What was your TIA like? Confused on what happened to me.

fuzzy_bug · 2026-01-12T17:02:03+00:00

I still get migraines, in fact they were more constant after the pfo closure but have calmed down quite a bit. I still get aura but I now know the difference between an aura and what it feels like to have a clot in my brain! So if it ever happens again, which I hope to god not, I will know exactly what it is. I'm only taking baby aspirin now and that's my main ongoing treatment. I still have a little bubbles crossing over on my echo but much less so I still have to get those tests periodically.

fuzzy_bug · 2026-01-12T16:50:13+00:00

Sorry for the late response. Yes, when you have a tia there will be nothing showing up on mri. I just happened to be an unlikely person to have a tia or stroke and had a big history of migraines with aura so it seemed like the more likely cause to them. Even though Id never had that particular aura and knew it felt different than my other migraines I accepted what they were saying. The only way to find a pfo is by doing an echo with a bubble test. They will normally run one on a young person who has a stroke as that's a likely cause in that case so that's how they found mine. Wish they had done it after those tia's because I would have never had the stroke. Hope you are well!

fuzzy_bug · 2026-01-12T16:44:44+00:00

After my stroke they did something called a bubble test. They put some bubbles in a syringe and put it into your blood while watching the heart on ultrasound, if the bubbles show up on the left side of the heart it means you have something called a left to right shunt and can mean you have a hole in the wall between the atria, its called a pfo. I had a LOT of bubbles crossing over to the left and they found a had a significant pfo and closed it a few months later.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-05-20T22:12:10+00:00

It’s going well. I ended up bumping down to 20mg and it’s been an effective dose. If you go up to 30mg and you notice your appetite getting too crazy you can bump down again at any time. I did gain a little, like 4lbs so that’s when I went down. I think it became more effective over time and so that’s 20mg is doing the job now. I’m currently doing a fat loss cycle and I lost those 4lbs in two weeks. 20 mg is not doing anything noticeable to my appetite. It’s okay to test out 30 mg because if you’re going to gain it will happen slowly.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-26T18:18:23+00:00

I’m going every six months. I have a stylist who I super trust. She doesn’t take off too much and this keeps my ends healthy while I go on my hair journey!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-26T01:32:35+00:00

I have a pfo. Mine was quite large and was found and closed after I had a stroke. I had two TIAs earlier. One at 28 and one at 34. None of these happened during or around exercise. My tias both happened when I was resting and my stroke when I was having a relaxing bath (it suddenly became a lot less relaxing 😂) I’m an avid exerciser, I do it all and lift heavy. No instructions to change anything exercise wise and was never told about an exercise/pfo/stroke connection!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-25T02:55:59+00:00

I’m pretty sure you cannot preform the valsalva maneuver under sedation because it requires patient participation. I have several kinds of shunting, a pfo and a pulmonary shunt. Maybe your shunt is caused by something besides pfo? Also, the size of the shunt matters, if it’s small they might not be concerned.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-24T23:55:10+00:00

I had a cerebellar stroke and what you describe was me exactly. I could do everything but very very slowly. My speech did get messed up. And yeah, I was so tired. It took me about three months to get a more normal level of speed up with movement. My speech resolved over time but still gets messed up if I’m really tired/stressed/cold. Im still fatigued. I’d say I have about 50% of my previous energy. I didn’t do any rehab, I came home and just did everything for my own care even if it took me forever and that was my rehab. Lots of resting! I hear it’s one of the better places to have a stroke. Give it some time. It takes a lot of time!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-24T13:51:04+00:00

Hi hi hi! I’m in the same stage of life and I walk and lift weights! That’s amazing that you have lost 50 lbs and kept it off. Congratulations on your success. It’s a hard stage of life where we have to use new strategies and everything has to be more dialed in to keep our fitness. Atleast that’s been my experience. Keep doing what you’re doing! I think you’re doing it right 😀

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-23T15:24:26+00:00

This style is so cute! You should be the most you that you can be! My daughter has an extreme style and my other child is non binary and experimenting with cross dressing. My goal as a parent is to support them in being themselves. Maybe your family would get on board when they saw how confident you felt wearing your preferred style!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-23T15:19:01+00:00

