Posted on 03/21/2019 2:02:20 PM PDT by EdnaMode
Emilia Clarke has opened up about surviving two life-threatening brain aneurysms during the early days of Game of Thrones.
In an article for the New Yorker, Clarke spoke publicly for the first time about suffering two brain aneurysms, the first of which struck shortly after she finished filming her scenes as Daenerys Targaryen for season 1 of Game of Thrones. She revealed that she experienced her first aneurysm at 24 years old while working out with her trainer.
I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain. I tried to ignore the pain and push through it, but I just couldnt. I told my trainer I had to take a break, she wrote. Somehow, almost crawling, I made it to the locker room. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. Meanwhile, the painshooting, stabbing, constricting painwas getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.
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I suspect it is related to reduced B-6 efficiency, leading to weakened arterial walls. B-6 deficiency is a long-term effect of the contraceptive pill, according to my past research.
I have sometimes seen the result of women becoming overweight: less efficient lean mass preservation, making B-6 deficiency a catabolic factor.
I once knew a young woman who was put on The Pill by her mother, ostensibly for regulating her menses, but really to prevent a pregnancy scandal. She was petite, was very fashion conscious, and had done some local modeling. She became quite overweight.
That sounds plausible.
Tragically my fiancee died of a brain aneurysm in 1984 at 34 years old. I have read that females are more sucecptable to a brain aneurysm than males. Very tragic, very difficult to diagnose, and very quick intervention must occur.
My mom was recently diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease They discovered it by chance during a scan for something else. Doc told her that the first noticeable symptom is usually a brain aneurysm. She mentioned that her late uncle was treated for a brain aneurysm at St Mary’s (she was at Mayo Clinic) so they had quick access to his records and he did indeed have polycystic kidney disease.
So the polycystic kidney disease came from her dad’s side, same side that passed on elevated levels of LPa , which caused her heart attack 17 years ago at age 51. Out of 7 siblings, her uncle is the only one who had an aneurysm as far as I know.
I had an ultra sound of my kidneys about 3 years ago because my blood pressure shot up with no obvious cause. At that point my kidneys had no cysts. Hoping this genetic gift passes me by, although I got the high LPa and high blood pressure from her.
She doctors at the mayo clinic, they diagnosed her, told her that aneurysms are caused by this, but don’t scan for them? Her life is incredibly busy and stressful, but God seems to want her here.
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