SRS Anyone on OT ever had a TIA - transient ischemic attack a/k/a mini-stroke?

[Buzz Killington]

If so, please share what you did to ensure you didn't have another.

 

[Mercedes]

 

[Mercedes]

Is your dad doing well?

 

[Lethal]

Obligatory things-you-shouldn’t-be-asking-OT post

 

[Buzz Killington]

Is your dad doing well?

He's getting better from the surgery but his BP still drops too low sometimes.

Unfortunately this question is with regard to me.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Obligatory things-you-shouldn’t-be-asking-OT post

Eh, I'm in favor of more knowledge than less. I'm intelligent enough to sift through it.

 

[mdaniel]

My mom probably had one a few months ago. They ran tests but didn't find anything. So nothing to do really.

 

[ERock]

I believe that is the type my MIL had about 2yrs ago. I will need to check with my wife.

She is doing well. Had some walking and cognitive issues for a bit but has made a very good recovery. Made some major changes to her diet and lifestyle.

 

[JerseyAhole]

Just wanted to say Hi buzz...

 

[Ray Wonder]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say probably eat healthy and exercise and cut down on stuff that increases your likelyhood of having a stroke

 

[Mikel]

You may want to cut down on your favorite combination of smoking crack + gay sex

 

[T_Dawgg]

@Ray Wonder will happily give you a stroke

 

[Ceaze]

Stop smoking

 

[Heebler Elf]

No but the husband of the female that ran a halfway house I was in had a stroke and while he had one of the residents caring for him he ended up having homosexual relations with said resident

 

[Ray Wonder]

@Ray Wonder will happily give you a stroke

You're lucky this is a SRS thread

 

[Heebler Elf]

Stop smoking

People still smoke outside of Southern states?

 

[Buzz Killington]

Stop smoking

I don't smoke. Don't drink. I eat cleaner than at any point in my life and I go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Potassium/magnesium/baby aspirin and two BP meds every day.

 

[Buzz Killington]

You may want to cut down on your favorite combination of smoking crack + gay sex

Let's be realistic, I'm not giving that up.

 

[Heebler Elf]

I don't smoke. Don't drink. I eat cleaner than at any point in my life and I go to the gym 5-6 days a week. Potassium/magnesium/baby aspirin and two BP meds every day.

Don't even drink loko anymore

Look how they massacred my boy

 

[hootpie]

My older brother had one. Overweight + high blood pressure. He's still overweight, but keeps his blood pressure in check with medication and hasn't had another incident in 15+ years now.

My advice: get your blood pressure in check, exercise, eat right, de-stress, don't smoke (if you do), etc.

 

[Heebler Elf]

Two bp meds tho? Damn

 

[Buzz Killington]

My older brother had one. Overweight + high blood pressure. He's still overweight, but keeps his blood pressure in check with medication and hasn't had another incident in 15+ years now.

My advice: get your blood pressure in check, exercise, eat right, de-stress, don't smoke (if you do), etc.

BP is in check, it's WAY WAY down from where it was. I can do everything but the stress comes and goes. Still struggling a lot with what is probably PTSD.

 

[Heebler Elf]

struggling a lot with what is probably PTSD.

What happened my dude

 

[Dodgers]

My Dad had TIAs, was a smoker for 40 years. They cleared out his carotid arteries.

 

[hootpie]

BP is in check, it's WAY WAY down from where it was. I can do everything but the stress comes and goes. Still struggling a lot with what is probably PTSD.

I'd lean on exercise to be a crutch for dealing with stress. Push yourself and get those endorphins flowing.

You'll get an immediate and long-term benefit from exercise.