
Oh yes do get the ultrasounds of your carotid arteries!!! They tried to scare my mom with stroke stories when she kept falling down, but after they did those ultrasounds, WHICH WERE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, she was able to quit worrying like she was going to drop tomorrow!! It was a godsend, and SO easy to do! Please don't put that off.
B R E A T H E
Of course your adrenalin is flowing... calm... calm.... Nothing's changed except your knowledge of a possible problem, and now you can work on fixin it!