Got a CT of my head today
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| Sat, 12-10-2005 - 3:19pm |
Yes, I broke down and went to urgent care. I had some vertigo last night...nothing too extreme but enough to panic me somewhat. I just went straight to bed and when I awoke this morning I had another spell like that before I even made it out of bed. And so I was feeling light-headed along with brief spells of vertigo. This made me get those darn hot flashes and rapid heart-beat. I really felt so out of it. The doc suspected either a sinus infection plus he wanted a good image of my brain to see if there was any scarring or growths that might be from a car accident I was in 12 years ago.
Boy was I a nervous wreck. I thought for sure they'd find a brain tumor. I thought for sure it would be bad news. But I remained as calm as I could. Turns out, my brain has nothing on it; looks totally normal. And my sinuses were totally clear. It was determined that the dizziness is a reaction to my recently increasing my Zoloft again. So the doctor wants me to split the dose a little and continue to be real slow about it.
It amazes me that the side-effects of this Zoloft are so intense when I start it or increase it. But it's good to know that after a few days the side-effects subside.
Now I can say I'm healthy. I've had a CT of my abdomen, an Ultrasound of my abdomen and chest, an upper endoscopy of my stomach and gallbladder, all sorts of heart tests, and finally a CT of my brain. Everything is clear! I don't think there is anything left that could cause me grave concern. But watch, I bet I'll think of something as I often do.

I'm so glad you checked out ok and I expected exactly that :)
Judy
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