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I was back in the bedroom watching videos with earbuds. SpouseAnon appears at the door saying "I had a stroke". He was really pale. He woke up wedged between a recliner and our propane fireplace. He's had these before, but this time he remembered nothing except waking up with his shorts wet and feeling like crap. I got an aspirin in him and he's resting where I can watch him. His color came back and he was talking and making sense. He refused the ER. BP is fine. So I'll be doing night nurse duty tonight so I can check on him.

*Update he rested well overnight. Got up and had coffee. Read for a bit and off to bed again. Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts and suggestions.

I was back in the bedroom watching videos with earbuds. SpouseAnon appears at the door saying "I had a stroke". He was really pale. He woke up wedged between a recliner and our propane fireplace. He's had these before, but this time he remembered nothing except waking up with his shorts wet and feeling like crap. I got an aspirin in him and he's resting where I can watch him. His color came back and he was talking and making sense. He refused the ER. BP is fine. So I'll be doing night nurse duty tonight so I can check on him. *Update he rested well overnight. Got up and had coffee. Read for a bit and off to bed again. Thank you everyone for your positive thoughts and suggestions.

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[–] • 2 pts

I woujdn't stay home from a stroke. How about an MRI in the ER?

[–] [deleted] • 4 pts (edited )

They would do a CT. He's fine resting. Good color. BP normal and he's ambulatory. He has some brain atrophy from AO exposure in Vietnam. These spells are part of that. I have to monitor his meds as he forgets sometimes. He's 74. He got a little excited earlier so that may have brought it on. Seemed to me it was more brain fatigue. He's got no headache or vision issues. The last time he was really out of it slurring his speech, and waving his arms around. I had the EMTs out here. We may go back to Mexico. I had an excellent doctor USA trained and it cost $30 a visit, ER $15. Ivermectin over the counter. Spouse's snow plow days are over.

[–] • 2 pts

You should tell him:

DON'T EVER DISRESPECT ME BY HAVING A SMALL BLOOD CLOT IN YOUR BRAIN LIKE ROBERT DENIRO IN THE MOVIE WHERE PHIL HOFFMAN WAS A TRANNY.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt (edited )

That's funny but can't recall the movie. I looked it up. Strange tale.

[–] • 0 pt

Yeah, definitely don't let him shovel snow, but certainly pursue cardio once healthy. It begins to get much more important with age and so long as there aren't medical reasons he can't do cardio, he'd probably do good at least considering it.