Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Hi : I have to say I never heard this saying before.>>>> Used to have a steel trap for memory... What was that saying? Still do - but now it's rusted shut? :-) I realize as the docs say I'm likely having TIAs, that this may be partly what is causing this - but it is a daily thing - not something that occurs in spurts. It's not that I forget everything either. I don't. I do remember some things. That's good.<<<<<<but I like it. ) I have to say Fred does forget things. Not all things. Things that he remember's is from years ago, but some of the short term memory seems to be going. Like him going fishing. Harvey told him in the morning about going, but Fred forgot about it , till late that night. His also been telling everyone that the doctor told him he only has 6 months to live. When I asked him about it, he tells me he didn't say that, but it's not the first person who has told me he has said it. So he seems to forget that he said it. So that goes with the short term memory I"m talking about. Yep! , I like that saying Take Care Vera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 Vera, If I may butt in. If your doctors think you are having transient ischemia attacks, then taking an aspirin a day is a must. TIAs are caused by blood vessels shutting of the flow of blood to a body part. This annoying enough, but, with one of the attacks, some plack may be dislodged, or the vessel does not relax again. Please take the aspirin, it may save your life. I have them also and my cardiologist told me "never let a day go by without taking an aspirin". It may sound melodramatic, but the family would like to see you stay around for a long time. Also, Fred may be having what is known as frontal lobe dementia or possibly another neurodegnerative disease like Alzheimer's. God Bless, Judy & Jim Stark Memory question? Hi :I have to say I never heard this saying before.>>>> Used to have a steel trap for memory... What was that saying? Still do - but now it's rusted shut? :-) I realize as the docs say I'm likely having TIAs, that this may be partly what is causing this - but it is a daily thing - not something that occurs in spurts. It's not that I forget everything either. I don't. I do remember some things. That's good.<<<<<<but I like it. )I have to say Fred does forget things. Not all things. Things that he remember's is from years ago, but some of the short term memory seems to be going. Like him going fishing. Harvey told him in the morning about going, but Fred forgot about it , till late that night. His also been telling everyone that the doctor told him he only has 6 months to live. When I asked him about it, he tells me he didn't say that, but it's not the first person who has told me he has said it. So he seems to forget that he said it. So that goes with the short term memory I"m talking about. Yep! , I like that saying Take CareVeraIf you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may unsubscribe by sending a blank email to shydrager-unsubscribe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2002 Report Share Posted August 15, 2002 HI. PAUL HERE. I THINK IT WAS ME YOU WERE ACTUALLY RESPONDING TO, BUT... WHO KNOWS. MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING. WOULDN'T BE THE FIRST TIME :0) I HAVE TIAs. AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT THE NEURO-OPHTHO SAID. I'VE BEEN PRESCRIBED TOPROL - AS A MIGRAINE PREVENTATIVE - AS THE DOC SUSPECTS THAT MIGRAINES ARE ALSO EFFECTING CHANGE - NAMELY CONTRIBUTING TO THE CONSTRICTIONS YOU REFER TO. HOWEVER, MY INTERNIST WANTED THIS PARTICULAR DRUG, AS IT IS ALSO A BETA BLOCKER, AND CAN HAVE THE EFFECT OF RAISING OR STABILING BP. AS I ALSO HAVE O.H., SHE WANTED TO TRY SUCH A MED IF THE NEURO-OPHTHO PICKED UP ON MIGRAINE PROBLEMS. HE (N.O.) WENT ONE STEP FARTHER THOUGH - AND SAID THAT HE THINKS THE MIGRAINES ARE CAUSING TIAs AND THAT THE TIAs HAVE OCCURRED IN THE NERVE CENTER OF MY BRAIN - WHICH IS SO SMALL THAT ANY DAMAGE WOULDN'T SHOW UP ON AN MRI (NOW, BEFORE ANYONE MAKES A JOKE, LET ME BEAT YOU TO THE PUNCH - NO - NOT SO SMALL ON JUST MY BRAIN - THE NERVE CENTER IS THAT SMALL ON ANYONE'S BRAIN :0) ANYWAY, I CANNOT TAKE ASPIRIN. I CAN'T TAKE MUCH OF ANYTHING. I WAS SURPRISED TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS BETA BLOCKER - BUT... IT WORKS. IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE. FOR ONE - THERE HAVE BEEN NO NOTICABLE SIDE- EFFECTS. WHICH IS GREAT FOR ME. FOR TWO - IT HAS RESULTED IN MORE STABLE BP - I THINK - THOUGH, ON DAYS LIKE TODAY, WHEN IT WAS RUNNING ONCE MORE IN THE 80S OVER 40S, I'M NOT SO SURE. STILL HAVEN'T NOTICED ANY DIFFERENCE IN FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF VISUAL DISTURBANCES. SO... SEEMS TO HAVE HAD NO EFFECT ON MIGRAINES FOR ME. THAT IS MY MAIN CONCERN - DON'T WANT ANY MIGRAINES CAUSING TIAs AND LEADING TO FURTHER IRREPAIRABLE DAMAGE (WHICH IS WHAT THE NEURO THINKS HAS HAPPENED). SO... I CONTINUE ON THE BETA BLOCKER - IN AN ATTEMPT TO AT LEAST DO ALL I CAN TO REDUCE THE RISK. REGARDING ALZ OR SIMILAR... I JUST COMMENTED ON THIS TO VERA. I SURE HOPE I'M NOT GETTING THAT - I'D PREFER TO JUST THINK OF IT AS MORE OF THE NEURO CRUD THAT IS GOING ON. WELL... NECK JUST LOCKED UP. GOTTA GET. PAUL - OKIE - BUT NOT FROM MUSKOGEE :0) BY THE WAY, IF I'VE RESPONDED TO THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR - I'M SURE VERA WILL CORRECT ME :0) HAVE A GREAT ONE! > Vera, > > If I may butt in. If your doctors think you are having transient ischemia attacks, then taking an aspirin a day is a must. > > TIAs are caused by blood vessels shutting of the flow of blood to a body part. This annoying enough, but, with one of the attacks, some plack may be dislodged, or the vessel does not relax again. Please take the aspirin, it may save your life. > > I have them also and my cardiologist told me " never let a day go by without taking an aspirin " . It may sound melodramatic, but the family would like to see you stay around for a long time. > > Also, Fred may be having what is known as frontal lobe dementia or possibly another neurodegnerative disease like Alzheimer's. > > God Bless, > Judy & Jim Stark > > Memory question? > > > Hi : > I have to say I never heard this saying before.>>>> > Used to have a steel trap for memory... What was that saying? Still > do - but now it's rusted shut? :-) I realize as the docs say I'm > likely having TIAs, that this may be partly what is causing this - > but it is a daily thing - not something that occurs in spurts. > > It's not that I forget everything either. I don't. I do remember > some things. That's good.<<<<< > I have to say Fred does forget things. Not all things. Things that he remember's is from years ago, but some of the short term memory seems to be going. Like him going fishing. Harvey told him in the morning about going, but Fred forgot about it , till late that night. His also been telling everyone that the doctor told him he only has 6 months to live. When I asked him about it, he tells me he didn't say that, but it's not the first person who has told me he has said it. So he seems to forget that he said it. So that goes with the short term memory I " m talking about. > > Yep! , I like that saying > Take Care > Vera > > > > > > If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may > unsubscribe by sending a blank email to > > shydrager-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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