Sammeth: terrible luck? :0
Wisdom: I had a mini-stroke today, guys. Not good. At first, I thought I actually had a stroke, but when I looked for the symptoms, I had a TIA, or mini-stroke.
For those of you unsure of how this could have possibly happened to me, I shall explain.
- I'm guessing I have high-blood pressure, which can lead to having a stroke, etc.
- Strokes, or mini-strokes, can happen to anyone at all ages. However, it usually occurs to adults and elders.
The story is...
I was just sitting here at my computer, on my bed, editing a photo, when all of a sudden I feel my brain go fuzzy and I cannot control my body. It was almost as if my soul had been taken out of me, but I could still feel my body fall. I didn't fall off of my bed, if that's what you had in mind. I actually nearly head-butted my computer screen and keyboard because I fell forward.
So, after coming back to consciousness, I kind of just shrugged it off even though that was the strangest feeling I've ever felt. I was so very confused and my brain still felt weird. My entire body actually didn't feel the same.
So, after sitting there for about a half an hour, I try to move my left foot, but I cannot control it. It basically would not function and I had to use my hands to help it perform any function. A moment later, my foot began working but very slowly. I thought this was very strange.
Then, a couple of seconds after realizing how odd that was, I try to open my mouth to yawn, and my jaw is stuck. It hurt so much when I was trying to stretch it out so that I could open my mouth. I tried talking and singing, but NOTHING was helping.
My sister began talking to me, as I left my bedroom to look in the mirror of my bathroom. I wanted to see if I looked any different. I attempted to tell her that something was up with my jaw, but I found it was difficult to find the words to say and to, again, move my jaw.
Finally, I left the bathroom to eat some chocolates so that my jaw could loosen up, and this helped a lot.
I told my sister everything that had happened and she thought I was simply just imagining it- putting all of this nonsense in my own head and my body reacting to it.
That's when I looked up the symptoms and I started crying. Then my dad woke up from his nap and he said the same thing as my sister.
I want a doctor's appointment as soon as possible. I'm afraid that if I sleep, I may not wake up. This is the SCARIEST thing to have ever happened to me, guys.
My mum is in California for her job. My dad and sister don't believe that I had a TIA. I'm beyond anxious and paranoid.
My brain, at this moment, is still suffering from a severe headache. My heart feels terrible- it hurts. My vision is bothering me.
I just wanted to tell you guys this because I don't think anyone else will care. And if I do die tonight, at least you guys will know why.
Overall, TIAs are a warning of a stroke that will happen if I do not do anything to prevent it. I'm going to go on a diet starting tomorrow. More fruits and vegetables.
I thought I was pretty healthy, but apparently not.
um.
Sorry if this all came out scattered. Again, my brain isn't feeling right and I can't think correctly. Still suffering from a TIA, which may go on for 24 hours.
I will leave a link below about TIAs and say what symptoms I didn't have, because I had/have most of them.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001743/out of the symptoms listed, I didn't have:
-Difficulty writing or reading
-Drooping of the face
-Inability to recognize objects or people
-Lack of control over the bladder or bowels
I'll keep you guys up-to-date if anything happens. I'm going to force my dad to get me a check-up at the doctors. I need to get blood work taken because I've never got any done, as far as I know. I'm just really freaking out about my blood pressure and possibly a clogged artery leading to my brain.
If you guys have any suggestions, PLEASE tell me. I'm really scared. ;_;
