Word of advice...

[G-man]

On  new years  I had a stroke.  I had  mild symptoms but knew something wasn't right told wife I needed to go to hospital.  40 mon from call I was  in er and sent for cat scan.  I had  nothing show  obviously. Er dr wanted to give me a clot buster that only has a  3 hour window to be administered.  

Within 20 min  all my symptoms disappeared. Had to be kept for observation as its very strong and a fall or injury could cause  internal  bleeding. 24 hours later an mri showed no brain damage ( at least it showed  i have a brain)  i was released today with no restrictions and can return to  normal activities and work.. 

I have a genetic blood disorder the probably killed my father and grand father in their mid 50s  as well ( though they were never diagnosed) 

My advice is  if your not feeling right in the head go get seen immediately.   3 hours is a short window  but can mean  life. death or disability. Don't hesitate choose  life!!

[Lawdwaz]

Good reminder Greg, glad you’re going to be ok.     
 

A good friend had a stroke in September 2022 and is paralyzed on the right side, he’ll spend the rest of his days in a skilled nursing facility.   Only 64 years old.  

[nywaw]

Damn man glad you're ok!  Stay on top of it with the doctors.  Not a huge fan of meds but sometimes they're necessary, hopefully your genetic blood disorder can be controlled.  Good luck!

[Ncountry]

Wow! Glad your OK. 

[Splitear]

Good advice and I’m glad you’re okay!

[GreeneHunter]

Take Care

[Doebuck1234]

Wow,very glad to hear ur ok!!

[Swamp_bucks]

Glad you got in fast.  Did they just diagnose you while you there with the disorder or was it previously known?

[mowin]

Wow, we often think we're invincible. Glad you played it safe.  

[grampy]

So glad you are going to be OK! Thank you for the advice. I've been through the big C, but a stroke really scares me. If you don't mind, what were your symptoms?

[Robhuntandfish]

Glad your ok.  Pretty scary for sure.  My ex wife had a stroke this spring and she has had a long road to recovery.   She is 47 and was always eating right, drinking lots of water and active. You just never know.  

[Otto]

Good luck GMan, glad you are doing ok now. Stay that way!

[dbHunterNY]

damn. i guess you could say that's good news. strokes are never good. not a stroke but i know a young women friend who's younger than me that had to have her whole chest cracked open. she's 40, was pretty average but then turned things around and lost weight and lived very healthy. still it happened. with her background, she blew the whistle and said something's not right. if she didn't she wouldn't be here.

Edited January 4 by dbHunterNY

[Bolt Action]

Glad to hear you're ok. I'm also curious about what didn't feel right that led you to the er?

[jperch]

Wow, very scary, glad you got help right away and things turned out well for you G-man!