tia anyone

[cherrysmum]

had another tia this weekend...no fun at all..it was pretty mild..but I gota find out why they keep coming...which means more torture tests....

[Noclouds]

What's a tia? Sorry, never heard of it before,...

[Lefty]

I always thought it meant thanks in advance. Maybe she means Tia Maria. Or maybe it's some sort of stroke (judging the context.) I think I heard it on ER before, so it's probably a medical condition.

[cherrysis]

Yep They are mini strokes...some type of infarction
I believe where the heart is pumping out small clots??? Is that right Mum???
I love you and will say a prayer for you and heres a big (((((HUG)))))!!!

[Noclouds]

Joins in to cherrysis's prayer and hugs you ,too!!!

[cherrysmum]

right sis...and I refuse to take warfarin (aka rat poison)....I get an mri/mra tomorrow...should have already had one but it got overlooked...I found out they slide you head first into a narrow tube up to your knees...argh...my dr gave me an rx for valium (5)..I may take all of them LOL..I am claustrophobic as can be.

[cherrysis]

It's okay MUM...I hate closed places too and when I had My MRI it went pretty quickly (kinda loud but still no biggie)and I didn't mind so much because I had the Valium. I don't know what the dosage is on your valium but take one just before you leave and another right when you get there and if you end up waiting more than 1 hour before they test ask if you can take another (if you need it cause they were low dose to begin with) I only needed the 2 and then 1 more afterwards cause its just damn stressful getting tests and worrying.
Also have you considered Omega 3 fish oil and I'm sure you take baby asprin right? There are other blood thinners besides the warfarin.
I am so sorry you are dealing with this....((((Mummy)))

[ellanoize]

When I recently had a MRI of my brain, It was in an open tunnel MRI, but I still had a hard time dealing with the clausterphobia.
They turned a fan on, blowing air up around my head, And they normally have a sound system where they played music (it was out of order when I was there), that reallly helps.

Take care Mum, & know you are on my prayer list.

take care,
Rog

[Lefty]

They should really install little TVs behind that roster thingy above your head. And not show ER of course. Or anything from the Discovery Channel.

I read that drinking red wine daily reduces the chances of infarction. Finally a good reason to get wasted. Although I suppose rat poison and wine isn't the best combination...

Well just stay healthy, mom. You get me worried way too often, so I'm starting to suspect you simply crave a little more attention. And I *am* a bit rusty at stalking...

*Taking out Burnsville map*

[cherrysmum]

Good ole home remedies...vinegar and grapejuice..good for cholesterol and thinning the blood....screw all those nasty rx's that tear up your stomach....