Re: Can't ride

On Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:14:06 GMT, cyclintom <cyclintom@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On Wed Feb 5 11:59:43 2025 AMuzi  wrote:

On 2/5/2025 10:49 AM, cyclintom wrote:

Well, I just tried to ride and do not have any directional stability. I have3 an appointment with my Neurologist on the 26th. I really don't know what I am going to do if I cannot ride my bike. That really is the only thing other than my wife that makes life worth living. According to the ER last week, the magic bullet is an MRI. They see from the CT scan that I have at least a partial blockage of an artery in my neck that has to do with the part of my brain that controls balance. But without the MRI they would do nothing to treat that. I wonder what they did before I desined and programmed the first MRI?

 
That's quite a long delay.
 
There are independent MRI services, typically prompt and
$400~700 cash, rather than waiting a month and billing
someone else for the same service at $2500~$4000 through The
Medical Racket.
 
https://radiologyassist.com/facility-locations-rates/locations-by-city/mri/oakland-ca-mri/

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Typically the damage has already been done and about all they can do is prescribe blood thinners which I am not convinced is a good idea since a stroke is a brain bleed and thinner only expand that. So they explained to me that yes, I had a stroke and then could not tell me how much damage was done and how much recovey I might expect.

Most strokes are not by blood vessels "bursting". Rather they
are from the formation of blood clots on plaques of cholesterol that
later move and travel down an artery until it's too tight, then they
block it. Whatever is on the other side (brain tissue) dies from lack
of oxygen.
Taking a thinner like aspirin or warfarin prevents clots from
forming. Though if you have an accident you will bleed a LOT more.
And warfarin is annoyingly difficult to adjust to the right
dose but it is preferable to aspirin in your age group.

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I think that is was odd that I had the stroke sitting around at home with lowered vital signs and not on a ride where you would expect them to be elevated. Right now it feels a bit odd walking, I am easily unbalanced so I remain within range of something I can grab onto if I do lose my balance, not that I've needed it but just in case. My wife took my car keys and won't let me drive and she is three times more dangerous a driver than I am. She takes turns too fast and too wide and scares hell out of the oncoming traffic.She typpically drives too fast, approaches stop signs and lights until she had to brake hard to stop and is generally unobservant. And she won't let me drive. She also gets lost easily and needs Google directions. How can you get lost when all you have to do is turn left and follow the road?

Just got one of my cars back from the mechanic. Wife managed
to hit a speed bump so hard the rear springs slipped. Sounded like I
had a hardware store in the boot. And while the car was at the
mechanic she hit the garage door with the other car.
Why do women think that pumping the accelerator makes the ride
more comfortable?
And other riddles....
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