TIA or Complicated Migraine Questions

I am 38 years old.

I had a stroke at 35. I had no residual effects.

I take a daily baby aspirin prevent stroke.

I recently went to the ER after several strange events that could indicate a stroke or TIA. At first the neurologist was making it sound like I was having TIA, then another neurologist came in and said it sounds like "complicated migraine". I was discharged and my only lingering symptom was total numbness from the top of my head to the tip of my toe but I would say it was about a 1 out of 10 as it is not severe.

From my research I can tell is hard to tell which is which.

Here is my question...Do complicated migraine sufferer continue to have episodes days in a row? Is the headache severe? mine isn't.

Yesterday I had a minor headache that started to build (scale I would say 3) I took some Fiorcet to stop it progressing and as time went on my arm started to feel heavy again and when i awoke today I am more numb and I would now say I am worse (like a 2.5). Head to toe.

If you are a TIA or Complicated Migraine suffer tell me if any of this sounds familiar--briefly listing events

History:
last Wed-dull headache all day
Thur- awoke with no headache at all. Sudden severe headache (10) with vomiting (whole event only lasted 3 minutes) then I was fine
Fri afternoon 3:30pm-my arm started to feel heavy and weird-within an hour my leg was involved-went to ER. Admitted but 10pm I had no symptoms at all except a slight headache.
Sat MRI clear-had no symptoms at all
Sat 11pm awoke with severe painful numbness and tingling on my entire left side (8 out of 10) (head to toe even internally-it's so weird!) by 3am it was less severe (3-4) and I tried to sleep.
Sun upon waking it was a (1)
stayed at that level with no new symptoms
until yesterday
Tuesday 4pm headache (3) took Fiorcet and felt arm getting heavy and then slept when I went to bed I could tell I was more numb.
Wed awoke more numb (2.5) slight slight headache (1)

So I feel like a crazy person. I go to see "my" neuro today. but in the meantime I wanted to see if anyone else had similar experiences.

I have basilar migraines so a lot of my symptoms are stroke-like - numbness, inability to think clearly and speak, lower level of consciousness etc... The numbness I experience is mainly around my mouth and it does travel down my throat. Sometimes I have pain - and when it occurs it is usually behind my eyes and back of my head.

With your history of stroke I would worry that maybe something else was going on - migraine is usually a rule-out diagnosis. Did they do an MRI? MRA?

I finally got a diagnoses this week to similar symptoms.
I have had numerous trips to the ER over the last 7 years with varying symptoms. The symptoms always fit the description of TIA's(based on my own research) but were diagnosed as complicated migraines.
I was in my early 40's when they started. I was in good shape. Perfect cholesterol level. No heart anomalies. Good BP.
I suffered daily migraines for several years. No medications helped. Finally, I used an "Aqua Chi" detox and they abated but never really totally went away.
Symptoms that landed me in the hospital were different combinations of the following: migraine, loss of feeling in different parts of my body, inability to move, slurred speech, inability to talk, dizziness, loss of cognitive ability, numbness in limbs and face, swelling legs, blurred vision, and double vision. The worst episode happened just after getting of a plane. I eventually stopped flying out of fear of having an attack while I was alone in a strange city.
I was dispatched to neurologists and cardiologists but no cause was ever found. I looked like a giant hypochondriac to them I think.
I saw a new cardiologist this week and told her that I had been diagnosed with complicated migraines but I insisted that they were really TIA's. She drew a diagram and said the only way they could be TIA's is if I had a hole in my heart(Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)). She asked if I had had a echo-cardiogram with a BUBBLE TEST done. I had not. I had the test the next day and viola! I have a hole! I can't believe this was missed for all of these years! Basically a clot can pass through the hole to the brain and cause a TIA or a full out stroke.
She told me that most insurance companies don't cover this test but it only ran $99. This may be why it was never ordered. How short-sighted! I hate to think of the tens of thousands of dollars that were wasted on useless MRI's and other tests.
I was sent in for a TEE to determine the size of the hole. I will be undergoing a clamshell procedure in a week or so. The clamshell is inserted via catheter and will fix the problem once and for all.
I Finally can have my life back!
If you are having similar symptoms, PLEASE HAVE A BUBBLE TEST. It may save your life!