10-04-2015, 12:37 PM
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Doctor today
As agreed with the Doctor before I went off to Devon and was off work for a full 10 days, today I've had an appointment to discuss my deafness and work-related anxiety attacks and depression, which are all inter-related.The first shock was an irregular heartbeat and elevated Blood pressure so it was all done a second time, after I had calmed a bit.
Anxiety is causing the BP increase she said but I've got to have another ECG next Friday to see how that turns out.
I've also been prescribed antidepressants; not something I wanted to do.
Can't remember what they are now as I left the prescription with Lloyds to pick up tomorrow as I'm off to Audiology now to hopefully get my new mould and adjust my aids again. stevmk2
Good wishes to you Stev.
10-04-2015, 03:42 PM
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I know you didn't want to have antidepressants Steve but they will hopefully help you through the worrying period you are experiencing at the moment. At least something is being done to help you.I hope your Audiology appt. went well this afternoon.
I also have an Audiology appt. on Monday, having my ears retested aids adjusted.
10-04-2015, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Mags
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I know you didn't want to have antidepressants Steve but they will hopefully help you through the worrying period you are experiencing at the moment. At least something is being done to help you.I hope your Audiology appt. went well this afternoon.
I also have an Audiology appt. on Monday, having my ears retested aids adjusted.
We waited for a few minutes, spoke of mundane things as I calmed down then she tried again and, although my pulse was like a drunken tap-dancer, my BP had come down so unfortunately I have to take anti-depressants as I have lost the ability to control it all.
My Audiology appointment went OK and I now have my new mould and both aids have been adjusted back to what they should have been but I now have to learn to hear all over again.
I got another hard-sell for Cochlear Implant as now they are saying I may not last 'til I'm 65 before it's all gone.
Kind words from people again so thank you so much.
It's all hitting my quite hard now.
I think I'll need the medication by tomorrow. stevmk2
10-04-2015, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stevmk2
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As agreed with the Doctor before I went off to Devon and was off work for a full 10 days, today I've had an appointment to discuss my deafness and work-related anxiety attacks and depression, which are all inter-related.The first shock was an irregular heartbeat and elevated Blood pressure so it was all done a second time, after I had calmed a bit.
Anxiety is causing the BP increase she said but I've got to have another ECG next Friday to see how that turns out.
I've also been prescribed antidepressants; not something I wanted to do.
Can't remember what they are now as I left the prescription with Lloyds to pick up tomorrow as I'm off to Audiology now to hopefully get my new mould and adjust my aids again. stevmk2
Can I ask you why not Steve, considering you've sounded so down of late?
10-04-2015, 04:50 PM
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Steve I think this may well be beginning of you getting better, I know you don't want antidepressants (no one really does) but they do help get you to a point you can cope better and once they start working you may find other things start to fall into place too. I really feel for you with your hearing, it is so life changing to lose it. Perhaps that is the problem it is life changing and normal reaction I to cling to old way of life and try to preserve that, this is a whole new way of living.10-04-2015, 07:45 PM
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Do you not want a Cochlear Implant or is it that you dont feel this is for you?I ask because I cared for a very determined old lady of then 84 who decided that even though she had had zero hearing in her left ear since a botched op in 1970 she would like to try the implant.. Then again she felt she had nothing to loose given that she had zero hearing that side anyway..In her right ear she had a digital aid but it only gave her a limited understanding of the world.
The implant was quite a bit of work and very funny because she always said rude words if she didnt hear what was said during word practice.. But within six months she had over 65% hearing in that ear.
It has opened up a new world for her and she dusted off her record collection and I arrived one morning to find her dancing to some old tunes she had just re-discovered..
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