Dr. Steven Vincent, Neurologist, 2nd Appointment

Monday, April 20, 2009 I went to Dr. Vincent for a follow-up appointment because all my blood work had finally come back. Out of all the blood work that have come back there were only two concerns. One test showed I am deficient in B-12, which I was ordered to make sure I am taking a multivitamin each day, something I had been neglecting for the past several months. I had the multivitamin, but I always forgot to take it because it was hidden in the cupboard, not out in the open where I would see it. I have solved that problem by putting both the multivitamin and the B-12 supplement on my desk so I will see them. The B-12 is apparently to help keep my brain from shrinking anymore than it has, or something like that. Dr. Vincent has put me on a gluten-free diet for a month to see if that takes care of the problem of my hearing loss. He thinks I may be in the beginning stages of Celiac's Disease. I am not sure how he is coming up with this diagnosis, but I guess I will try it out of a month and then go back for a blood test to see if that can point us in an direction. I have also scheduled an appointment for about two months from now to see Dr. Vincent have a blood test run for my B-12 deficiency.

These appointments for those who want to know are on:

May 28 at 1:15 MST for a blood test for Celiac's Disease
June 22 at 1:45 MST for a blood test for my B-12 deficiency

So I will sit tight until then and see if this gluten-free diet does anything to increase my hearing.