Dad had a couple of falls last night - very unusual night. Then, at around 6am, he was up in the bathroom and had an "episode". What this was is still not determined. Whatever it was sounds identical to what was happening to him in Halifax when his BP dropped super low and he passed out. It could also have been a seizure, or what they are thinking now, a mini stroke (or TIA). Regardless of what this particular episode was, he had definitely had at least one mini stroke. This explains what has been happening lately (and more importantly, since the angiogram).
It seems that he has a fair amount of plaque built up in his carotid (sp?) arteries. It is possible that these TIA episodes were caused by the angiogram, which is done by inserting a scope through his groin, up through this carotid artery and into his brain to check out the aneurysm. While the scope is passing through, it could have dislodged some of this plaque which floats up to the brain, causing a stroke.
This affected his language big time today and his right side again. By tonight he seemed alright... he could speak as good as yesterday I would say.
Tonight he is in an acute care room for people who have had strokes. When we just left he was asleep and didn't mind us leaving his after a long day of 15 hours in emerg!!!
Fingers crossed that this will calm down now. He will prob be in there for a few days. It will be over my dead body that he is discharged home and not to the Miller Centre after this.
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