Hi mum2ev, thanks for your encouraging reply! My closure is booked in for 5th Jan at Brighton, so not long to wait now. I am feeling quite positive about it at all as it will herald a sort of new...
Hi Carlos, I am sorry, and shocked, that this can happen. Sadly you are not alone in this battle with insurance companies. (Being in the UK means I wont go through this. The NHS does have some good...
I can sympathise with your daughter. Seeing my own blood also makes me pass out (other peoples is fine!) and I have far too active an imagination. I remember fainting after reading a short story...
Hi Kitt, My TIA was also in July. I had CT scan, MRI scan, carotid (doppler)scan, echo cardiogram (which picked up the PFO, then bubble test then Trans Oesophagal Echocardiogram (english spelling...
thanks for your reply Kitt, The definition and diagnosis of a TIA seems to depend on where you are!! According to Knol; (http://knol.google.com/k/transient-ischemic-attack-tia#) The time-based...
hello lamero, I am in a similar situation to you. I have agreed to the closure though as I will do anything to minimise the risk of another, maybe bigger, stroke. There seems to be a big difference...
Hello, I am new here. I have had a series of TIA's (of which i only know about 1 or maybe 2 - so the others must have been small, or while i was asleep but big enough to show up on an MRI scan) and...
Hi Sammy, how did it go? I am waiting for an appointment for a pfo closure. My pfo was found during tests to find the cause of my TIAs in july.(I am 46) and like you, I am a 'bit' nervous! I...