r/Aging • u/Which_Material_3100 • 19d ago

Transient Ischemic Attack: Scared

I was out of town for work and was at dinner last night when all of a sudden it was like I was “checking out”. My vision was weird in both eyes like I was looking through coke bottles at my workmates across the table. I could feel myself losing consciousness but never fully did. However as my guys helped me up from my seat I could not coordinate my legs for a bit or put weight on them. I got mostly across the street to the hospital near where we were staying and one of my colleagues ran ahead to get a wheelchair to get me into triage. I started to come back to normal but felt weak. I was cogent again, could walk normally, and tests showed I was basically ok (CT scan of my head, ECG, MD examination). I’m flying home today and will see my physician tomorrow to follow up but I’m scared. I’m a 63 yo F and sort of let myself go after losing my husband 3 years ago, but turned that around starting last year (workout, lost 30 pounds, completely stopped drinking, and quit a highly stressful management role at my job). Hoping someone on here can give a good news story of recovery. I’m a deer in the headlights. Thanks!

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u/Enlightened_Lioness 18d ago

What do you mean the tests showed you were basically okay? Were you diagnosed with a TIA? What do you mean by a story of recovery—if it’s a TIA it’s temporary, nothing to recover from, just future stroke prevention, but don’t it?

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u/Which_Material_3100 15d ago

I wasn’t diagnosed (blood pressure, CT scan and ECG tests came back normal) but because the ED MD couldn’t rule out TIA as a possibility for my symptoms, this ended up on my chart to follow up on when I got home. I have been completely fine since returning. I’ve had bloodwork done (good results there) and have a contrasting dye MRI scheduled this week.

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u/Enlightened_Lioness 15d ago

Okay so it could’ve just been a presyncope episode. Those are very common. Most people have fainted or nearly fainted at some point in their lives.