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I need to know what to do, do I report this now, at my next medical, or never? Story follows.
About two weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a numbness in my left leg, the same feeling when you've slept on something wrong. Feeling turns into "pins and needles", then starts to travel up the left side of my body. The "tingling" went into my abdomen and radiated into my left arm. Left arm went completely limp - I was unable to will any movement at all. The "tingling" continued to travel into my neck and face. I lost the ability to move the muscles in my face. I could smile normally on the right side of my face, but the left side was unresponsive. All of this transpired in about 10 minutes, feelings/symptoms lasted for 20 more. I woke my wife, who is a nurse, and we decided to call the doc. They suggested a trip to the emergency room. After this call I had onset of a intense headache that felt as though it was located directly behind my right eye. I became sensitive to light and started to vomit.
Upon reaching the ER I was still in this condition. BP was 140/93 and temp was 101. I was given an anti-nausea med and taken for a cat-scan. They found I had a sinus infection in my sphenoid sinus. I was given antibiotics and sent home.
I had another headache that evening and with a call to the doc was prescribed Immitrex and a stronger antibiotic - Augmentin?
Two days later Doc calls back and says that she has seen a spot on the cat-scan that she wants to look at closer and we schedule an MRI. After the MRI she thinks that at some time in the past I've had a small stroke, the inclusion was approximately 5 mm. I'm scheduled to see a neurologist next week.
I'm a male in my late 20's, BP is usually normal 120's/80's, I'm overweight, but exercise regularly.
My next visit to the AME would be in August. I only require a 3rd class cert.
Help.
About two weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night with a numbness in my left leg, the same feeling when you've slept on something wrong. Feeling turns into "pins and needles", then starts to travel up the left side of my body. The "tingling" went into my abdomen and radiated into my left arm. Left arm went completely limp - I was unable to will any movement at all. The "tingling" continued to travel into my neck and face. I lost the ability to move the muscles in my face. I could smile normally on the right side of my face, but the left side was unresponsive. All of this transpired in about 10 minutes, feelings/symptoms lasted for 20 more. I woke my wife, who is a nurse, and we decided to call the doc. They suggested a trip to the emergency room. After this call I had onset of a intense headache that felt as though it was located directly behind my right eye. I became sensitive to light and started to vomit.
Upon reaching the ER I was still in this condition. BP was 140/93 and temp was 101. I was given an anti-nausea med and taken for a cat-scan. They found I had a sinus infection in my sphenoid sinus. I was given antibiotics and sent home.
I had another headache that evening and with a call to the doc was prescribed Immitrex and a stronger antibiotic - Augmentin?
Two days later Doc calls back and says that she has seen a spot on the cat-scan that she wants to look at closer and we schedule an MRI. After the MRI she thinks that at some time in the past I've had a small stroke, the inclusion was approximately 5 mm. I'm scheduled to see a neurologist next week.
I'm a male in my late 20's, BP is usually normal 120's/80's, I'm overweight, but exercise regularly.
My next visit to the AME would be in August. I only require a 3rd class cert.
Help.
