PCa and unexplained dizziness???

Just got back in from a 7 day cruise, followed up by a 13 hour drive. Almost within 2 hours of returning home Sunday, I've had nearly constant unexplained dizziness. Not the point of being nauseous, but just feeling like my head is spinning. This has been going on now 4 days. No medication changes, etc.

Of course, I immediately suspect the worse....brain tumour. I guess that comes from a cancer diagnosis, everything little ache or pain from now on goes into that thought process.

My question is, although a low volume of PCa and low PSA...is it even remotely possible than my PCa could have metastisized into a brain tumour ? I've read that advanced PCa most often shows up in the bones in the pelvis area.

If I need to call my Dr..which one ? RO, urologist, or GP ?

Hi Powellst:

I doubt the brain tumor option.  Actually, after a cruise and long drive it's not unreasonable for you to have a little dizziness...though four days seems like a long time.  I would call the GP.  Probably something as simple as an inner ear infection.

Tudpock (Jim)

I once took a boat from Naples to the Eolian Islands and it took me a week to recover from the ride. I was dizzy and close to being nauseous. I don't think it would be connected to PCa in the least. Are you also taking ED pills?

I have this constantly but I do travel across the Irish sea to Wales every week.My oncologist tells me he's certain it's not brain mets.I came up with a possible thing called brain fog caused by low hormone levels as I'm on zoladex.I would stake my life that your condition is ear related Due to the cruise.......the same happened to me a few years ago and it felt like I was walking on sponge and it lasted for about 1 month

I get dizzy spells like that from time to time. Been happening to me for years. I haven't been able to point to the triggers but colds, fatigue, stress and motion (like being on a boat or long car rides) seem to be the biggest. I've asked my GP about it and she says it's likely something with my inner ear and would refer me to a ENT doc if I wanted. It's never been that bad just an annoyance so I've not really found out what it is.

Your GP is the place to start.

leeanglo, & Guys

We too are going on a cruise and I do have vertigo (dizziness) so I take bonine.
My husband is on HT so his T-level are low which from your post seems like that could cause motion or sea sickness.

Question: Has anyone experienced taking motion sickness med. as I mentioned above and has it worked?

Thanks,

BOOGEE

did you use scopalomine?  we spent 10 days in africa and my wife used scopalomine for the flights to and from africa as well as the short flights from camp to camp and she was in bed for a week when we got home with vertigo and other symptoms of motion sickness.

ed 

Steve n Dallas said...
Sounds more like reverse Sea Sickness to me.

Never heard of this, but I've been checking it out and that seems pretty close to what I'm feeling. If it doesn't resolve in a couple of days, I'm gonna call my GP.

 

 

Thanks for the replies...

reachout, I have those and the doc says I have 'rocks in my head" That maneuver is on the net, with good descriptions, along with the other directions of the neck support and sleeping upright for 2 nights, etc. I still suffer recurring bouts of it and just do the maneuver, with the aid of my wife, and keep it at bay. Thanks for mentioning it, as I had forgotten what it was called, in case I needed to look it up again.

powellst, if suffering dizziness, I would go to an ENT, as they specialize in that area and condition. I fooled around with a GP for several visits before finally going to an ENT. Not diagnosing you, or telling you what to do, just sharing my experience with the problem.