Crew change is next week and I was so sure I was going to make it... up until yesterday. For a whole week I was FINE, felt great... then yesterday happened.. Woke up nauseated really bad and a lot of pressure in my head and ears. All it took was me to bend over and the vertigo was back.
I had that doctors appointment today with the intentions of getting a release for work and told him that... until yesterday happened.. Today was even worse than yesterday.. So he does a exam and says "lets do a CT scan of your sinus!"... 10 minutes later it was done and we were looking at the results. My right upper sinus has thick infection in the crevices... remember, all my problems have been in the right ear so I think we are on to something! At least I HOPE we are and this is what caused all this trouble for me. (A result of that sinus infection I had in April and was also treated with 2 rounds of antibiotics in July for the dizziness in case it was remnants of that April infection)
Anyway, he said we are going to treat this VERY aggressively and I am on 4 medications plus a 30 day round of antibiotics. WATCH OUT SIDE EFFECTS! 3 of them, the side effects are nausea and dizziness!
I called my Captain and told him the good and bad news and he is terribly disappointed that I won't be going back, at least for 2 weeks.... IF I am alright, it will be up to the company and the ENT if it will be safe for me to go back then or have to wait until done with all medication and see what happens.I am not driving again so I am housebound again.
Be warned, I am going to be on some pretty heavy medication and I may not make any sense for awhile.. LOL!
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