If you can get care within the first 3 hours, they can give you an anticoagulant that will break down the clot and prevent a lot of damage. It's also important to make sure the stroke wasn't caused by part of a larger clot that broke off ... because it could be that the rest of that big clot is about to move up to the brain and kill you. Another important reason to get medical care immediately is they can test the severity of the stroke and based on how well you recover in 24 hours guesstimate a lot about how much damage there was, your prognosis, and how aggressive they need to be in therapy.

but go ahead and stay home Skip, 'cause them gosh danged doctorin fools is just out ta get ya monay'.

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You've recieved a lot of good advice on this thread.

I went through the same stuff. I thought it was the end of me a couple of times. How old are you?

No heart problems for me. It was acid reflux. They put me on nexium and now I can't function without it. Better safe than sorry though...

Only 21 more posts until Skip goes to the hospital!

Skip, My heart goes out to your hand and arm. If you loose contol of it permanently, you always have a stranger on your johnson...

Get some Viagree and go to town.


Seriously, hope all is well bro. Rock Chalk. God bless you and your grumpy online persona, and your offline hand.

By golly, lets help Skip get to 100!! Im on the Skip to 100 Bandwagon.

Get

Skip I believe your dad was a Doctor if so how can you be this ignorant. We believe it or not care about you and want you to do the smart thing.

Now get your ass to the ER Mike.

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Go Skip!!!