Trampus Braaten, 45, kept showing up with the same questions. Why did he have dizziness, then headaches, then vertigo so severe that he couldn’t drive?
The emergency room ruled out immediate threats. Visits with his primary care doctor were brief, followed by referrals to specialists that pushed appointments weeks into the future. Each one required him to begin again, retelling the story to someone new. Nearly three months passed like this. The symptoms didn’t change.