The doctor was in this afternoon. Since we were able to get Tony into the ER fast enough that her "stroke" was downgraded to a TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack) -- at least that's what the doctor told us (according to American Heart Association's web site, the TIA is a mini-stroke or a warning stroke -- yet he told us the only difference between a stroke and a TIA is the fact that there is no permanent brain damage with the TIA. It's a little confusing, but that's not what's important, because the most important words in the consultation were "no permanent brain damage."
He has ordered a carotid CT Angiogram to check out the vessels of brain to confirm there are no clots left. We probably won't have the results of that until sometime tomorrow.
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That is fantastic news.
ReplyDeleteAnd please do not let her rush her healing to get to Whitehart..if shes even thinking of that.
That's great, please let her know that we're all rooting for her.
ReplyDeleteThat *is* good news.
ReplyDeleteTIAs are still dangerous, but, as noted, they are 'warning shots'. Now that you both have a better idea of what happened, you will have some means of dealing with it in the future.
Much love to you all.
Fantastic news!
ReplyDeleteYes! Huzzah! Tell her to take care of herself, and that we are all still thinking of her. What wonderful news!
ReplyDeleteIn context, that's friggin' awesome news! So glad to hear that it's pretty much all been good news since the initial scare. Hopefully that trend will continue and she'll be back as strong as ever before we know it. Thinking of you guys. Stay strong.
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