June - October
Now that we are home, we were able to set up appointments quite quickly. First to my primary, Dr. Diggs. She got me set up with an ENT doctor, Valrie Asher, who had me do another cat scan and they did a hearing test. Her findings were that she didn't think it was life-threatening but really did not know what it was. The hearing test revealed that I do have some damaged hearing which I no doubt we have to deal with in the future. She then referred me to George Washington University to Dr. Monfared, a specialist in this area. The original problem of vertigo was most likely caused by vestibular neuritis. After the first visit, I had a brain MRI. The result of this after discussions with the radiologist was that it was excess bone marrow. They will want to keep an eye on this but it doesn't look like a problem. But I did find out that my clumsiness is caused by vestibular hypofunction (right middle ear doesn't work). Because he saw some white areas in my brain he wanted me to see a neurologist. That will take a while to get that appointment. Basically, I am getting old and a few parts just aren't working right.
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