We walked out of the ENT Doctor's office saying to each other "Well that was discouraging." He did not have any good news. (At least there was no BAD news.) The diagnosis was that a virus damaged the inner ear. Her hearing has not been affected, only her sense of balance. That was good to know. (Michelle wanted to ask for a note to show Matt that she can hear just fine.) The doctor prescribed a patch to be placed behind the ear to help with the nausea. But he did not have any idea of how long this would last.
The patch worked fine... for a day or so. It numbed one side of her face. Then she had an allergic reaction to it. Her throat was swollen. Between the swelling and the numbness she could not swallow correctly. So, off came the patch and the vomiting started back again. So she went back to the drugs prescribed at the emergency room. Antivert helps with the vertigo and another two help her sleep. After a few days, the affect of the patch wore off and she was able to swallow. Little by little the nausea and vertigo have gone down. But I must confess: she is getting desperate for this misreable malaise to be overwith, and she's turning to homeopathic treatments that I'm very skeptical about. I've seen some home treatments give good results, but, for me, the border between alternative medecine and the placebo effect is rather nebulous.
Today she was able to walk around - going from one stable object to another. Her eyes aren't working right. They jerk around a lot unless she really concentrates on focusing. She inadvertently keeps her left eye partly closed. The good news is that she has not had to vomit since January 31'st. I think that, at the pace she is improving now, she'll be back to nearly normal in a week and a half.
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We hope Michelle gets better soon. That sounds so miserable. For me, there is nothing worse than being sick to my stomach.
I hope Michelle's health keeps improving and that this is the start of 'better'.
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