u/sin_crema

I was released from the hospital Thursday after having a swift and severe hemiplegic migraine. Most of my aura has resolved, except I am experiencing persistent numbness in my face and my extremities; all of it is right sided. I was taken via ambulance because of how sudden my symptoms came on and received the full stroke code. The neurosurgeon and attending physician ruled out TIA and stroke. I won’t be able to hear back from my neurologist until Monday. But I am contemplating going back to ER.

Has anyone ever had numbness that won’t go away?
How was it treated? Were you seen by cardiology? Just looking for some guidance.

I’m at a point where the daily pain is just depressing. I saw my doctor’s PA today and she’s putting me on the surgical schedule for a plexus nerve block and repeat EUS.

I need help with pain relief in the meantime. I can’t keep going like this. I’m out of sick time at work, and I also have severe migraines (thank you perimenopause) and 3 herniated discs in my back and osteoarthritis in my back and hips. It’s just too much.

I also can’t take NSAIDs due to my liver.

It just pisses me off to no end bc all of the digestive issues I currently have were 100% preventable. My gallbladder attacks got labeled anxiety and heartburn for a YEAR (cuz what else could be wrong with Black woman of childbearing age🙄) and now I’m just living with constant pain in my digestive tract.