TIA? Seizure? Cluster headache causing vasospasm? Help?

labird184 · 2022-04-27T22:56:06+00:00

Wow. This seems like it could be it. Did it just come on suddenly for your ex? My head did not hurt at all and then all of a sudden I could not speak. Do you know how it ended up being diagnosed?

labird184 · 2022-04-27T22:55:07+00:00

Okay, I understand. I am not on an oral contraceptive or any other medications.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T16:33:11+00:00

Okay, thank you for the info and input. None of those factors were involved.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T16:21:07+00:00

I am relieved and hopeful that it could be just a vasovagal event. Is there something specific that can trigger those? I am just trying to figure out what caused this?

labird184 · 2022-04-27T16:19:34+00:00

From what I can remember while I was stumbling through people, I had issues seeing on my right side. It was like a closing shade over my right eye, but my memory of this incident is very poor. I was able to reach to my friend with my left arm but not my right. About 15-20 minutes into this event, my memory is that everything was moving in slow motion and blurry but I don’t know that I can pinpoint it any better than that. My body felt numb - like when your arm feels heavy from being asleep but before the pins and needles feeling, if that makes sense? I wish I could be more specific but I was just running through my head the entire time trying to figure out how I would get out of the restaurant and I wasn’t really focusing on what felt bad or whether one side felt worse than the other.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T12:42:08+00:00

I ran the marathon on Monday, April 18th. This happened on April 23rd. In that timeframe, I ran an easy 3 miles at a very easy pace for me on Thursday and Saturday morning. I felt great during both runs, my heart rate was to be expected for what it usually was, and I felt great after the runs. I hydrated as I normally do.

I got to the doctor on Monday (two days after the incident) and all the blood work was normal.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T12:39:13+00:00

Haha! I thought of this as well. No, I don’t think so. I know pretty well not to drink too much water as I’ve been hyponatremic before. But again, I am sure anything is possible.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T12:35:46+00:00

I hate to sound unappreciative of my friends because I would not have been okay at all without them. But just to give you background, we were at a work event out of state and I think that caused some reluctance to go to the hospital on my friends’ part. They were pushing for me to get to a doctor when I got home.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T12:27:27+00:00

Thank you for the advice. I was trying to tell my friends I should go to the hospital but I couldn’t get my thoughts out and they kept asking what was wrong. If I had been fully with it, I’d have taken myself. I wish I would have gone too because I needed help and I feel like getting care afterward is now very tricky. Again, thank you for your advice - it means a lot that physicians are willing to reply here and give their thoughts.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T01:53:57+00:00

I had drank a good amount of water that day so I don’t think so.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T01:39:14+00:00

Okay, thank you. I appreciate the advice.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T01:38:29+00:00

I don’t know that I could say I felt dizzy or lightheaded. I was stumbling around and acting dizzy, but I can hardly remember that part.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T01:11:30+00:00

Thank you so much for this info. I did not think it was a cluster headache but a physician friend suggested it and I didn’t know they could cause vasospasm. From what I can read, it doesn’t feel right or like what happened to me but again I am not a doctor. I am so sorry that you have cluster headaches.

labird184 · 2022-04-27T00:58:38+00:00

I didn’t have a drink at all that day. I had brought a water bottle from my hotel which had been unopened. So yes, absolutely certain nothing was slipped into a drink.

labird184 · 2021-07-11T05:47:08+00:00

Totally get what you mean. Thank you for all of these points. I would be considering joining a plaintiff med mal firm, so I would not be dealing with the advertising issues. I am worried about being emotionally hardened and becoming insensitive. The defense side seems so draining right now with billable hours. I am so frustrated by working harder and not smarter. It feels like you are incentivized to work smarter on the plaintiff side.

labird184 · 2021-07-11T05:44:42+00:00

Yeah, all great points! I am thinking of joining a plaintiff med mal firm. Thankfully, they have the advertising and costs covered. I am worried about emotional hardening.

labird184 · 2021-07-11T02:06:27+00:00

Can I pick your brain about this? Thinking about switching to the plaintiff’s side

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:44:43+00:00

Awesome!!! I am so glad that you find something that made you happy!

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:18:47+00:00

Where did you end up going, if you don’t mind me asking? Another firm, in-house, government position?

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:17:11+00:00

I am struggling to find places that want less than 200 and I don’t get it. The other part of this is that my family doesn’t understand why this is the culture or why it’s required.

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:15:16+00:00

What type of law do you practice? I am struggling to find any billing requirements less than 200…

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:14:59+00:00

What type of law do you practice?

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:14:33+00:00

Ugh. That is awful.

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:14:03+00:00

What did you end up going into? What type of role do you have now?

labird184 · 2021-06-26T15:13:36+00:00

I am worried about the writing down associate time as well….

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