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Aseptic Viral Meningitis
by 1shannonb, Dec 03, 2007 07:25AM
Last summer I was diagnosed as having viral meningitis after about a month of misdiagnosis. My symptoms were acute leading to a 2 month hospitalization for supportive care and eight lumbar punctures to relieve the inter cranial pressure. I did have one seizzure like episode, but recovered my speech after a LP. Through out this time I was constantly dizzy and throwing up. I had lost thirty pounds and thought I was going to die. It was found that I also had suffered paplademia - swelling of the optical nerve. I am currently being seen by a nuero opthamologist. He hasn't prescribe the meds b/c they are harmful and my scans are at least on the charts now. He's waiting to see if it returns to normal without the meds. He claims there is no dizziness associated with this condition. I have returned to my nuerologist b/c the dizziness has not gone away. When I look up, bend my head back, lay down and sit up the whole room spins. The dr claims that this is just residual from the acute meningitis and that it will go away. I trust my new doctors at one of the most renowned hospitals in New England, but it's not subsiding and it scares me. They said I'm more suseptable to getting another bout of meningitis and it will probably be that way for at least a year. I'm a school teacher around sick kids during flu season. Would you agree that this is all normal and I've just become a hypercondriact b/c I was so sick?
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I think you are right in being concerned. I would suggest you to seek a second opinion.
I appreciate your feelings.
If you had meningitis and taken treatment for that, the chances of getting meningitis again are same as anybody else in population. If you are immuno deficient in any manner, then chances are likely to increase.
In your case and anybody else case, if you have suffered so much, you tend to become little cautious.
1shannob, the word is hypochondriac, not hyperchondriac.
Hope this helps you.
Bye.
i went to worthing and was isolated i recovered after 3 weeks and went home i lost lots of weight and i lost hair. i notice i now have terrible listen habits and suffer from flu and right side of my head i get pain from top to my neck when i get flu . i do think this is because of what happened because i never had this before i suffered with viral meningitis can anyone help
regards its a lonely world ??