Sounds like you had part of your brain removed along with your stomach.
Yes, of course, you go to the emergency room, immediately, with such
symptoms--at 2:00 am if necessary. You do not wait until Monday and
make an appointment with your family doc or your last surgeon.
Might be a stroke, might be a TIA (tansient ischemic attack), might be
migraine. Even in the case of a stroke, the "permanent" damage does
nbot occur immediately, and there are new techniques which have promise
for limiting extent of damage developing over the few hours following
the onset of the ischemia.
In the case of TIA, there may be treatments to prevent TIAs recurring
and/or evolving to stroke.
Migraine is treatable.
Of course, all this assumes that this complaint is "true". One wonders
about the history. Why the hysterectomy at such a young age? Why
total stomach removal? How is feeding accomplished now? without
medical or at least nursing supervision?
F. LeFever
In <7h37bg$oib$1 at bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net> "Carol E. Bryant"
<bryantacm at worldnet.att.net> writes:
>>I hope you can understand this because most of the words I have to use
to
>describe this are not words I normally use.
>>Here is a little background information regarding my health. I am a
>30-year-old woman who had a hysterectomy at age 20. I was deathly ill
for
>five years with stomach ulcers and extremely mal-nourished because of
the
>ulcers. A year ago, after many surgeries, I had my stomach removed.
I am
>slowly building up my weak body, which was a whopping 82 pounds and
now
>stands a lot stronger at 113 pounds.
>>Now to the event. I have always had these horrible headaches and last
night
>was no exception. I have had test done on my brain and various other
parts
>but nothing ever showed up. My head was pounding and I was throwing
up when
>I stood up to turn off the light (because light hurts when I get these
>headaches) and this extremely sharp crippling pain shot through my
head. I
>turned and looked at the computer I was working on (I sure it had
nothing to
>do with me having a headache) and I could not see out of my right eye.
Now
>my face, head, neck and upper shoulder blade area are NUMB. Not like
with
>pins and needles but numb it is more like they are not there anymore.
If I
>pinch hard I can feel pressure but touch and awareness of having these
areas
>is almost completely gone. I do see out of my eye but the peripheral
>(spelling ?? I mean side vision) is gone. Prior to this I have on
several
>occasions had bright light flashing in my eyes and loud sounds in my
ears.
>>I know, you are probably saying to yourself, "Hey, why doesn't she go
to her
>doctor." Well, let me see if I can explain. I just got over a
five-year
>illness and I spend almost all five years in the hospital doing tests
and
>having so many surgeries my surgeon doesn't even know. I don't want
to die,
>but please understand I know by going to the doctor and finding out I
am ill
>again well I don't know what is worse. Hopefully, you won't
>misunderstand.
>>I guess my questions are:
>>WAS THIS A STROKE?
>>If so, what do I do I mean go to the doctor on Monday or hospital now?
>>If not a stroke, what does it sound like may have happened?
>>Will I get feeling back in these areas?
>>Could the numbness move to other areas?
>>Is this common with severe headaches?
>>Could I die if I don't seek medical treatment?
>>If you are unable to determine anything by what I have written, could
you
>just Email me and let me know? Thank you, I an extremely appreciative
of
>your time.
>>Carol E. Bryant
>bryantacm at worldnet.att.net>>
