Woke up yesterday morning slurring - should I be worried?

[AgentZigzag]

My tongue looks 'off centre', which I presume means it's swollen on one side? My arm on the side it's swollen was killing me as well. I'm also having trouble typing this, even though I'm usually pretty quick normally at touch typing, I keep getting the letters wrong.

I have ongoing problems with my arm which I thought was either because of RSI from working on the computer coupled with holding hands with 5 YO DD because as we walk to school and she'd been maybe pulling on it as she dancing/skipped along.

Yesterday I thought I'd maybe laid on my front when I was in bed and it had trapped a nerve in my neck/shoulder or something, but would this affect my tongue?

I've Googled what it could be and can't find anything, tongue not numb and doesn't hurt, I can eat OK, I can get the words out OK just sound slurred.

I'd be really grateful if anyone's got any ideas about what it could be? Otherwise it'll have to wait until Monday till I can get to the doctors and I'll just keep my fingers crossed that I don't have to talk to anyone before then because I really sound as though I've had at least two bottles of wine!

I've been checking back frequently too.

I hope Agent has been checked over and is ok.
It was DH ringing me one morning last year and slurring like he'd had 10 pints that alerted me to his stroke, he was working 200miles away and it was awful. He had prompt treatment and is making good progress now.

Agent - hope you re ok and get the best outcome possible.

A friend's dh woke one day with a headache and slurred speech. He left it for days, until friend realised he was struggling to say his ds's name - like he couldn't get the name out. She rang 111, they rang 999 and he was a stroke specialist centre in 20mins. He's fine now, medicated. Fit and healthy 40yr old.

Hope you're alright agentzz

Oh goodness, just seen this. Has no one heard from her? Does anyone speak to her off the boards?

She's so lovely, I really hope she's ok.

Hope you are ok agent and you will be able to update us when you are ready

still thinking of you AgentZigZag, really hope you're ok.

Genuinely worried about her, I know she would up date if possible.

Really hope evrything is ok.

Hope you're ok OP.

Oh gosh this thread is scary! Hope all is OK OP

Fingers crossed for you Agent

I very much hope you've gotten to A&E and it's turned out to be nothing, Agent. They are scary symptoms

What treatment could A+E do for OP 29 hours after a stroke?

I only know about the 4.5 hour window.

be well agentz!

Only just seen this. Hope you're ok Agent

Ragged they can still help, and one of most important gongs is tht larger strokes very often follow smaller ones, so best to be seen by medical bods to have best chance of avoiding that; also sooner that treatment and therapy begins, the better the outcome, so ALWAYSworth getting checked out, even if you think may have been left too late to warrant it

Bloody hell Agent, hope you're ok

Bloody hell Zigzag I hope you're ok!

Also Ragged, it may not be a stroke, several other neurological problems (some rather serious) can cause the symptoms described.

Ragged, if it is a stroke there could still be a clot. So they could be treated with medication and then scanning to see if clot dissolves.

God hope you are ok agent

Still thinking of you

Hope everything is ok

I've been watching on and off all day as well. Fingers crossed you are OK, x

My sister had Bells Palsy and it was a bit like this at first I think. I just know Agent will be ok. She's probably forgotten she posted!