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Suggest Treatment For Mini Stroke

I had ALL the symptoms of a mini stroke. Husband first took me to the family doctor, where we were told to go immediately to the ER. They performed a CAT scan (normal results), then about 2 hours after arriving in the ER, I had an MRI (also normal). At first I could not walk on my right leg and struggled to move my toes due to weakness. My entire right side felt very heavy, tingly and very slow. This is now the second time this has happened to me (last episode 3 years ago), luckily I had normal function of my right side 2 hours after my attack. I was kept in hosptial for 24 hour observation, released and told it was most likely stress related. If it was stress related, I should have had another attack because this diagnosis stressed the hell out of me. My question is, will a mini stroke always show up on the scans and blood work?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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I understood your concerns..

I am so sorry to hear about the stroke you had and ll the inconveniences this has caused you. I am happy to know you are able to walk and use your right side like before. However, the sensory difficulties also need to be addressed as well.

The truth is that, nerves take a very long time to ever get repaired. Some never get to. No amount of drugs would accelerate this process at this time. Vitamins, supplements, etc. would not do marvels. Am sincere and would not want you to go wasting money on drugs that would not help at this time.

The best approaches are physical therapy(massage) and regular exercises. Eat healthy, drink enough water, eat much fruits and vegetables and above all, keep a positive state of mind. These are the best proven methods to help at this time.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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Suggest Treatment For Mini Stroke

I understood your concerns.. I am so sorry to hear about the stroke you had and ll the inconveniences this has caused you. I am happy to know you are able to walk and use your right side like before. However, the sensory difficulties also need to be addressed as well. The truth is that, nerves take a very long time to ever get repaired. Some never get to. No amount of drugs would accelerate this process at this time. Vitamins, supplements, etc. would not do marvels. Am sincere and would not want you to go wasting money on drugs that would not help at this time. The best approaches are physical therapy(massage) and regular exercises. Eat healthy, drink enough water, eat much fruits and vegetables and above all, keep a positive state of mind. These are the best proven methods to help at this time. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.