Sometimes the road to the diagnosis is a long and crazy one, especially if you have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression. I have had 4 years of vertigo, loss of balance, ear pain, ringing loudly in my left ear, lately gait changes and choking, my eye feels dry, and now I have slight numbness to my left side of my face. Like I had a Novocaine shot that is going away. I went and bought my own walker. I went to see my GP and said I am having more back pain above my L4-S1 fusion sight. I told him there is something wrong. Labs were normal. He ordered MRI of my whole spine. I went back for results. I told him I am feeling fatigued and had an episode of fainting. Spine has several damaged areas and bad neck spondylithesis, and some vertebral hemangiomas T8 and C8. These were new. Off to the neurosurgeon. Dr. told me what we could be done with spine but I said what about the choking, and dizziness. He assessed the left leg dermatomes and found decreased sensations. Off to the MRI for brain. By then, I am having a blurring of my left eye when I try to read. I return to Dr. and he did some neuro assessments of my eye and gag reflex on my left side. The acoustic neuroma is 17x9x9 in a barbell shape into my internal canal and into pontine angle pressing against cerebellum. He said this size should not be causing all the cranial symptoms. But I always have the rare cases multiple surgeries of muscles and nerves.
I see some of you have good clinics. I am a disabled veteran so we chose to go to San Diego VA for further treatment. Will see the doctor tomorrow with my MRI films. I am a female, 59 years of age.
