Tony is in the Cox South Hospital in Springfield, MO, in the Neural Trauma ICU. She had a stroke on June 4th. They were able to get her to the hospital early enough to get TPA for her. TPA is a drug they call the "clot buster". She is responding to the TPA well. TPA has a 6-8% mortality rate - is one out of twelve, so it was a very hard decision to make, but, they believe, the right choice for her. She seems to be responding well, and the hospital staff watched her very carefully overnight. Tony's right side is affected, which means that the stroke hit the left side of her brain.
Today she was scheduled for an MRI, and a TEE. The MRI is to make sure there aren't any clots lurking anywhere in her body. The TEE involves running a scope down her esophagus to check out the top lobe of her heart. Apparently, strokes are often caused by a weak muscle or valve at the top of the heart that doesn't pump correctly and the blood coagulates. Then, when the heart does pump the blood, it sends the clots through the body. They are testing to make sure that doesn't happen. We don't know what the course of action is if that is the case. However, it will be good to know the cause of the stroke, if possible, so they can better assure another will not happen.
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