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From: Roger Merriman <roger@sarlet.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't ride
Date: 9 Feb 2025 11:15:59 GMT
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AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> On 2/8/2025 1:14 PM, cyclintom wrote:
>> On Wed Feb 5 11:59:43 2025 AMuzi  wrote:
>>> On 2/5/2025 10:49 AM, cyclintom wrote:
>>>> Well, I just tried to ride and do not have any directional stability.
>>>> I have3 an appointment with my Neurologist on the 26th. I really don't
>>>> know what I am going to do if I cannot ride my bike. That really is
>>>> the only thing other than my wife that makes life worth living.
>>>> According to the ER last week, the magic bullet is an MRI. They see
>>>> from the CT scan that I have at least a partial blockage of an artery
>>>> in my neck that has to do with the part of my brain that controls
>>>> balance. But without the MRI they would do nothing to treat that. I
>>>> wonder what they did before I desined and programmed the first MRI?
>>> 
>>> That's quite a long delay.
>>> 
>>> There are independent MRI services, typically prompt and
>>> $400~700 cash, rather than waiting a month and billing
>>> someone else for the same service at $2500~$4000 through The
>>> Medical Racket.
>>> 
>>> https://radiologyassist.com/facility-locations-rates/locations-by-city/mri/oakland-ca-mri/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Typically the damage has already been done and about all they can do is
>> prescribe blood thinners which I am not convinced is a good idea since a
>> stroke is a brain bleed and thinner only expand that. So they explained
>> to me that yes, I had a stroke and then could not tell me how much
>> damage was done and how much recovey I might expect.
>> 
>> I think that is was odd that I had the stroke sitting around at home
>> with lowered vital signs and not on a ride where you would expect them
>> to be elevated. Right now it feels a bit odd walking, I am easily
>> unbalanced so I remain within range of something I can grab onto if I do
>> lose my balance, not that I've needed it but just in case. My wife took
>> my car keys and won't let me drive and she is three times more dangerous
>> a driver than I am. She takes turns too fast and too wide and scares
>> hell out of the oncoming traffic.She typpically drives too fast,
>> approaches stop signs and lights until she had to brake hard to stop and
>> is generally unobservant. And she won't let me drive. She also gets lost
>> easily and needs Google directions. How can you get lost when all you
>> have to do is turn left and follow the road?
> 
> Trouble is, there are unknown unknowns.
> 
> Was your recent mini stroke from a brain bleed? Is it still 
> seeping? Is there an aneurysm? How dangerous is it?
> 
> Or was it from a clot? How big? Where?
> 
> Or were your stroke-like symptoms caused by something else?
> 
> I'm as hands-on as anyone about general medication, sewing 
> simple wounds, setting simple breaks etc but your symptoms 
> indicate a professional consultation with someone 
> specialized and experienced in this area.
> 

From his other post would seem he was an inpatient for 4 days? so while as
ever he’s vague hopefully he’s had appropriate care, noting that brains
don’t heal as such, though hopefully he’ll get back to the bike at some
point.

Roger Merriman