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MamaBearThius · 04/11/2020 12:23

Posting here as it's busier than the health board. I hope there's someone on here that can help me! Over 3 weeks ago now I had a dizzy turn, very sore ears, unpleasant enough to lay down (in between horrendous sickness and diarrhea). Phoned the dr's, nurse phoned me back (standard covid protocol for ours) gave me 5 days of amoxicillin for a sinus infection. By day 5 I noticed a slight improvement, but then gradually went back to square one. Ears still hurting. Still dizzy. Horrific brain fog. Feel slow and distanced from myself? Got in to see gp who noticed my left side wasn't as responsive as my right so sent me up to a&e. I had a CT scan followed by an MRI and saw a stroke consultant. Stroke was ruled out and I've been referred to ENT. Had a couple of bad dizzy days...always accompanied by sickness, diarrhea and panic type adrenaline rushes. I've been feeling gradually better, yesterday was my best day yet...baby in baby carrier and a lovely foresty walk with 4 year old DD and DH. Felt almost like me last night! Woke up at 5 am soaked with sweat with the actual walls spinning. Horrific sensation that I was falling, worst dizziness I've ever had! Bounced off the walls to just about make it to the bathroom - horrendous sickness and diarrhea AGAIN. 3 hours it all lasted, I had to lay very very still in-between crashes to the bathroom.
I'm now back to low level dizzy. My ears hurt and feel full of ick. I'm struggling to focus my eyes again, it's almost like their too tired? I went to the optician last week and that was fine.
Sorry for rambling, I'm a bit muddled. Anyone have any guesses? I also have a pulled neck/shoulder muscle that started around the same time...not sure if relative. I'm exclusively breastfeeding my little one so limited to medications. Got a nurses app tomorrow hopefully she's going to try the Epley manouvre. It's been going on too long, I'm so down and feel like the worst wife/mother.
Thank you for reading

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Brogues · 04/11/2020 13:10

labyrinthitis or vertigo just from the dizzy spells and nausea?

MamaBearThius · 05/11/2020 18:35

I'm really not sure, especially as it's coming up to 4 weeks now. It's how related it seems to be with sickness and diarrhea too.
The nurse yesterday did the Epley and also examined my ears...the left (which is the worst one) has got a load of fluid behind the eardrum she said and told me to try a nose spray.

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OldCow1 · 06/11/2020 00:05

You'll know if iron deficiency is a possible or selenium?

OldCow1 · 06/11/2020 00:06

Probs go back to doc?

CovidClara · 06/11/2020 00:08

Did the Epley work? Was she experienced at doing it?

thaegumathteth · 06/11/2020 00:12

When the kids were little I pulled a muscle in my shoulder / neck and felt very like you describe although no diarrhoea .

A chiropractor really helped. Mine was so bad I couldn't even sit up at all - if I didn't lie totally flat and still it felt like my eyes were rolling about my head and the nausea was awful.

MamaBearThius · 07/11/2020 09:07

Epley didn't really do much. I spoke to a different Dr yesterday who said it's probably just something viral. I said I'm not convinced as when I take my temp one ear is 36.6 and the other (my sorest one) is 38. She then said she needed to see me before offering any help but as I have a temp I must be covid negative before hand. I explained I went for a test a week ago when I noticed the temp in one ear and it was negative but she said I have to have another, which I went for yesterday. I have a full blood test booked for Monday to check for thyroid and deficiencies but she said she'd cancel that unless I get my result back. She also said ENT will be around 12 months waiting time. I've been struggling with the panic side of things so asked if there was an update on the Propanolol, my original Dr had said she'd get back to me about prescribing it while breastfeeding. This Dr said "we don't like to just prescribe meds, what if you hav a side effect while holding baby and collapse". Super helpful to put that image in my head. I asked about a repeat of the Epley and was told it wasn't a regular thing to be needed. I feel so unsupported! So now just waiting for my negative test before progressing (hopefully)

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