[AT] Stroke Information

[charlie hill]

Check out this web site.  http://www.lifelinescreening.com/Pages/index.aspx

These folks come to our area a couple of times a year.  I had their 
screening done about a year and a half ago and plan to go back soon.  It's 
absolutely painless.  All they do is rub a wand on your chest and neck to 
take ultrasound pictures and then check your blood pressure in both legs and 
arms at the same time.  That's it.
The actual testing only takes about 10 min. and there is nothing unpleasant 
about it.  With processing and waiting time it will take you 30 min or so.

You pay the fee, they send the results to you and no one else.  You don't 
have to worry about creating a record of a medical condition or anything 
like that.  The only time they ever do any reporting other than that is if 
you are about to have a stroke when they test you.  In that case they might 
call 911.

I checked out fine except for a little bit of deposit in my left carotid 
artery.  They told me not to worry about it but to have it re-checked in a 
year or so and that is what I'm going to do.

I'm not associated with these folks at all.  Just happy to have their 
services.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Grant" <jfgrant at zoomon.net>
To: "ATIS" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:54 PM
Subject: [AT] Stroke Information


>
>
> Subject: Stroke Information
>
>
>            It only takes a minute to read this...
>
>            A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within
> 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a  stroke... totally . He 
> said
> the trick was getting a stroke  recognized, diagnosed, and then getting 
> the
> patient  medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
>
>            RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
>
>            Thank God for the sense to remember the
>            '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
>
>            Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
>            Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The
> stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when  people nearby fail to
> recognize the symptoms of a stroke .
>
> Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke
>  by asking three simple questions:
>
>            S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
>
>           T * Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.
> (Coherently) i.e. It is sunny out today)
>
>           R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
>
>            If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks,  call
> 999/911 immediately and describe the   symptoms to the dispatcher.
>
>   New Sign of a Stroke ------- Stick out Your Tongue!
>
>  NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person   to 'stick' out
> his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked',   if it goes to one side or the
> other, that is also an  indication of a stroke.
>
>
> A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this
> e-mail sends it to 10 people (or sends this
> link to 10 friends and so on); you can bet that
> at least one life will be saved.
>
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