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Wooziness and MGUS

Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Sep 6, 2023 | Replies (13)

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@harley23

Hi Debby. I too have had this feeling of drunkenness when I sit or stand. It started about 16 months ago and has progressively worsened. It goes away when I lie down. It is not vertigo. I finally saw my ENT and it looks like my symptoms are from a condition related to aging (I am 76) called Presbystasis. It is common and incurable but treatable. Treatment consists of balance training mostly so I am waiting for a physical therapy referral. I highly recommend you see an ear-nose-throat (ENT) doctor. After 16 months of seeing a plethora of specialists, I finally have an answer. I keep a positive attitude and look on the bright side. The blessing has been that in my search for an answer, a small aneurysm was discovered in my brain that I have had treated with a type of "stent" that will cut off the aneurysm blood supply and make it go away! Praise God! Keep us posted if you like on your journey. I hope this helps.

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@harley23 And, once again, your story reminds us that things can be found when we aren't expecting them to be! The same way that MGUS is often found as our medical team looks for answers to another health issue.

Happy to hear you had a stent placed and a cure for that aneurysm.
Ginger