My poor hubby woke up this morning with severe vertigo - definition of severe being (if you have a weak stomach - skip a line) accompanied by vomiting. I was thankful for the timing - if this had happened a week ago before his MRI - I would have been freaking. Stefan made a quick call to a friend of his who had a similar experience a few years ago - she wasn't available - but he talked to her paramedic husband who helped put our anxiety to rest a bit. (likely flu/ear related - as we just had the MRI Wednesday - we weren't thinking tumour)
My step dad came over to watch Stefan while I ran Charlotte up to daycare (Thanks Gerald!), and when I returned, once Stefan felt able to make it out of bed - I took him to Royal Columbia.
They actually got us in pretty quick - perhaps it was the vertigo/vomiting/brain tumour trifecta that was the winner in the er room? After running through all the history (I felt very proud of myself for having his pre radiation MRI on disc - and the Dr. actually looked at it, along with all my reports!), they did a cat scan (to rule out anything brain related). Stefan got some medication to help with the vertigo - and we will be following up with our family Dr. on Thursday.
Stefan has always felt something wasn't right with his left ear since his second surgery. He describes it as a bubbly feeling. He has had numerous Dr.'s check though and it's always pretty clear. We are guessing the vertigo is tied to his ear - so imagine Thursday will result in a referral to an ear specialist - but I'm only guessing!
Glad to be off work so I can take care of my hubby! Now - just need to get this sorted out before baby comes - otherwise I really do need to look into trading him in for a new model! I'm starting the search for the kryptonite someone obviously has hidden somewhere in our home - wish me luck!
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