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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 205
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So wonderful to hear that progress is possible!
I had my Videonystagmogram (VNG) test at the ENT yesterday. AWFUL!
It triggered waves of vertigo and nausea-I felt like I was on the teacup ride at Disneyland.
It also triggered a painful migraine. Is this normal? I had to take my tramadol, ice my neck/head, and go to a dark/quiet place for a couple of hours before I could re-emerge and interact with my family.
I get the results in a week. I feel nervous (questions loop: will they have a 'diagnosis'?; will it be treatable?; am I making this up?). But it's a gorgeous day in the Bay Area, so I feel more hopeful than not.
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The event: Rear ended on freeway with son when I was at a stop in stop and go traffic July 2012. Lost consciousness.
Post-event: Diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome, ptsd, whiplash, peripheral and central vestibular dysfunction and convergence insufficiency. MRI/CT scans fine.
Symptoms: daily headaches, dizziness/vertigo, nausea, cognitive fog, light/noise sensitivities, anxiety/irritability, fatigued, convergence insufficiency, tinnitus and numbness in arms/legs.
Therapies: Now topamax 50mg daily; Propanolol and Tramadol when migraine. Off nortryptiline and trazodone. Accupuncture. Vitamin regime. Prism glasses/vision therapy. Vestibular therapy 3month. Gluten free diet. Dairy free diet. On sick leave from teaching until Sept. 2014.
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