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How Long Does A Popped Blood Vessel In Head Take To Get Healed?

Hello. My dad is 78 yrs old. Basically healthy except for high blood pressure which he takes 10 mg norvask and he only has 1/3 use of his kidneys. Just recently, we believe a blood vessle popped in his head. He suddenly had headaches,dizzy and was unable to read. He was in intensive care where they did 5 catscans which showed blood on the brain(back of) near the neck i believe. He is in no pain but gets confused at times. Drs put him on 2 different blood pressure meds(one listed above) and B6 to get rid of water. He had reaction to the 2nd BP med and stopped it per MD. We are currently going to see the doctor after having an MRI. Also they said his kidneys were failing due to the medicine they gave him. My question is this.will the blood dry up? Will he get the ability to read and stop getting confused and dizzy? How long will that take? Will he be alright with this blood on the brain and what can we do to dry it up? And lastly, what of his kidneys? I belive he is going to a urologist on Monday. Thank you PS-they ruled out a stroke..
Tue, 12 Mar 2019
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Hello,

As your father has a past medical history of high blood pressure and was under medication these symptoms are expected for kidneys to malfunction.

Also, there might be lacunar infarct leading to such blood vessel issue. with the blood-thinning medication, he should be fine having control of the blood pressure.

Lasix is given usually to control the high blood pressure and it works well. but if kidneys are damaged then other measures are taken like reducing the water intake.

Coming to the difficulty in reading it happens at a certain age due to neural tissue degenerative changes. having a neurologist opinion should provide good outcome score.

At 78 we can expect unexpected changes too. I will advise to visit a neurologist and start doing regular exercise in low intensity.

Recent researches have reported that doing 20-30 minutes of low-intensity exercises have helped reduce the blood pressure throughout the day.

Also taking a power Nap will help reduce further the BP for up to 5 mmHg.

Monitor the medications, do regular exercise, monitor the water intake and diet plan.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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How Long Does A Popped Blood Vessel In Head Take To Get Healed?

Hello, As your father has a past medical history of high blood pressure and was under medication these symptoms are expected for kidneys to malfunction. Also, there might be lacunar infarct leading to such blood vessel issue. with the blood-thinning medication, he should be fine having control of the blood pressure. Lasix is given usually to control the high blood pressure and it works well. but if kidneys are damaged then other measures are taken like reducing the water intake. Coming to the difficulty in reading it happens at a certain age due to neural tissue degenerative changes. having a neurologist opinion should provide good outcome score. At 78 we can expect unexpected changes too. I will advise to visit a neurologist and start doing regular exercise in low intensity. Recent researches have reported that doing 20-30 minutes of low-intensity exercises have helped reduce the blood pressure throughout the day. Also taking a power Nap will help reduce further the BP for up to 5 mmHg. Monitor the medications, do regular exercise, monitor the water intake and diet plan. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist