Benign Positional Vertigo

 At least that's what I'm calling it after I spoke with Talub. Spent about four hours in the ER, thanks to Amber for the ride and support from Jon because no one should be in the ER alone.

EKG, CT scan of brain and multiple vials of blood taken and tested (they must have used a turkey baster size needle for that draw, I've got a bruise).  

Triage nurse and doctor saw me right away but there were a lot of people in the waiting room so that made me feel kind of special. Did the preliminary questions and tests for stroke and heart attack, all negative (tracking fingers with eyes, no loss of feeling in arms or legs, that sort of stuff). BP, heart and temp were all good. 

CT scan was not much different than the PET scan and I remembered last minute to take post earrings out, wasn't wearing my watch, took off my glasses ... rumble rumble on table, ring going over and back again, took all of a minute or so. They gave me an anti-vertigo pill around 10:30 and frankly, didn't notice much difference other than feeling less nauseous and could walk a bit better but still light headed and fuzzy brained. I had to try and sleep/rest sitting almost straight up last night which I didn't not want to do. I wanted to lay down and just crash out. As soon as I did that though, everything was spinning and had to sit up or lose my stomach contents. Even now I can't lean my  head side to side but can turn my head as long as I move carefully. So upright and vertical sitting is okay but it does not make for restful sleep.

CT scan results, everything normal BUT... there was a small 1.1cm 'attenuated mass' on the right temporal lobe, doctor didn't see that it was attached to the brain, it didn't seem to be what was causing the vertigo and may well be on the membrane covering of the brain. I messaged my doctor about getting an MRI done as the ER doctor had advised. She didn't think it was cancer and meningioma(sp?) do happen and are not life threatening. But this puts another level of tests and anxiety on everything else going on.

So the kicker is, the med they gave me will reduce the feeling of vertigo but it can also make you drowsy so not supposed to drive or operate things when I take it. I can't drive now anyway because of the vertigo so that means I can't even go get the meds that are supposed to help.

So that's it, what is interesting is the left side of my face now, mostly my cataract eye is being a bit slower and as we all know the right side of the brain controls the opposite side of the body which is why left handed people are always in their right mind.

Thanks for the message Talib, will see about talking tomorrow. I have an appointment with the surgeon on Thursday, Oncology Radiology on the 28th and who knows what else in between all that. MRI will likely be in Mira Mesa so now have to contact someone in Sharp or Medicare for transportation.

Sigh.

The hits keep on coming.