Weak and tingling on the left side of the body

[Nutte]

My father is a 62-year-old and he complains of weakness and tingling on the left side of his body. He also complains of getting very tired and hard to breath when he work in the farm. He also complains of toothache on his 2 front teeth. He is Thai and rarely go see the dentist. I recomment him to see the dentist and let them pull these 2 teeth out, but my father told me the doctor there (in Thailand) did not want to take his front 2 teeth out while he is still has pain. The doctor afriad it will be dangerous to pull his 2 teeth out and they want to wait until his pain go away. I want to know are the symptoms of my father (weak and tingling on the left side, hard to breath) link between his heart and his toothache? I worry that if he wait too long the bacteria in his rotting gum will travel to his heart through the blood system. I heard about heart condition may link to bad gums. Please give me the advise.

[Roamin53]

I have 4 herniated disks in my neck with some stenosis. I have had occasional numbness on my left arm when sleeping in wrong position for years. I am 64, had a heart attack last year and also have a lot of risk factors for stroke. For the last weak I have had constant numbness and a lot of weakness on my left side. I never had the weakness before, nor the numbness around the clock, so it makes me suspect a stroke. I was off my plavix for a few days last week as I have no insurance anymore. How can I differentiate between the stenosis and a stroke.

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for writing in.
I would suggest you to get your father clinically evaluated by a physician at your earliest.
Does your father have any risk factor for stroke like high BP, obesity, high cholesterol, smoking and alcoholism?
It is important that he undergoes a complete cardiovascular exam since heart pain can manifest as toothache and shortness of breath.
Please get it done at your earliest. Take care!