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Carotid Atery Spasm

Here Goes.
On March 27th I Had a massive right side shut down of my Carotid Artery. No Placqe. It felt as if someone crushed my right Carotid Artery. The pain was over a 10! Head felt like it exploded. Right Carotid was swollen and red per the ER Doctor & Nurse.
I have Atrial Fib and I'm on Blood thiners.
Plavix, Wafin & last checked I was 3.2 INR.
Can't take an MRI since I have a pace maker from 2008
Symptoms Left side:
Eye blurriness no vision on the periferal
Left llip droop, tonge unable to swallow, numb.
Left Hand in a ball & no feeling in the arm
Left leg numb foot drop

3 CT Scans w & w/o dye
2 Sona grams (dopplers) of my Heart & Carotid Artery way too late.
EEG
All Negative.

Nuerologists if they don't see it on a xray it doesn't exist. They think You R a nut case.
Let me tell you this is real!!!!
I've had 3 more attacks.
It isn't from my atrial Fib.

We found out over a year ago I have major angina Arteria Spasms using Noravask. Now we are trying to see if that and other medications will help.

We just had a Nuerologist at a Top Orlando Hospital have me see the Head Psychiatrist. He just laughed when he met me. He said I definately had a stroke. If you met me I have  all facial and left side signs of a stroke. They are defiately not mental.

This is being reseached in Germany. I'm trying to get Tampa General or a major Hospital to reseach this. I can't be the only one out there.


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Ok, have your doctors check your Circle of Willis, it must not be complete because 4 arteries feed it to make sure the brain gets enough blood. You don't need all four arteries working to supply the brain. An MRI scan should show the dead areas, a PET scan would be needed to show the penumbra. Good luck, but your doctors will plead ignorance
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241234_tn?1220984156
Ok, have your doctors check your Circle of Willis, it must not be complete because 4 arteries feed it to make sure the brain gets enough blood. You don't need all four arteries working to supply the brain. An MRI scan should show the dead areas, a PET scan would be needed to show the penumbra. Good luck, but your doctors will plead ignorance
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