My visit to the Neurology department

As i mentioned in my last post, i had an appointment today with a Neurology consultant at my local hospital.

She was a lovely lady who examined me and told me the dizziness and fainting is nothing to do with any brain damage, which is good as a junior doctor in my local surgery who referred me had said he thought it was to do with a brain problem! ( He thinks i’m nutty, how very dare he)

I’m been referred to the ENT department and have also had some blood taken to check i have sufficient Vitamin B in my body as apparantly Chemotherapy can mess with ones immune system and can make one vitamin B deficient.

BLOODY CHEMO!

The Consultant mentioned my inner ear and  how a fault caused by the chemotherapy can affect the nerves in my inner ear so affecting my balance.

I now have to wait to hear from my own doctor for further tests and the blood results.

Happy New Year

Well what a start to 2011.. On Boxing Day i started coughing.. and coughing…. and blooming coughing. 2 days later the aching of every bone in my body started. Yup i  had the dreaded flu.

 

I still can’t shake the cough off and its driving me maaaaaddddd. I’ve had medicine from the pharmacy and throat lozenges.. Hopefully it’ll go soon. I’ve not bothered my doctor as i’ll end up with more bugs if i go to the surgery and also its only flu and there are people out there who need a doctor more than me. I’m a survivor and will carry on sucking the Covonia Lozenges hehehe.

The old dizzy head isn’t doing me any favours either and seems to get worse each time. In a couple of weeks time i go to the hospital to see the Neurology Department so hopefully they’ll suss out whats going on in that there head of mine.

The only way i can describe the dizzy effects is that its not when i stand up or anything like that, it can suddenly come on while i’m watching television. I really hope something can get sorted as it makes me feel so sick too. thank heavens for  non alcoholic Ginger wine as it takes the sicky feeling away.

On the 25th of this month i go to see my Oncologist so hopefully alls well in that area too.

right thats me updated with my health. I’ve blogged this as i still am very forgetful and need things wrote down..chemo brain.. lack of brain.. senile.. You decide.