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Reply: Dr. M: not a good week! Head pressure bad--other '...

Oh my! that doesn't sound good. What on earth is going on? I know you're asking that...

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Reply: Dr. M: not a good week! Head pressure bad--other '...

No, the Zofran is one of the meds I can't take while on the Multaq (for the control of...

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Dr. M: not a good week! Head pressure bad--other '...

Well, I think lack of sleep triggers the 'bad episodes' of head pressure, then the...

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Reply: Hi again, Dr. M: Recent Ent doctor report>

That's funny---that they might have to sit on the floor-- not really!! Glad you have...

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Hi again, Dr. M: Recent Ent doctor report>

Hi--hope you are doing better--or at least better than I have been! Same old thing with...

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Hi--hope you are doing better--or at least better than I have been!

Same old thing with me--the head pressure and nausea and really bad light headedness that is making doing much and enjoying it a real 'chore'.

I do it anyway--like a wedding and reception and out to dinner and church, etc.
Also a get together with friends. I do it all--but am pretty 'miserable' during much of it due to the above symptoms. Just don't say much--not to most folks--only those who really ask and want to know.

So--I saw the Ent doctor and he said he 'wishes he could give me better news, but really, there is nothing he can do at this point to help--and he wishes there was!! "
He was very kind and I appreciated that. I had to see him early because I had another trip to the E.R. for what I thought was the A-fib returning, and it was just all due to the inner ear ( all the above symptoms, plus erratic heart beat). I was told by my Cardio doctor's office to go to the E.R. because we never know if my heart is holding it's normal sinus rhythm or not, without checking and he was out of the office so the E.R. was where they sent me. So, I got in to see my ear doctor sooner than expected and told him, they said it was all due to my Meniere's.

I did get a referral from him to get a Neuro--consult. I can't get in until the end of November--but am on a waiting list for sooner.

Not sure this will help but am hoping he might 'shed some light' on the what's going on that maybe is being 'missed'. I keep having these off and on hand trembling episodes, and my head will 'jerk' at the strangest times. Probably just stress, but sure is unnerving for sure.

Also, my Raynaud's has been showing up more often, even in my toes. I feel like my feet are asleep/numb (no pain) about half way up on each foot---from the toes.
Weird, I know--but that's me!

Anyway, maybe a Neuro doctor will have some insight or help us figure it out. Sure hope so. If not, as the Ent doctor said, 'it is what it is' and hopefully, it will just end as it began--I think I've heard it referred to as 'burn out' with Meniere's. I've written alot, but wanted to bring you up to date.

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Reply: Dr. M: Nasal congestion following anesthesia for p...

Complicated? I'm taking that as a compliment--LOL Yes, I'm certainly keeping alot of...

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Reply: Dr. M: Nasal congestion following anesthesia for p...

Yes--I knew that! Today my nose is better but still burns and a stinging pain every so...

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Reply: Dr. M: Nasal congestion following anesthesia for p...

I always have 'something' peculiar--LOL! However, finding others when I asked the...

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I always have 'something' peculiar--LOL!
However, finding others when I asked the question online, describing the exact after effects during the same type of procedure and anesthesia, and using the nasal tubing w/oxygen makes me feel I'm not the only one--not that it helps the symptoms, but does add a bit of comfort knowing this isn't just 'me again'! I think Propofol (? spelling), is the name of the anesthesia not propanol--and I don't think it was that at all. I remember when they put the Oxygen tubes in my nose--they seemed 'very tight'--and I reached up and sort of moved them a bit as they were 'pressing in hard' on my nose. Then they really pulled the chin portion up tight--so it wouldn't move, I'm sure. The procedure went well--I felt nothing. Still having some bleeding today--more than I would normally, but certainly not like it was when I went to the E.R. Probably due to the procedure itself. I'm off the blood thinner until next Monday--my Cardio doctor's office returned my call and told me to not resume it until then. I did use a 'netti-pot' with a 'dash' of salt in warm water, last night and this morning, and my nose is better--it still stings and I sneezed alot this morning and nose ran like a sieve awhile, but I got a saline spray at the store today and will used it a moment ago and will another time today--but so far, it's not nearly as bad as yesterday. I always 'fear' anesthesia somewhat, but other than nausea (and I had none yesterday), I've done fine with it as a rule. Unless they don't give enough prior to or after a particular procedure--like colonoscopy and endoscopy. I told them---'give me the meds 'before the scope' and don't stop them until the scope is out'! ha
And the CRNA--did a good job of that---as I felt nothing! Thanks for your input---I just wanted to be sure others know this can happen to them--and for anesthesia to know it and be prepared for the questions. So I did talk to someone in that dept. yesterday afternoon--they said it could have been the tubes that irritated the nose and it should be ok in a few days.
So--now we have another thing to think about when 'going under'. You may be right about 'biting on a big stick! LOL

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Dr. M: Nasal congestion following anesthesia for p...

Hi--on and on it goes. Had 'alot' of bleeding (internal hemorrhoids), got really scary--...

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Hi--on and on it goes. Had 'alot' of bleeding (internal hemorrhoids), got really scary-- that sent me to the E.R. and an overnight stay at a nearby hospital last night and had colonoscopy today.

During the procedure I had oxygen tubes in my nose and they used Propanol of course. I woke in the recovery room and a strange reaction occurred. The one side of my nose--not the side I laid on--but the other side--was completely stopped up. I attributed it to the O-2 tubes. Began to sneeze soon after I woke and when I got to my room the sort of 'stinging' would occur in that side only, my nose ran and I'd blow and blow---and this has gone on 'all day' off and on--especially while trying to eat dinner. It's a miserable feeling. I keep sneezing and blowing!!
I did a web search and found out the exact description happening to several people--following procedures using the Propanol and also using nasal oxygen tubes--most folks say the symptoms made them miserable--as it is me now--and went away in a few days.

Can I use a saline spray? I'm afraid to try any others due to my meds and how they interact with others. Or should I just give it time to 'go away'?
I called the floor nurse again to ask her if she remembered me telling her about it, said that she did and it was 'new to her' too. I also left a message with anesthesia dept. on their answering machine for someone to call me as I want to find out for sure.

Many folks on this site that I found had a similar experience reported--almost word for word, like mine---said they were told it could be the tubes or the Propanol--but didn't mean they couldn't have either, just meant they were having a reaction but not an allergic one---ever heard of this happening?

I'm home, resting and fine--I have -internal hemmorhoids and blood thinner I take is causing the excessive bleeding and a polyp was biopsied but nothing suspicious there. I have to lay off the blood thinner for a few days but have to be on it due to A-fib.
Just thought you might have heard of this, working with so many ent patients. Thanks.

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Reply: Morning Dr. M:

Thanks Dr. Moser--I too have a problem with the answer of 'it's the weather'. Was it the...

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