Hi everyone I am new and decided I need to join as I never reach out and keep things to myself I had a tia on holiday and working at a gp surgery I pretty much knew then came home and carried on going to work until I felt ill went to A&E where it just rolled and had carotid endarterectomy surgery a week later. I was told I was very lucky ignoring it I am doing well but feel down the last few days when I should be grateful.
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Thank you I have been put on aspirin lanzoprazole and 80mg of Atorvastatin I have realised the last 10 days or so I have dreadful aching in my legs and hips at night and think itâs the statins but think maybe most statins will cause this
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I hate chopping and changing like everyone you feel you are in limbo I see Europe has banned statins if thatâs true you never know what believe
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Hi @Jul & welcome to the forum. Sorry youâve had cause to join us but now youâre here youâre very welcome.
Hope you are getting on ok & making sure you get plenty of rest to give yourself chance to recover.
I am on 80 mg Atorvastatin but donât have any issues. If theyâre causing issues iâd speak to your GP. They might lower the dose or try another tablet. You shouldnât just put up with it. Do you take your statins at night? Maybe changing when you take them might help but it could just move the aches and pains to a different time of day.
Wishing you all the best.
Ann
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Thank you yes I take them about 8pm people donât understand because I am a size 8 but I tell people it doesnât mean you donât have high cholesterol so I almost feel itâs informative which is good to tell people when they donât understand
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I have that conversation regularly with my husband. He thinks it should be him that has high cholesterol given his love of cheese & pork pie etc. If only it worked that way.
I think you should see your GP for a meds review & hopefully they can find something that doesnât cause unwanted side effects.
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I just hear of people having another stroke but now they cleared out the artery in my neck I was hoping I am okay also now I am not having cakes and things I only had surgery two and a half weeks ago so am doing well and the team at the hospital were amazing couldnât have had better treatment
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Having your artery cleared should have removed one of the risks & your meds will help further. You may find now youâve had the op a lower dose could be sufficient.
Sounds like youâre doing all you can to reduce your risks too so try not to worry about a 2nd stroke. Some people do have them but many more people donât.
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Hi @jul
Welcome
As others said this is a supportive place. Your early in what is often a journey measured in years. I hope your journey is one that is âback to normalâ & much faster than typically, but when you need advice or rant or to celebrate progress weâre here
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@Jul, Iâm currently on 80mg Atorvastatin and get terrible pain in my chest through to my back, i beleive it to be pancreatitis pain⌠the doctor prescribed me 30mg Lansoprazole but it isnât helping, i will be going back to see the doctor once I have had my next Lipids check with the nurse.
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Hi welcome. I had full blown stroke 2 weeks before Xmas and recovery going ok wx a few problems along the way. Take each day as it comes and donât think of the negatives. Set yourself some achievable goals. At the start I. couldnât iron , hoover , mop floors etc but am mma aging those now albeit not terribly well but it helps to feel more like the old me. Keep going and donât be hard on yourself. You will notice small improvements as time goes by. Keep strong. Regards suzywong
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Thank you I think after ignoring it initially which was stupid itâs shock setting in belonging to a group you didnât want to join but a lovely group all the same
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Hi Jul and welcome to the forum no one wants join and yet despite that thereâs an awful lot of members here 
I dare say youâve had a number of shocks to the system, both from the surgery and the after effects of those drugs, as well as the stroke itself and medications for that. Emotionally itâs a bit of a rollercoaster rideâŚthe euphoria is the best bit of it though 
I know in the beginning you are absolutely paranoid about having another stroke. Night time is the worst time for that. I remember lying in bed and ache, pain, twinge or even itch had me fretting. Constantly rationalising them allâŚ
âThat twinge was in your left heal for pityâs sake so itâs likely from your recovered ankle breakâ 
âNo that sharp pain below your left ear is not a blocked artery, youâre not having another stroke! Itâs just pain from the ear infection you know you haveâŚremember that?â âAnd yes I know thatâs the side of the brain that was damaged but itâs still only from your ear infectionâ
âWhyâs my hand all tingly and numb?â Am I going to have another stroke?"âŚâOh yehâŚIâve been lying on my arm and now itâs gone deadâŚsilly me 
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âAnd no that itch on your head is not some fluttery bit of blocked vein 
its just an itch, nothing more sinister than thatâŚprobably means your hair needs washing though.â
And so it goes on and on 'til you eventually stop doing that to yourself in the night I used to exasperate myself with my paranoia. Gradually you come to terms with it all and things start settling down on a more even keel. Eventually youâll even forget from time to time 
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this has at least made me laugh
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Well youâve got to laugh really havenât you, they say itâs the best medicine 
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Sorry to jump on your post Jul, i too am new to this , had a TIA 2, 1/2 weeks ago and still in shock , cant get into my head that 'this isnint the end of my normal.life , reassuring to read that some of my feelings are normal.x
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I know I have gone from fighting to get better to when I have done well I swing to canât be bothered I think this is normal daily emotions I am trying to take each day now and need to get a routine
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Also emerald eyes post really made me laugh as certainly in the beginning I get a sharp pain in my head or somewhere and you do think whatâs that
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Jul, i feel exactly the same ,i worked long shifts in a busy nursery and feel , hopeless and useless most days , yesterday however woth the help of a little sunshine and a helpful husband i went for a lovely long walk , today however im stuck on sofa wondering what all.my funny feelings are !
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I know however I donât think that so much now I sometimes get the odd light headedness which isnât pleasant but I have just had a big operation so will take time and my bp has gone from high spikes before to quite low
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