My DaDDy

[lonerider]

my dad said he felt like the room was spinning his head hurt him.. i gave him an advil and he layed down. then he said his left eye hurt.the the whole left side of his face was numb, then he couldnt feel his right arm it was numb clear to his fingers. i took his blood pressure it was 125/89... by then his speech was impaired and i could barely understand the words coming out of his mouth.. I immediatly got him a sweat outfit and no longer asked him to go to the ER i told him we were goin i  started my car pulled it up to the door.. and when i returned to the house he told me he could feel his arm again and it was going away and he refused to go for he said they couldnt help him.. my first reaction was that my dad was having a stroke.. i begged and pleaded with him to go to the er and he wouldnt. he did go to his doctor the next day.. and they set him up an appointment for Feb.. to see a specialist ... his doctor thinks that my dad has migranes and the type that affects  him numbing wise instead of just regular severe headaches..

i believe his doctor is wrong in his judgement to call it a migrane . My dad has had trouble with blood pressure sky rocketing and so they put him on blood pressure meds.. they did stress tests and such and ultrasound on his neck and all concluded the tests came back normal.. but there is something wrong and I dont want my dad waiting to long and it be too late.. I think brushing it off as a migrane issue is neglecting my dads overall well being..

am i wrong to think that my dad should have immediate attention ..

his feet are always cold, he wears out easily, if he raises his arms up for very long he is done for the day.. wore out.. and then with the sudden face numbing and arms and speech .. theres seems to be a underlying problem involved that his doctor is overlooking...

Right? ANY INFO AT ALL WOULD BE OF ABSOLUTE HELP?????

[noops01]

Hi,

I think you are right in being concerned about your father. He should have gone to ER and undergone investigations like CT scan and MRI to rule out stroke.
I think he needs to undergo a complete neurological examination as soon as it is possible.
Although migraine is often confused with stroke but it is only after investigations like CT scan/MRI are negative that can one safely conclude that it was migraine and not stroke.
Please consult a neurologist as soon as you can.

[Godofredo MD]

Hi.

First of all, let me congratulate your dad for having someone like you to truly care for him and genuinely be concerned for his well being. I do hope your concern for him would lead to his getting better.

You are correct in trusting your instincts to think that his condition should not be dismissed as just migraines. Although migraine headaches could present as such, the suddenness of his symptoms plus the quick resolution might point to something more serious.

There is a condition called transient ischemic attack (TIA), often called mini-strokes, that could possibly cause your father's symptoms. In this condition, there is a transient decrease in blood supply to a part of your brain. Although it usually lasts for only a few minutes and leaves no residual effects, it can serve as a warning sign for more serious conditions that could occur, especially a stroke. The risk is even higher with your dad's history of spiking blood pressure.

If you can have his consult scheduled earlier, it would be better. Brain imaging procedures can be done to help in determining or ruling out this condition.

Hope this helps.