Is it vertigo or something else?

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I've had 2 surgeries for cancer (leukemia and lymph node cancer) in the last 2 months. After about 2 weeks from the first surgery, I woke up one morning and was extremely dizzy and literally fell into the wall. I have been prescribed Meclizine, which doesn't help. I also had a brain scan which came back clear. Why did all this just start now? Was it the anesthesia? Thoughts?

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  • CozmoWank
    5 years ago

    Talk to a doctor. That's the best thing. Hope everything works out well for you.

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  • paramore93
    5 years ago

    This is something you should ask your doctor. Cancer is serious and none of us are doctors.
    After general anaesthetic I was shaky and dizzy for two weeks, that was considered unusual for my age. It could be absolutely anything. DOCTOR!

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  • RoseIsabella
    5 years ago

    You need to tell your doctor about this, I can't do much more than say a prayer for you.

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  • brutus
    5 years ago

    Dizziness is extremely complicated issue. It could be anything brain, ears, nerves etc.
    Try clonazepam it works for me.

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    • nikkiclaire
      5 years ago

      Klonopin caused me to have seizures.

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      • brutus
        5 years ago

        Its a bit strange that you got seizures from it. It is actually used to treat seizures.

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        • nikkiclaire
          5 years ago

          True. I was taking it for anxiety and panic attacks not seizures. Only time I've ever experienced them.

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  • Ellenna
    5 years ago

    Presumably the Meclizine has been prescribed for exactly what you're experiencing, but isn't working for you, so time to talk to whoever prescribed it

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