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Skriven 2007-01-10 12:08:00 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE
     Kommentar till en text av MARK LEWIS
Ärende: Re: America
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-=> MARK LEWIS wrote to ED HULETT <=-

 EH> You're just a whiner in my estimation

 WC> However it's somewhat likely that having a stroke
 WC> can put you into a sort of second childhod phase for a time.

 EH> You don't know what a stroke is, let alone suffered one. If a
 EH> stroke isn't treated within the first hour or so it becomes much
 EH> worse and will cause permanent damage.

 ML> not quite... a stroke is generally caused by a blockage of blood flow
 ML> to some area of the brain... there are varying degrees and types of
 ML> stroke, too...

I took a lot of naps.

 ML> methinks you are thinking of a ruptured aneurysm...

Do I want one<g>

 ML> Temporary or permanent loss of the blood supply to the brain
 ML> (thrombotic stroke), or acute bleeding in the brain (hemorrhagic
 ML> stroke). Strokes cause sudden neurologic deficits that can be mild or
 ML> severe. 

If I get a vote here I vote for both mild and severe.

light sensitivity.
massive confusion
out of body experience feeling
lots and lots of naps even after just awakening
difficulty with expression
numbness on right side of face
right hand twisted into a claw however now rehabilitated
No loss of speech
apparently not permanent.

 ML> When symptoms recover promptly, a patient may have had a
 ML> transient ischemic attack. When symptoms last for more than 24 hours, a

Considerably more I think however I suspect individual variations
in differing cases.
Whatta I know?
I ain't a doctor. 

 ML> stroke is said to have occurred. Strokes or neurosurgical emergencies
 ML> in patients should be brought to the hospital as soon as possible. ...
 ML> www.neurosurgery.pitt.edu/conditions/

Hospital?
Hospital?
What is hospital?

There is a movie called "The Hospital" with George C. Scott and
Diana Rigg.
They work in some kind of big building with sick people.

But it is only a movie.
Even if such a place were real I think I would avoid going there
for minor afflictions and complaints.

 ML> read the above carefully again and you should easily be able to see how
 ML> wayne may fit into the "had a stroke" category... one should also note
 ML> that if someone is alone and experiances a stroke, it is quite possible
 ML> for them to not be seen by a physician... especially is it is a stroke
 ML> that may effect their speech or mobility where they simply can't
 ML> contact anyone or do whetever is necessary to get transported to the
 ML> hospital...

I logged onto Doc's Place BBS.
All better now thanks.
Have a nice day :-)
YMMV

I suggest generally this hospital idea might be a good alternative
to my treatment protocol.


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