Dealing with a wave of symptoms: dizziness, tingling, speech issues, and headaches...

So, what you're saying is someone can pick up a kid who's bleeding out from an injury, rush them to the ER, and if there aren't any parents around to sign the paperwork, they just leave them on the doorstep to die?
Are you serious? ☕

From my understanding, a doctor doesn't have the legal right to deny care to anyone who walks through those hospital doors presenting with emergency symptoms. If the parents aren't present, the hospital is obligated to contact them immediately and get them there. In the meantime, the minor stays under medical care. If no guardian shows up, they have to notify the proper authorities, but they absolutely cannot just toss a patient aside.
I'm honestly trying to picture how that exam went down...
doctor: Okay, so you're feeling dizzy, numb, and lightheaded? patient: *incoherent mumbling* doctor: Where are your parents? patient: They don't care about me. doctor: Well, why don't you head home for now and come back once Mom and Dad are here. 🥳 🙂

Yeah right.

Honestly, why would I even mess around with that?
I mean, I can't imagine being paralyzed, and I'm way too young to be dealing with a stroke. Even if it did happen, I’d probably just slip into a coma or pass away on the spot anyway.
It’s funny how you all find my outlook so strange. I try to look at the bright side. Sure, I’m sick, and maybe it’s something serious, but I truly believe everything happens for a reason.
Tomorrow is my last day of my internship, so I'll head straight to the ER after that. And listen... even if it turns out to be a tumor or something equally scary, don't worry about me. I'm not afraid.

No, my parents weren't even in the States back then

I arrived, and she asked if I was feeling okay. I tried to explain everything—using my hands, gesturing wildly, doing whatever I could—because it was pretty obvious I wasn't speaking clearly at all
I was stumbling along, too; my gait was definitely a little off
She figured it was just a massive migraine, mostly because she noticed I had one right after the episode hit... So she told me, "Look, I’d leave you here in the hospital if I could, but since there's nobody here to sign off on anything, you should go see your doctor to get some referrals and start getting checked out properly"

Angela Wright said:It’s starting to feel like your responses are leaning more and more toward pure trolling.☕

I’m also starting to worry that this is just trolling... because if it isn't... then we're looking at a truly dire situation for a girl who is stalling on something life-threatening.

Donna Fowler2 said:Fine, I guess I'll just head over to the local BBQ joint tomorrow, rebro hahaha

Honestly, it isn't even that funny.

Honestly, I couldn't care less what you all think, I just came here looking for some actual, sensible advice... I tried telling my mom what you guys said, and she practically lost it on me. She started yelling about how I shouldn't fill her head with nonsense, and even threatened that if she gets another "attack" like that, she’s dragging me straight to the ER.

Donna Fowler2 said:Honestly, I couldn't care less what anyone thinks; I just came here looking for some actual, sensible advice. I tried telling my mother what you all suggested, and she nearly lost it on me, claiming I was filling her head with nonsense. She even threatened to drag me straight to the ER if I brought up that episode again.

I'm fairly certain there’s no such thing as an "online" CT scanner.
People have already given you their advice: go to the emergency room. There really isn't any other option besides that.

wiredpuma5 said:I'm pretty sure you can't just get a CT scan online.
Look, did anyone actually give you advice? They told you to go to the ER. There really isn't any other way.

Yes, I know, and yes, I’ll go. Like I said earlier—you guys are totally skipping over my points here. I finish up my internship tomorrow, so if I have to, I'll just play sick and head straight to the emergency room. Five stars for that plan! But honestly, I also made it clear that a brain tumor isn't what's actually scaring me, which is why I wrote it that way, haha.

I’ve gotta tip my hat to her for caring this much. I just hope she’s this attentive when her own ass is on the line.

A stroke can hit you at any age. Sure, it’s rare in young people, but it’s not impossible. It could be anything—maybe seizures, maybe a tumor, or an aneurysm just waiting to burst and bleed you out, or maybe... You aren't going to get any real medical insight from a forum other than the fact that these are heavy-duty symptoms and you need to figure out what's actually going on.

And honestly, how are we supposed to take you seriously when you claim you aren't scared of brain cancer and then add a "haha" on top of it? Have you ever actually gone through brain surgery, chemo, or radiation? You think that's some minor inconvenience?

Not exactly, but I’ve definitely navigated some other challenges that really shaped me into the positive person I am today 🙂

Anyway, I’m really hoping we all just overreacted here and you’re actually fine. 🙂

Personally, if anyone in my circle came to me describing symptoms like those and tried to claim they were okay, I’d drag them to the ER by their ears if I had to. I wouldn't just sit there and tell them they're talking nonsense and that nothing is wrong.

Thanks so much for the lovely wishes 🙂

Let me know what the doctors end up telling you once you finally corner them.

Just wanted to share my story so you know what I'm talking about.

For about a year and a half, I’d get these weird bouts of nausea. It would start right in my stomach, and then suddenly the right side of my face and arm would go numb. Then, I’d just lose the ability to speak—if I tried to say anything, I was just mumbling nonsense.
I didn't take it seriously at the time because I was dealing with other health stuff, so I kept it to myself and only told my inner circle. That all changed late last November when I finally collapsed. I had a full-blown grand mal seizure. They rushed me to the ER, and it turns out I have epilepsy caused by a congenital defect. Out of nowhere. Just like that.
When my mom finally told the doctors about those "nausea" episodes, they were absolutely floored. They were yelling at us, asking why on earth we hadn't come in sooner, saying those aren't symptoms you ever ignore.
Thank God the seizure happened while I was at home.

I really hope you get to a neurologist ASAP. Fingers crossed everything turns out okay.

So, does anyone else deal with this absolute nightmare where my neck just hurts everywhere—especially the front part? Plus, there’s this weird tightening in my face and constant tingling through my tongue and cheeks... total freak show. Could this all just be anxiety doing its thing, or what? I tried taking some xanax but nothing's really kicked in yet. My blood work is totally fine though, everything from the basics to my thyroid is normal

Just wanted to let you all know that my thyroid results came back looking good. I have an EEG scheduled for September 8th, but if anything feels off before then, I'm heading straight to the hospital. 🙂

I just stumbled upon an article online claiming there’s a high correlation between thyroid issues and multiple sclerosis, so I’m crossing that off my list of worries. At this point, it might just be a tumor.

Donna Fowler2 said:I just read online that most people dealing with thyroid issues also have multiple sclerosis, so I can rule that out—it might be a tumor instead.

You know what? Since you're such an expert at diagnosing yourself based on a Google search, why don't you just crack your own skull open and check for a tumor yourself? That way you can be absolutely sure.☕

That sounds like a great plan. I’m going to dive right into this work immediately after lunch. 😉

Look, I’m not here to play judge and jury on whether everything described actually happened exactly as stated. That’s not my business. But if you want my take? It would be incredibly reckless not to get a carotid CDFI and a TCD of the vertebral arteries done immediately. You also need a full lipid panel, blood glucose testing, and whatever else the doctor recommended—including that EEG mentioned earlier.
Make sure you bring all those results to your follow-up with the neurologist.