Doctor's visit
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bookzombieSo saw a different doctor today (a locum for one of the others who is on maternity leave) who was very nice and spent a bit more time going through my symptoms.
Her conclusion was pretty much what we thought - acute labyrinthitis. She's taken me off the original tablets as they weren't really doing me any good and has put me on some anti-nausea medication - which seem reasonably effective so far. Amusingly they are also anti-psychotics (at higher doses anyway) so I've been telling people that if I'm more laid back than normal this week that'll be why!
She's going to try and get me an ENT specialist appointment but as that may take a few weeks we can always cancel it if not needed.
But I am under strict instructions not to drive until the symptoms have cleared up. I got a bit of a slap on the wrist when I admitted that I had driven to work 3-4 times over the last couple of weeks!
Anyway, it's wait and see time now. I tell you though - if this goes on for more than another week or so I'm going to be getting really stir crazy!
One good thing is once again she checked my blood pressure and again she was perfectly happy with it (121/81 fact fans!) Given the amount of extra weight I'm carrying at the moment and the fact that I'm a bit of a stress bunny, I'm always surprised how low mine usually is. The daily cycle must be doing some good!
ETA: But boo-hiss: I'm not allowed to drink alcohol with the new pills!
Her conclusion was pretty much what we thought - acute labyrinthitis. She's taken me off the original tablets as they weren't really doing me any good and has put me on some anti-nausea medication - which seem reasonably effective so far. Amusingly they are also anti-psychotics (at higher doses anyway) so I've been telling people that if I'm more laid back than normal this week that'll be why!
She's going to try and get me an ENT specialist appointment but as that may take a few weeks we can always cancel it if not needed.
But I am under strict instructions not to drive until the symptoms have cleared up. I got a bit of a slap on the wrist when I admitted that I had driven to work 3-4 times over the last couple of weeks!
Anyway, it's wait and see time now. I tell you though - if this goes on for more than another week or so I'm going to be getting really stir crazy!
One good thing is once again she checked my blood pressure and again she was perfectly happy with it (121/81 fact fans!) Given the amount of extra weight I'm carrying at the moment and the fact that I'm a bit of a stress bunny, I'm always surprised how low mine usually is. The daily cycle must be doing some good!
ETA: But boo-hiss: I'm not allowed to drink alcohol with the new pills!
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