen that place!

After an EKG, a Cat Scan, an MRI, and blood tests everything looked OK. She will wear a monitor for while to keep track of her heart beat and has scheduled an appointment with a neurologist.

We got back home a little before 7 AM!

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midnightrose · F

I'm glad everything is ok and I hope it stays that way. My husband had an ischemic stroke a year ago so I know how scary that can be.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@midnightrose Thank you! Is your husband ok?

midnightrose · F

@DrWatson Yes, thankfully. He had weeks of intensive therapy afterwards. He had to relearn to walk, feed himself, talk, write, etc. He's come a long way.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@midnightrose That is fantastic.

My mother had a stroke at age 92, and she lived for 4 more years, but paralyzed to a great degree.