TIA
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Hi, I hope somebody will be able to answer my question please.
My mother had a TIA and did not seek any medical advice for about 2 weeks from her doctor.
Would this delay in going straight to hospital have caused a faster decline in her health after the TIA, as opposed to going straight to A&E after the TIA?
My mother's health has deteriorated rapidly since the TIA but this may be a combination of her Diabetes 2 and Osteoporosis.
Any help gladly received.
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jason1098 samantha37123
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I went the best part of a year between first symptoms and finally going to a doctor with no adverse effects. obviously I wouldn't recommend that as a course of action but the T does stand for Transient which suggests to me DISCLAIMER I AM NOT A DOCTOR that delays are not going to have knock on effects.
I was around 52 at the time
DoctorMark jason1098
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from a doctor's point of view, delays are bad but another TIA or worse a full stroke can happen at any time. I honestly think the word "transient" should really be replaced with "sudden"
jason1098 DoctorMark
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I'm not disputing that delays are bad, I've had two further incidents since my first series of treatments and on each subsequent occasion I've been in the Emergency Department of Southampton General within 30 minutes however the original question was
"Would this delay in going straight to hospital have caused a faster decline in her health after the TIA, as opposed to going straight to A&E after the TIA?"
Which my experience (note I also emphasised my status a NOT A DOCTOR) suggested it didn't. Experience that your post seems to support.
DoctorMark jason1098
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Nobody disputed your comment... and as for the original question, I answered it. I just replied to your comment
DoctorMark samantha37123
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your mother has delayed in getting medical assistance, okay.
so I have friends and family who have had "incidents" and not sought medical assistance, these have never been life threatening but still, they've all been told off be me and the health care team they saw haha.
in your mother's case, personally I would say no it will not effect her life as such.
the deterioration in health may be the underlying cause of said TIA.
in most cases the treatment of TIA is blood thinning medication to prevent stoke, well I say prevent i mean lower the chances.
diabetes actually damages nerves and osteoporosis causes bones to be brittle. So I wouldn't personally put TIA and osteoporosis in any of the same categories.
let me sum this up a little
Following the TIA should medical attention be sought ASAP - Yes
would osteoporosis be a contributing factor in worsening health following a TIA - not really
I personally don't see the existing conditions your mother has getting made worse by TIA however what caused the TIA needs investigating. an underlying medical condition that can cause TIA can in fact make the body less of a fighting machine. for example some cancers can grow in places causing blood loss to the brain and that can cause the immune system to slow and cause TIA. I am not for ONE SECOND suggesting cancer is to blame it is simply an example.
I hope everything works out for you and your mother.
get many tests!