TIA or not TIA [View all]

2 minute change in my wife's vision in the lower half of one eye led to full workup by the stroke team.

MRI, CT, echocardiogram, Holter monitor, blood work, PT/OT evals.

Spent the night, started aspirin and statin. Recommended the Mediterranean Diet. No driving for two weeks to three months depending on the anxiety level of the various docs.

No symptoms after the initial episode. Test results all within normal limits. Scans showed nothing but "senescence changes." Yes, we are getting older, every day.

Now, she and I have something new to worry about.

If this isn't nice ...