Text 44902, 117 rader
Skriven 2006-12-25 11:54:40 av Ross Cassell (1:123/456)
  Kommentar till text 44900 av WAYNE CHIRNSIDE (1:123/140)
Ärende: Hi folks
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Hello WAYNE!

25 Dec 06 11:33, you wrote to me:

 RC>> Yes he is still sharp as a tack, but he got medical attention,
 RC>> hasnt had another stroke since,

 WC> Does he consider himself always a stroke victem?

Yes he does..

He has reduced the risk factors that led to him having one, but he will always
face the risk of another, in his case he got treatment and the risk is lesser,
in your case you denied yourself treatment and your risk for a recurrence is
greater.

 WC>> Did that.
 WC>> No salt, no alcohol and bland low fat diet I've already lost over
 WC>> 20 pounds. Ordinary common sense stuff.

 RC>> and are you taking a aspirin a day?

 WC> Yes I am but was thinking that unwise as regards to stroke.
 WC> I take it rather for my arthritis.

Most Doctors prescribe an aspirin a day for those whom have had strokes or
heart attacks, aspirin by its own right is a blood thinner. If you are worried
about the risk to your stomach, take the lower dose St Josephs and.or dont take
it on a empty stomach.

 WC> I shouldn't drink coffee either but I do.
 WC> Tell me Ross, if I stop drinking coffee will I live forever?

My father drinks coffee, he and you still can, just dont drink it alot.

 WC>> Outside of checking out the nurses, cable T.V. and clean sheets
 WC>> changed every day I can't see as how going to the hospital would
 WC>> have changed my recovery in any way.

 RC>> They would have performed a CAT scan to determine where the
 RC>> blockage

 WC> I do not possess a cat either upon my person or in residence.
 WC> Computer Assisted Tomography would have revealed no cat.
 WC> Of this I am certain.
 WC> If you must know and it appears you must, I am allergic to
 WC> cats.

But one would have revealed where the defect was.

Of course you turning this nice chat onto a adversarial footing is typical of
you and I have succeeded into letting you demonstrate to others your true
nature.

After all, who in their right mind lets themself not get medical treatment for
a event that could have killed them?

 RC>> The bad cholesterol is what causes the plaque deposits to line
 RC>> the inside of your arteries, eventually what happens is one
 RC>> becomes fully occluded or a piece breaks off and makes its way
 RC>> into the brain.

 WC> You know Ross, I don't really need or desire to know all these things.
 WC> I do not partake of high cholesterol foods.

Cholesterol is not the only risk factor and if you havent sought medical care,
you havent the foggiest idea as to what your levels are.

 RC>> You are in a position now to seek the counsel of a Doctor to
 RC>> assess if what you experienced was a stroke and what course to
 RC>> take to minimize future risks.

 WC> That would be at Medicare funded taxpayer expense right?

Absolutely, go for it.

 RC>> You dont have a medical degree Wayne, and while neither do I, I
 RC>> do have a far more unique perspective on strokes, for I have a
 RC>> family member whom has had one.

 WC> I think I've a unique persepective on strokes having had one.

No you dont, because you dont really know that that is what you had, remember
someone with a medical degree didnt diagnose you????

 RC>> If one is to believe your accountings of this stroke and your
 RC>> spinal ailments, its easy to conclude that your self treatment or
 RC>> decisions to not get medical help is exactly why you are disabled
 RC>> to the degree that you are.

 WC> Uh, Ross.
 WC> That's not what those medical board certified fellows
 WC> that do have medical degreees said about my spinal injuries.

What did they say about your stroke?

 WC> The stroke it appears is recoverable.
 WC> Isn't that nice?

What stroke, remember no medical board certified person diagnosed it, remember?

 RC>> Next time you wont be so lucky.

 WC> Where from this foreknowledge of events not yet transpired
 WC> comes Ross?

Common sense, I have, you dont.


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