Does dizziness eventually disappear for good

[Wifix]

I had a totally unexpected benign brain tumour removed in its entirety in December 2020 and have recently been scanned by an MRI machine and all is well. My condition was called a haemongliblastoma in the cerebellum of my brain. I have been fit and healthy all my life.

[Pairofboots]

Hi wifi, I would have a chat with your GP, they can look into causes, and refer you if necessary. There are medications that can help in the short term, but a diagnosis is the best bet for a long term resolution. It maybe unrelated to your previous surgery, such as loose plack in your synus, or impacted wax in your ear. 🍀

[Wifix in reply to Pairofboots]

Thank you ( I had forgotten my Healthine password!). I am actually on my second day waiting for a call from my GP. The blood pressure tablets I am taking actually in the little leaflet inside say that feeling dizzy is one of the most common side effects. But that I have never noticed before and they don't appear to have any side effects that affect me. My husband remarked that I am up and down with my dizziness and there are drugs for this but I prefer not to pill pop, as how will I gauge my recovery? I am seeing my neurosurgeon on 11th November and his neuronurse who works for him said to ask him that she personally didn't know.

[Pairofboots in reply to Wifix]

As I said medication in the short term, can be a benefit, once the cause is isolated, and treated then any medication prescribed for this can be stopped.

[Wifix in reply to Pairofboots]

I agree. But I am anti pill popping unless the dizziness is bad enough which it has been in the past. It goes up and down and the recovery from brain trauma is about 6-12 months says my neurosurgeon but I can only imagine feeling a little stronger in 6 weeks ! As many people have replied to Sanju in India, it is question of waiting for a full recovery. Hopefully my neurosurgeon will answer me in this vein. The only scar tissue I have is where the tumour was in my cerebellum.

[Pairofboots in reply to Wifix]

Recovery is largely a subjective view to what you feel is a full recovery.

I understand your reluctance of pills and potions, but they are just a tool, as a screw driver is a tool, you wouldn't try to tighten a screw without the driver. If a pill is used to mitigate a symptom that is potentially hazardous, it does not interfere with recovery, it makes the processes needed for recovery easier.

Setting goals can be helpful, but setting time scales can be a hindrance, and pressuring to achieve what others may achieve in a day, but it takes you two days. This is still a success, but on day one, you feel like it is a failure when it is not, it was an unreasonable expectation, but the actual goal is still achievable.

Hope I have made some sense, all be it, in a tenuous stretched out example. I wish you all the best 🍀

[Wifix in reply to Pairofboots]

It is really always helpful Pairofboots. I am alone quite a lot but my husband and his team is only across the garden in a different building on our home premises. So I am around people but don't want to disturb them too much. About now I go over and say hello to the girls. I am doing a free touch typing course online and I am frankly in much need of improvement !

[Pairofboots in reply to Wifix]

Practice makes perfect 😘🍀

[Wifix in reply to Pairofboots]

Yes. A long way to go ! 😍

[Hidden]

On a recent check up with my brain specialist I mentioned that my dizziness still hadn't gone completely he referred me to the physiotherapist at the brain injury unit and she did the tests and I have BPPV or to shorten it positional vertigo it was a relief for a diagnosis and shes been working with me for the past 4 weeks and it's so much better,as boots said speak to your Dr and get a referral I know it's helped me,good luck

[Wifix in reply to Hidden]

Thank you Jodac. It is either the brain surgery or my blood pressure tablets but I will know for sure in a month or so. Hopefully it is a function however unexpected of getting back to health.

[Hidden in reply to Wifix]

The good thing is you've come through brain surgery and blood pressure issues recovery takes time I'm 2 and a half years in from a tbi and just feel any issues that come I can deal with,take it easy

[Wifix in reply to Hidden]

Yes I have and as my husband reminds me that it could be much, much worse. Can I ask you something ? Is hypertension related to my brain tumour surgery?

[Hidden in reply to Wifix]

Sorry I'm not sure about hypertension and brain surgery,hopefully someone here will be able to give you the answer but I will say that your husband is absolutely right

[Wifix]

I keep forgetting my HealthUnlocked password ! Thank you Jodac. The GP eventually called 3 days later and I am seeing the nurse on Monday to check my blood pressure, the neurosurgeon on 11th November and a GP on 15th November which is deliberate after my neurosurgeon. to see if he want to change my Ramipril medication. He said having a brain tumour puts up the blood pressure, which I did not know! But the

hunt is on for an old fashioned blood pressure monitor as the digital ones are not reliable.