Is this bad?/possible illness

[JonSidneyB]

I got off of work at 4pm today. I live an hour from work and drove home. I was a bit tired. I fell asleep as soon as I sat at 5pm and was out until now. My lips are numb and tingly and I am more tired now than when I got home. In fact its more than just numb lips, my face feels kind of numb and I am ready to go to sleep. Is this the sign of something bad or am I just really tired. I would hate to go to the doctor and have hime say, your just really tired dummy.

Now to the other odd thing, I have 666 unread mail messages. I don't recognize most of them. Sheesh.

 

[tkl]

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That sounds scary. I would call "ask a nurse" or the local ER and see what they say.

 

[chiaroscuro]

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do you have high blood pressure,Jon ?
I agree w/ tkl, better safe...

 

[wasabe64]

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Personally, I'd definitely look into that.

It's one thing to feel tired, but to have numb or tingly sensations in your face is very unusual.

Can you smile/make movements with your face?

 

[THE_dAY]

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is it one side of your face?
have you eaten any shellfish very recently?

 

[JonSidneyB]

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Not on one side of the face...and no shellfish eaten recently. Movement not affected.

 

[robk]

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Don't gamble with your health. If you're over 40 or so, go to the ER - they won't laugh at you. Possible mini-stroke? Let them do an MRI or CT Scan just to rule out any major problem. Two weeks ago they thought I had a heart attack, I let them do a Cardiac Catheterization and they told me I had the coronary arteries of a 20 year old, and I'm 51. Never put off medical care if you have decent insurance, the faster they can diagnose a problem, the better off you are. Five years ago, I woke up and pee'd blood. I went about my daily routine until late that night I couldn't pee at all because of clots in the bladder. Turned out I had a small tumor and it was removed before it spread to other organs. I was very lucky! Don't be afraid of the ER, it may be a false alarm, but it's best to make sure (even though it's a royal pain to go there)
Good luck,
Rob

 

[THE_dAY]

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no oneside, no shellfish, no movement affected. these are good signs. still drop by your local emergency room for a quick check up!
hopefully it's not that bad.

 

[chiaroscuro]

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light headedness,visual difficulties,headaches,mental confusion,in addition to the numbness?
just make the call to ER,please.

 

[JonSidneyB]

I really don't know about the blood pressure thing. It was a little high the last time I was at a doctor but they said it was borderline. Yep, past 40, is 41. I think I will go and have this checked if this does not clear up in a little bit.

 

[Clifton Arnold]

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Jon your body is giving you a warning sign. quit posting and reading posts. Go to the ER right now. Get your wife to drive you as you should not drive yourself. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon8.gif

 

[Lasernerd]

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Call the ER nurse ASAP

 

[BlindedByTheLite]

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were you outta breath earlier?

you might've started hypterventilating..

it really is best to get it checked out tho. even if it's nothing, they could still fix you up.

 

[pedalinbob]

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yup, see a doc asap.

might just be a passing glitch, but it could be something more ominous. could be secondary to ischemia, or a nerve problem, such as bell's palsy, as well as other issues.

if you have a parathyroid/pituitary problem, it could result in hypocalcemia and cause tingling around the mouth, and sometimes fingers.
you can try tapping around the cheekbone area with your finger: if your mouth/cheek twitches toward the tap, you have a positive chvostek's sign--and hypocalcemia. get to the ER stat.

in a nutshell: go see a doc!

Bob

 

[Charles Bradshaw]

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Concur: Go to ER!

 

[was_jlh]

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Anyone heard from Jon since late night / early AM?

 

[pedalinbob]

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just an anxious bump over concern for Jon...

hopefully he is ok.

Bob

 

[raggie33]

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i hope he is ok to.this is kinda scary

 

[The_LED_Museum]

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Maybe someone ought to get a welfare check done on Jon.

For those who may not know what a "welfare check" is, it's when police come over to your residence and check on you, to be sure you're alright or if you need to go to the hospital.

 

[chiaroscuro]

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Friendly bump. Anyone live in Jon's area or have his phone #--welfare check idea sounds like a good idea.