Went to Dr Hain today downtown. Luckily, traffic wasn't too horrible. They were pretty close to on time as well, which was nice. Had my weight, height, and bp checked. My bp was pretty low - 98/62 - fairly normal for me.
First Dr Hain checked out my MRI and CTA scans. He confirmed a calcified meningioma. He actually suggested I may not need follow up scans due to the apparent extent of the calcification. He checked my balance - said it's excellent! Then did some basic neuro stuff - touch my nose with my eyes closed, checked reflexes, same as the immediate care doc and first neurologist I saw. Then he put some weird goggles on me to check my eyes. Apparently they jump around, and they're not supposed to. He also said my left ear is not as good as my right.
He then suggested 3 possible causes - seizures, migraines, or hearing problem. So we are investigating all three further.
1) Seizures. The EEG I had done showed nothing, and I told him that. I will have the script filled tomorrow and will do a 3 day trial. If it works, then we've found the problem. If not, we cross it off the list.
2) Migraines. He gave me a list of foods to cut out. Of the foods on the list, I eat chocolate, cheese, and lunch meat. I haven't had lunch meat for a while. I will cut out chocolate and cheese tomorrow.
3) Hearing. I did a bunch of tests at the office. Audiologist said everything looked normal. I will get the official results from Dr Hain in a week or so by phone and letter.
So now, we continue to wait some more. I am to return to Dr Hain in 2 months, I need to call tomorrow to make that appointment.
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