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Re: Severe Dizziness after Surgery
From: Barbara (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Feb 27 18:37:53 2005
Thank you so much for the information, I will definitely ask about this
possibility. One of the doctors I talked to said I could have an inner
ear inflammation, but did not mention how they might test for it or
treat it. I am supposed to fly to Texas on Thursday so I am hoping that
if it is ear-related I will not have trouble flying since I will have my
5 year old with me. Can you tell me how long your dizziness lasted and
what if anything seemed to help? Thanks again!
Barbara
At Sun, 27 Feb 2005, D.N. wrote:
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>Hi Barbara,
>
>I have had problems with being dizzy in the past couple of years off and
>on. It didn't start after surgery for me, in fact, I don't know how it
>started. It is a condition you could ask your docs to check out. It is
>called benign paroxysmal postitional vertigo. I have read than it can
>start after surgery because you are in a supine position. I found some
>info on this subject at
>http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/disorders/bppv/bppv.html
>
>It is caused by calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear. For me it
>has caused the most severe dizziness I have ever experienced and I have
>had severe anemia before, but it didn't cause any kind of dizziness like
>this. There are things that can be done to help with it, but it is best
>your docs check you out to see if that is the problem first. I hope
>this info helps.
>
>Best wishes,
>D.N.
>
>At Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Barbara wrote:
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>>I had my latest laparoscopy for stage III endo about 6 weeks ago. Ever
>>since waking up from this surgery I have been very dizzy. At my 2-week
>>follow up the doctors suggested that it would get better as it was
>>probably just slight anemia. I have not been getting better despite the
>>doctor taking me off of the megesterol that he had me start at that
>>follow up appointment. I was told to check with a neurologist who
>>ordered an MRI and told me to see a generalist while awaiting my MRI
>>appointment. The generalist seems as perplexed as the rest of them,
>>agreed that it could be a blood clot at the base of my brain or a
>>stroke...but none of them really seem to believe that it's either of
>>those. I'm still waiting for blood lab results and the results of a
>>sonogram they did on my heart. Has anyone else had this experience? I
>>can not drive, it's very hard to work, and I'm getting so frustrated
>>that there seems to be no relief in sight and no idea what's wrong. Any
>>advise would be great ladies!
>>
>>--
>>Barbara Clowser
>>
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