30th August 2007
Hello, my name is Robert and this is my first post here.
40 YO male...On the 20th of this month, I had a sharp shooting pain from the center of my chest down my left arm, but it only lasted a split second. The first thing I thought was "heart attack", but then the left side of my face went numb. Took 2 aspirin IMMEDIATELY, and went to the ER. Facial numbness lasted maybe 10 minutes, but by then I was scared.
As this is a small town, they sent me to a larger hospital. Ran all sorts of tests...(Brain MRI, Catscan, Ultrasound of heart and Carotid(?) arteries, bloodwork every like 6 hours, chest Xray whole 9 yards) No signs of either stroke or heart attack in any of the tests. Released from hospital the following day (they though I might have had a T.I.A.) Dr put me on Lipitor to control my high cholesterol, and 81mg aspirin to thin blood.Since then have been having bad numbness on left side of body, mainly foot and hand and arm. A little in the face. "Attacks" happen randomly with NO warning at all.
I am diabetic. Maybe Diabetic Neuropathy causing numbness? I also have to urinate FREQUENTLY when the "attacks" come on as well...all classic signs of neuropathy(?), but when I take my sugar levels, I am in the 120s to 130s, so Glucose level is not too high.
Any ideas? I honestly feel I am going to die within a month from this. I am NOT exagerrating to get attention. I feel like I am crashing. Local (Family) Doctor is at a loss, but is in the process of referring me to a neurologist.
40 YO male...On the 20th of this month, I had a sharp shooting pain from the center of my chest down my left arm, but it only lasted a split second. The first thing I thought was "heart attack", but then the left side of my face went numb. Took 2 aspirin IMMEDIATELY, and went to the ER. Facial numbness lasted maybe 10 minutes, but by then I was scared.
As this is a small town, they sent me to a larger hospital. Ran all sorts of tests...(Brain MRI, Catscan, Ultrasound of heart and Carotid(?) arteries, bloodwork every like 6 hours, chest Xray whole 9 yards) No signs of either stroke or heart attack in any of the tests. Released from hospital the following day (they though I might have had a T.I.A.) Dr put me on Lipitor to control my high cholesterol, and 81mg aspirin to thin blood.Since then have been having bad numbness on left side of body, mainly foot and hand and arm. A little in the face. "Attacks" happen randomly with NO warning at all.
I am diabetic. Maybe Diabetic Neuropathy causing numbness? I also have to urinate FREQUENTLY when the "attacks" come on as well...all classic signs of neuropathy(?), but when I take my sugar levels, I am in the 120s to 130s, so Glucose level is not too high.
Any ideas? I honestly feel I am going to die within a month from this. I am NOT exagerrating to get attention. I feel like I am crashing. Local (Family) Doctor is at a loss, but is in the process of referring me to a neurologist.