So I didn't get up until 7, KR said he had been up since 6. We went down to the Corner Cafe, just two blocks up and had breakfast. He had a western omelette and I had a piece of toast, plus coffee. Then we went and got some Starbuck. It was time to bike again.
We rode our bike through Central Park, and stopping at several interesting spots. We saw the Egyptian obelisk, an original from Egypt, and installed in Central Park in 1881 and was made in 1450 BC by the Pharoah.
We went to Dollar Tree, off of 101/1st Ave. It is the messiest DT I have ever seen. We thought we better buy a lock for the swimming pool. Well, they didn't have any.
Then it was time for the appt. We went up to Neurology and registered. 2500 bucks. Then Sergei Yakushin Ph D came and picked us up and brought us to his lab. It was through many mazes and we finally arrived. He seems to be Russian? and spoke with an accent, a large pot belly and somewhat balding man with glasses.
I answered a lot of questions, and he then had me stand on a Wii board and watched me to see if I weaved or dodged or turned circles or what, on my feet. Then he put this headband on my head that looked at my eyeball, and there is a screen outside that he can watch. Sergei also had me march in place with my arms out and somehow I turn slightly to the right event though I feel like I am marching in place. I guess Sergei is trying to ascertain which way I 'spin'.
Then he had me in this room with a rotating chair, and then he spun the black lines on the wall in clockwise and then counterclockwise as he tilted my head left and right, and asked me how I felt after each session. It seems I do slightly better when the lines are rotating to the speed, at a certain frequency/speed. And I don't like it at all when my head was moved up and down, mainly tilting left and right.
KR was there and watched the whole thing, and recorded a bit too. Then I come out and he asks how I felt, if the dizziness is getter or not. It is hard to tell him how I feel, and I don't know exactly if the lack of dizziness is an indication if the treatment is working. I know there are three to four more days, and I am remaining positive.
Bottom line, how do I feel? Really different, meaning the spinning now is different. I feel more "macro" spinning than minor spinning. The brain is less 'full'. The shower seems a little less dizzy for me. It means the room is more spinning than spinning in my head. I would say I feel better.
We then rode to Harlem, and had lunch at the Harlem Tavern. After that we started riding, and I got separated from KR. He got really mad, like yesterday when I got lost from him, and we rode back to the hotel in silence. He took a shower and went to nap. I tried to put everything I remembered on paper.
After about an hour or so of nap, we went to the small grocery store and to Trader Joe's again. We bought juice, salad, and then a stop at the Halal Guy for a chicken/beef gyro. It was really good, and the line was always there. So we would prolly have another try later.
We ate dinner and watched the end of Die Hard 2 or 3, then some National Geographic. Then went to bed about 10 NYC time, which is still 7 our time. KR was snoring in no time flat and I took a little bit to fall asleep.
My head did not feel like it had to 'settle' before I fell asleep. Usually the gyroscope spins a little before it quits, but tonight, nothing !!!! Maybe I am on my way to WELL !! GOD IS GOOD
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