dizziness driving me crazy

[Guest guest]

I think the most uncomfortable thing I am experiencing with the post-

op surgery is this dizziness (also the hearing loss). I feel like I

am in the twilight zone. I can't drive or do much of anything at this

point. I feel like I am on drugs or something. Please tell me this

goes away.

G.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I've heard that room-spinning vertigo is never sustained for more than a couple of days. It's more likely that you'll be unsteady on your feet for a while. It leaves you feeling vulnerable and added to the deafness your access to the world is literally and psychologically diminished. If you're feeling like a zombie it may be because the body tends to shut down as a defence against the trauma of surgery (despite our reasoning, the body registers 'invasive head injury'). Many powerful painkillers also effectively suppress the system. Sorry to say that all you can do is allow your body to mend itself in it's good time. It passes.

Phil

I think the most uncomfortable thing I am experiencing with the post-op surgery is this dizziness (also the hearing loss). I feel like I am in the twilight zone. I can't drive or do much of anything at this point. I feel like I am on drugs or something. Please tell me this goes away. G.

[Guest guest]

> Hi , when did you have surgery? Was it your first surgery or a

reconstruction surgery? The reason I asked is after my reconstruction

surgery I was soooooooo dizzy!! It lasted until the dr. went back in

and removed the reconstructed bones! It is so much better now. Hang

in there maybe it will go away on its own., Charla

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Although it may not seem like it now....this dizziness will go

away. I know it's annoying and almost drives you crazy. Other times

it feels like some kind of cheap buzz!!!! After awhile I've gotten

used to this dizziness, weird cuz if I'm not dizzy I'm still

thinking I am. But that's cuz right now I think the ctoma is back

full force, I'll find out Thursday.

Kim

Please tell me this

> goes away.

>

> G.

[Guest guest]

Hi Charla,

I had the surgery Tuesday the 22nd of oct. he removed the c-toma and

did the reconstruction all at once. I won't see the doctor again

until Nov 8th. Hopefully this is just temporary.

G.

> > Hi , when did you have surgery? Was it your first surgery or

a

> reconstruction surgery? The reason I asked is after my

reconstruction

> surgery I was soooooooo dizzy!! It lasted until the dr. went back

in

> and removed the reconstructed bones! It is so much better now. Hang

> in there maybe it will go away on its own., Charla

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kim,

I know what you mean about it feeling like a cheap buzz. I sure hope

you don't have another C-Toma. Good Luck on your results.

G.

> Hi ,

> Although it may not seem like it now....this dizziness will go

> away. I know it's annoying and almost drives you crazy. Other times

> it feels like some kind of cheap buzz!!!! After awhile I've gotten

> used to this dizziness, weird cuz if I'm not dizzy I'm still

> thinking I am. But that's cuz right now I think the ctoma is back

> full force, I'll find out Thursday.

> Kim

>

> Please tell me this

> > goes away.

> >

> > G.

[Guest guest]

-

I had severe dizziness following my radical mastoidectomy. It was so

bad that I could hardly get out of bed. The doctor suggested

Meclizine (sp?) which took the edge, but ended up prescribing steroids

because of swelling in the balance canals. It went away as soon as I

started the steroids.

Best of luck with this. Be sure to tell you doctor.

- D.

> I think the most uncomfortable thing I am experiencing with the post-

> op surgery is this dizziness (also the hearing loss). I feel like I

> am in the twilight zone. I can't drive or do much of anything at this

> point. I feel like I am on drugs or something. Please tell me this

> goes away.

>

> G.