I was told that I had migraine with aura. Which didn't
really seem right to me at the time, because there was
never a migraine of any type, absolutely no pain. And
if there is anything I am incredibly familiar with,
that is migraines. I have had one everyday since I was
a teenager. (although not everyday since the PFO
closure). But for me, I had one small pupil, and one
larger one, and I was acting quite strange, and scared
my boyfriend, and I truly believed and justified that
the entire left side of the world was missing. I
compensated for that by walking sideways (kind of like
a crab) and when I was driving, I was constantly
running over the curb, to try to remain in (what I
thought) was the middle of the road. I was driving
when it all began, and am lucky I didn't kill anyone.
I ended up going to the hospital and they told me it
was aura and gave me an imitrex injection which did
not do anything. We waited and waited and then finally
the doctor asked what I would do if I had a very bad
migraine (which I thought was so weird b/c once again,
I was experiencing no pain) I told him I would down
like 6 aspirin. And so we tried that, and then all of
a sudden it lifted. It was like almost instantly the
room was all there, everyone had a whole face again,
everything that was cut in half was whole again, and I
felt really strange for thinking that way the 4 hours
before. It lasted 4-5 hours and after taking the
aspirin it was gone in about 10-20 minutes. And there
was never a headache or migraine. I was told this was
probably a TIA years later when I was diagnose with a
PFO with bilateral flow.
I hope that helps you out, if you need more examples,
I had another one, but it was much less severe, and as
a result unclear if it was a TIA or aura really.
Leigh Anne DelRay



--- Amy Brogna <amybrogna6@...> wrote:

> Was it an aura?
> At first when I got them I was sure I was having a
> stroke...
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> Denise <goldilocks35@...> wrote:
> I am not sure what a left-brain stroke is.
> I have had a stroke. If you have concerns, no
> offense but you should be calling a doctor and
> getting looked at. Why are you holding off?
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> Nina Houston <ninahouston@...> wrote:
> can anyone who has had a left-brain Stroke or TIA
> please describe it? I had a .. very unsettling
> experience a little while ago and its worrying me.
> Thankyou.
> -Nina
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