Originally posted by SD67
Well, the ED staff were less than impressed that I had worked all day before coming in ..... Any way the Doctor was immediately concerned and tried to get me in for immediate head CT, which made me feel really relaxed.
I had my left shoulder rebuilt on July 2 this year. One Saturday morning, about 3 weeks after the surgery, my wife and I were out shopping. The left side of my mouth started feeling a tiny bit odd. Then, when I blinked, something wasn't quite right with my left eye. I asked my wife to look at me while I blinked. She said my left eye was not blinking at all. OH NO! We flew to the ER where I found out that the entire left side of my face was paralyzed. The ER people suspected a clot from the surgery. I was scanned from the chest up in every conceivable way. No clot. When everything else had been eliminated, I was diagnosed with Bells Palsy (facial nerve swells for some reason and gets constricted and dies). I fully recovered in about a month. SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME!
Any indications of stroke, GET TO THE ER AS FAST AS YOU CAN! It can make the difference between being a healthy person and a drooling invalid. Please learn the signs of a stroke and respond quickly if you or someone with you shows the first symptoms.
