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Originally Posted by directfiesta ... A nurse saw me 10 minutes later and was alarmed with my blood pressure ( 180 / 120 ). ... Damn, that sucialost medicine stinks...

Sounds like it may have been a TIA, a "mini-stroke," a lesion or lacunar infarction would not be evident in a CT or MRI necessarily. 180/120 Blood pressure is panic level. If at rest your blood pressure is above 140/90 you need to be on medication to lower it.

I am all for socialized medicine, and many members of my family are MDs, however quality health care is important as well as access. I hope the hospital physicians prescribed something to lower your blood pressure to more normal levels.