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Jackie07 · 01-23-2010, 10:17 PM

Looks like I might be able to figure out about the cause of my vertigo pretty soon.

The irritation on my right neck (same side of my bc) is now 'prominent' - validated by my being able to pinpoint it within just a couple of seconds.

Have been waiting for the referral/appointment with my neurosurgeon for several days and now started to panic a little bit - is he the right person to talk to about bc mets to neck?

My insurance is now strictly Blue Cross Blue Shield and everything has to go through their channel - BCBS had ended their special arrangement with my hospital, so now I have to use Blue Texas and wait for the paperwork. Wondered how long it's going to take before I can have a surgery or something done to take care of my neck and shoulder.

I've been very pleased with the result of my hysterectomy and oophorectomy procedure. My lips are now completely normal - skin no longer peeling - signalling normal body temperature, no more low-grade fever. My bowel movement has also returned to normal. My appetite is good and I now have energy to do some cooking - gained a couple of pounds already. The only thing that keeps on bothering me right now is the 'painful' knot on my right neck and shoulder. Based on my experience with the aftermath my brain tumor surgery - when I had the temporary left-side paralysis due to the cranial nerves being compressed by my swollen brain - there must be something pressing on the cranial nerve on my right neck right now to cause the shoulder problem. Plus now there's something truly 'palpable'...

So thankful to Joe and Christine and everyone else here that I have a place to come to and release some stress. This Board is very important to me also in another aspect - maintaining my cognitive fuction. I'd had experienced cognitive decline several times in the past after my brain surgeries and breast cancer surgery+chemo procedures. This is the first time that I have been able to maintain my normal level. The typing, the thought process, the interaction with others, the 'search' and the camaraderie...

Thank you all so much.

01-23-2010, 10:17 PM	#7
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Re: Anyone with Vertigo - my new theory Looks like I might be able to figure out about the cause of my vertigo pretty soon. The irritation on my right neck (same side of my bc) is now 'prominent' - validated by my being able to pinpoint it within just a couple of seconds. Have been waiting for the referral/appointment with my neurosurgeon for several days and now started to panic a little bit - is he the right person to talk to about bc mets to neck? My insurance is now strictly Blue Cross Blue Shield and everything has to go through their channel - BCBS had ended their special arrangement with my hospital, so now I have to use Blue Texas and wait for the paperwork. Wondered how long it's going to take before I can have a surgery or something done to take care of my neck and shoulder. I've been very pleased with the result of my hysterectomy and oophorectomy procedure. My lips are now completely normal - skin no longer peeling - signalling normal body temperature, no more low-grade fever. My bowel movement has also returned to normal. My appetite is good and I now have energy to do some cooking - gained a couple of pounds already. The only thing that keeps on bothering me right now is the 'painful' knot on my right neck and shoulder. Based on my experience with the aftermath my brain tumor surgery - when I had the temporary left-side paralysis due to the cranial nerves being compressed by my swollen brain - there must be something pressing on the cranial nerve on my right neck right now to cause the shoulder problem. Plus now there's something truly 'palpable'... So thankful to Joe and Christine and everyone else here that I have a place to come to and release some stress. This Board is very important to me also in another aspect - maintaining my cognitive fuction. I'd had experienced cognitive decline several times in the past after my brain surgeries and breast cancer surgery+chemo procedures. This is the first time that I have been able to maintain my normal level. The typing, the thought process, the interaction with others, the 'search' and the camaraderie... Thank you all so much. __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 01-24-2010 at 01:14 PM..