Here's the next part of my story from yesterday. It was really hard work. It was already around 5 PM when I got home from my doctor's appointment and picked up my medicine. It made me sad that my kids had to wait with me the whole time.
The doctor told me yesterday that Meniere's disease is most likely what I have. I thought at first that it might go away on its own, but the doctor was very clear. He said there is no treatment or fix that can heal it. Surgery isn't always helpful, and it might even make hearing loss worse.
I couldn't say anything for a while as I thought about what might happen in the future. I've had vertigo attacks and other symptoms for a few months now, and all of a sudden they made me feel uncomfortable, scared, and worried. I remembered the physiotherapy moves that helped me feel less dizzy when I had an attack. I need to remember to keep doing those.
The doctor said that the hospital could only give the me medicine to make me feel better. My next visit to check on my health is in three months, next year. What I read online is even scarier: it says that Meniere's disease gets worse over time until hearing loss happens. From what I've read so far, it doesn't look like there's any chance of getting better.
I'll have to make big changes to how I live. I will miss coffee and can't picture going a day without it. That is going to be very hard for me. It looks like a big change is coming to my life, but I'm not sure what will happen.
I actually feel fine right now, nothing to worry about. But when I think about what happened a few months ago, there were also no clear signs or causes. I felt sick, dizzy, and spinning all of a sudden. The worst part was that I couldn't get up, even though I had been fine before that.
So I need to make changes and stay away from all the foods and things that make my Meniere's worse. In my heart, I really hope the doctor is wrong, especially since he or she only used my symptoms and condition to make the conclusion. There were no internal tests to make sure of it.
I know the doctor is probably right, though. I just need to be ready for anything that might happen.
