So… we’ve made it to March. How am I feeling?
To be honest, it’s a bit like going back to last year, before my embolisation. I’ve been getting gradually less well, I think, over the past few months. It is interesting to see what I recorded above as the basis of my concern at Christmas and it is pretty much the same…
- tinnitus, which seems worse than I used to have pre-embo and seemed to step up in the summer. Not noticeably different since the summer. The occasional warbling noises I talked about before, as well.
- pulsatile tinnitus, or at least a pulse or throb in my left ear. Correlates greatly with fullness in the ear which is predominant in the left ear but I would say if my blood pressure goes up, pressure appears in both ears. When driving, want to pop my ears to clear them. Recent days, popping my ears a lot of the time.
- I’d say head pressure towards the top of my head, again predominantly left and the odd feeling when driving, sometimes when walking.
- flushed expression. I look in the mirror like I’ve been in the sun and gone a tiny bit pink. Somebody complimented me today that I was “looking well” but I haven’t been out in the sun greatly so I wonder…
- bit of a thick head. Not enough for me to describe as a headache but present and constant enough to be something.
As I sit here this evening, feeling a bit poorly, bit pressured in the head, bit borderline might stop driving.
Tomorrow, off to hospital with my son. He has a couple of things to look at on the back of his head, one of which is a birthmark, so want to get him checked out that it is as simple as a birthmark.
Thursday off to hospital for myself for an outpatient appointment. Does the doc think any or all of my symptoms above are a sign of a resumption in my AVM or another one sprung up on the left, or some anastomoses that have lain dormant pre embolisation have now opened with the right pressures now occurring in my head?
I always have to recognise that I think I am well off compared to some people here, so whilst my intent is always to share with others in case we have similar symptoms and can learn from each other, don’t want to come across as an empty vessel, making more noise that it’s worth. Difficult balance that I worry I don’t hit right.
Anyway, that’s my position this week. I’ll let you know how I get on. As a consultation, I’m not expecting miracles but one step along the way.
I did promise someone a few weeks ago to ask about something… can’t remember what. So if that was you and you remember my promise, give me a nudge. No real brain, you know. That’s my trouble 
Richard