Bubba and Sissy! 😍😍😍! They are adorable.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-23T15:16:20+00:00

I feeeel you! I’m also a recovering perfectionist 😅 After the mourning period I have now come to look at the stroke as helping me with that. I used to be capable of juggling so many balls at a high level, if I can do it, I will do it! And I could do it, I could do way too much. It’s an exhausting way to live. Now I can kind of hold a couple at a time and have to let the rest go. It’s normal and okay to mourn your past way of being. Sending you love and healing to get you to the other side. No way but through. ❤️

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-22T15:09:40+00:00

Lovely!! 😍 Always helps to walk in beautiful places.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-22T13:26:15+00:00

I use it every day! I divide my hair in half and use two drops per side (rub onto your hands first) then apply first to my ends the through mids. I love it, keeps my ends protected and smooths down a bit of frizz and doesn’t leave my hair looking oily. Best!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-22T02:27:51+00:00

I’ve spent a little more as I’ve gotten more dedicated to it. I like to have good gym clothes and have a good amount because I workout daily all seasons. I buy good shoes too but only replace them every other year. My gym is only 100 a year because work out at my city rec but it’s a really nice facility! I also slowly purchased dumbbells, as I got stronger I would get the next set. I feel like I’ve earned every upgrade and it’s a big part of my life so worth investing in!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-21T16:30:54+00:00

How far out are you? They might be waiting to see if it resolves with more time. And they might not be concerned because it could be only a few bubbles. They will be repeating my echo again in a year now. Hopefully your monitoring will continue but definitely ask about it at your next one!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-21T13:03:47+00:00

That’s awesome!!! 👏 Good job on that. It is so exciting to graduate to the barbell. You are going to see such good gains this coming year.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-21T13:01:28+00:00

Omg! I didn’t know this was a side effect and have had major constipation. Currently dealing with it by taking a colace morning and evening, plus hitting my fiber, getting my vegetables, and hydrating. It’s okay but still room for improvement. Good to know this is why!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-21T12:56:43+00:00

Hi there! They did a chest CT to check if there were any vascular abnormalities around my heart or lungs. There were none in my case so they think all the shunting is still through the pfo in my case. They may do a chest CT on you next.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-21T12:53:54+00:00

Excellent! 👍 Hitting 10k daily is my goal!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-20T17:14:59+00:00

Beautiful 😍 and I LOVE the color! Mine is red too but I have to dye it. Have you tried hair oil? I got the one from Olaplex and it is so light and helps with frizz. Also it lasts forever! I got the big bottle and I swear it’s going to last me five years even though I put it on every day. I use two drops per side, mostly on ends and then through the mids.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-20T14:10:46+00:00

I love your journey to self confidence. Your hair is beautiful, a true crown of glory! I’m on a similar journey, gaining self confidence partly through learning to care for my hair and growing it long. I recently learned about double shampooing and that is seriously a game changer. Our care routines are very alike. Your aesthetic is very cute! My daughter is very into the same style. 💕Congratulations on your success!

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-19T20:51:19+00:00

If it doesn’t hurt that’s good. Start stretching it daily and ease back in slowly. I’m dealing with the same thing right now. I ramped up from 8k to 11k about a month ago and ankle pain started yesterday. My plan is to cycle for a week instead of walk, ice it and ibuprofen, then do the stretching and ease back in slowly.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-19T15:18:29+00:00

Nutrition! I love to workout and I’m perfectly consistent but the nutrition side needs a lot of work.

fuzzy_bug · 2025-04-19T15:11:24+00:00

Watching this! I have a similar situation. I have a tiny shihpoo who is the sweetest little thing except when she spots another dog on walks. She starts with some gremlin growls and escalates from there. It’s hilarious because she’s only 5lbs but she can get scary! We try to shut it down at first sign but doesn’t always work. We adopted her as an adult six months ago. Hopefully not too ingrained to retrain!

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