Question: My sister, XXXXXXX, age 57, who survived a serious subdurhal (sp) arachnoid bleed three years ago, was just fine an hour ago. Then, upon bending over to scoop up some wall "mud" from a large bucket, she very suddenly became extremely dizzy, then nauseated, began sweating, got very warm, noticed her heart rate increased somewhat. She sat down on the floor; she says that she feels very lethargic, wanting to close her eyes and wanting XXXXXXX over and over....also feels some heaviness in her shoulders. Should I take her to the er?

Yes, it was a subarachnoid hemorrhage that she had before, and she was told at that time that she was very fortunate, not only just to have survived, but also to have most of her cognitive functions still intact. We were very grateful for that, and, of course, but this was the first episode that she has had in three years and it scared us! She refused to go to the ER, but did allow me to take her to a day clinic, and they checked all of her vitals, etc. Her BP was moderately high for her: 148/80...........Everything else checked OK, and thus, we came home. I am watching her carefully as she just seems a bit overly tired now. When she had the bleed 3 years ago, they had to drill her head in the ER, which probably saved her life and she spent two weeks in Zale Lipshey (sp) in Dallas. Her doctor said that she was in the very small percentage that survives as well as she did!.........If any other symptoms reappear, I will take her to the ER, whether she wants to go or not!.....Thank you so much for your reply and advice, Dr. XXXXXXX