Brooke4131
04-07-21, 16:47
I've had my health anxiety under pretty good control for the last couple of years, but recently I've had some dizziness that's really made it flare up again. I visited my GP and she thought it was BVVP (basically some crystals in my ear were out of place and causing the dizziness) and referred me to a physical therapist to help put them back in to place. The physical therapist was a total disaster and couldn't seem to figure out what was going on and told me I might have a brain tumor. Cue ANXIETY! An ER visit later (thanks health anxiety) and I received the following results from my CT Scan:
FINDINGS:
The head CT shows no intracranial hemorrhage, extra-axial fluid collection or mass lesion. Mild bilateral deep white matter hypodensities are present, greater in the left parietal lobe suggesting chronic small vessel ischemic changes. A focus of acute infarct is not completely excluded. The ventricles are normal in size and shape. The basal ganglia and posterior fossa appear unremarkable.
Mild vascular calcifications are present. The mastoid air cells and paranasal sinuses appear clear. No acute soft tissue or bony abnormality detected.
Clearly, no brain tumor, but I'm terrified by the abnormal results. The ER doctor seemed pretty sure that I just have BVVP, but mentioned I should follow up with my doctor about the CT Scan. I'm over a week out from my appointment and I'm completely spiraling into the pit of health anxiety. Any advice on how to get through this week or reassurance would be so helpful
FINDINGS:
The head CT shows no intracranial hemorrhage, extra-axial fluid collection or mass lesion. Mild bilateral deep white matter hypodensities are present, greater in the left parietal lobe suggesting chronic small vessel ischemic changes. A focus of acute infarct is not completely excluded. The ventricles are normal in size and shape. The basal ganglia and posterior fossa appear unremarkable.
Mild vascular calcifications are present. The mastoid air cells and paranasal sinuses appear clear. No acute soft tissue or bony abnormality detected.
Clearly, no brain tumor, but I'm terrified by the abnormal results. The ER doctor seemed pretty sure that I just have BVVP, but mentioned I should follow up with my doctor about the CT Scan. I'm over a week out from my appointment and I'm completely spiraling into the pit of health anxiety. Any advice on how to get through this week or reassurance would be so helpful