Wow, thank you for replying I wasn't expecting that... and not too kind 👍
It's a bit random, I'm fit, correct weight, eat really good diet, low cholesterol, don't smoke, drink rarely, exercise lots (not a boast, honest).
It's called Spontaneous Carotid Artery Dissection... it seems best course of action is to leave it as it should heal itself, my arteries are too fragile for stents... oh and buckets of meds for the foreseeable. Usually affects young or mid aged people, mostly women, quite often misdiagnosed as it's quite rare. I'm trying to feel lucky that my A&E have a specialist cardiac team and they did an angiogram straight away as it's the only way to get a diagnosis.
I just don't get it and can't quite process... it doesn't seem real and I feel a bit in the wrong place. I'm surrounded by really ill people.
I do need to talk to someone you're right, not sure who at the moment, hence an anonymous forum. I hate fuss and don't want a pile of worried people turning up that I'll have to reassure that I'm going to be fine.
Trying to cancel all my plans for the next couple of weeks without telling anyone too much, I'm just not ready to explain yet.
Thanks to whoever said about a possible hereditary aspect, I hadn't thought of that but I'll make sure I do, i have three children.
Thanks again for replying, it has made a huge difference hearing about real people who recovered well.