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The big Bloo Cloud has been joined by little white ones, but the Sun still has his Hat on....
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This morning was "interesting" to say the least.Originally posted by voodooflux View Post
Blood pressure is averaging at a normal level, so there is nothing to treat there. Go back in three months to check the level as it needs to be monitored.
Vertigo is still no better, so he is going to refer me to a neurologist / straight to the hospital for either a CAT or MRI scan. My symptoms are the opposite of anything that tends to happen with brain tumour or anything like that, so he's not worried but wants to do a scan just to make sure.
He's now put me on beta blockers for the next three to six months to treat the migraines, which is good news. I'll be on them for at least three to six months, and then will try to wean off them over another three months to see if the migraines come back. Sometimes it just breaks the cycle and there is no further treatment; sometimes they go away and come back in a few years; sometimes it stops them but they come back when you stop taking them. It will be a year really before I stop taking them completely, but at least we're now taking some action.
Unless the migraines are still bad, go back once I've had the brain scan, but no idea when that will be. Go back to work once I feel ready, which will be once the vertigo disappears completely.
So - slowly making progress. I've had to reassure my parents this morning that they are more worried about it all than I am - my dad has been checking savings accounts to see what money they can lend me while I'm not working, so I've had to detail my savings and company situation to reassure them that I don't need anything, but thanks for the very sweet offer. They still see me as their baby, which is nice (at times!)Comment
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Oooooooooooo.... Rainbow.... Pretty...Originally posted by zeitghost View PostThe big Bloo Cloud has been joined by little white ones, but the Sun still has his Hat on....
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Good to hear the blood pressure is stabilising - do they have any ideas/theories as to what might be causing the vertigo?Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
Sometimes it's easier not to let the parents know too much too soon. But then you run the risk of getting a b0ll0cking for not telling them sooner!Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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Are you doing some kind of advanced computing project with IBM and Sun these days, Zeity?Originally posted by zeitghost View PostThe big Bloo Cloud has been joined by little white ones, but the Sun still has his Hat on....Comment
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Mum has had dizziness for years with menieres disease, so she can relate to it, but wants to know what tests they are doing and why.Originally posted by voodooflux View Post
Vertigo is a mystery - there are 355 possible causes that the doctors know of. It's know as a "heart-sink syndrome" - when a patient tells you they are dizzy, your heart sinks!! I think it's stress and / or viral infection, but a very common cause is related to migraines so if it's that, the betablockers should help clear the dizziness as well, fingers crossed.Comment
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Just deployed a new software build without breaking anything!
Which means I could have gone to the pub for that "business meeting" after all
Last edited by voodooflux; 11 November 2008, 12:51.Where are we going? And what’s with this hand basket?Comment
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