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[mousme]

*points to icon*

So I haven't been into the vodka, but it looks like I have. After two very unpleasant bouts of vertigo/puking/badness in the past five days, pdaughter was kind enough to accompany me to the clinic after she dropped off Bean at daycare.

The verdict is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, coupled with an ear infection. So now I have happy anti-vertigo meds and Gravol. I am also banned from work for a week and, more inconveniently, banned from driving for a week. Good times.

The first time I didn't feel quite as crappy the next day as I do now, but I will say that given the world's propensity to refuse to stay still, as all good and decent worlds ought, I am grateful for the opportunity to remain mostly horizontal for a while. I'm just feeling guilty that about 90% of the work is now falling to pdaughter because I am a useless, vertigo-ridden lump.

Apart from that, life is pretty good, financial worries aside. Garden is coming along, we're cooking and baking and generally enjoying domestic bliss. Maybe when I'm not as dizzy I'll update properly, but by then I'll likely be too busy again.

Love to all!

Comments

[embroiderama]

OH NO that doesn't sound like fun at all. *hugs*

[mousme.livejournal.com]

No, it really isn't. Sunday was really bad (like, lying down for six hours in a dark room because even moving my arm made me so dizzy I'd throw up), but I've had a low-grade vertigo thing going on ever since then, and it sucks.

*hugs back*

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry, Lady. I was dizzy for a year- minus the puking badness- and it is SO not fun! I wish you a speedy recovery!!!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Oh, ick. A year? I've been told this should go away within a week and it feels way too long.

This whole not-being-able-to-stand-up thing really blows.

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

Mine wasn't NEARLY as severe as yours. It was an inner ear infection. Turns out when the liquid in your inner ear drains out, it takes FOREVER to refill it!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Still sounds vastly unpleasant. At least for now the meds seem to be helping quite a bit with the symptoms. You're all better now, I take it?

[primrose-1.livejournal.com]

Yes, after about a year, it went away. The worst was getting the job at the ghost tours, and realizing I had to tell stories while riding the bus facing backward and turning around to direct the bus driver where to turn to get to the next haunted house. Thankfully, my symptoms weren't very severe by October, so I was able to manage it. I just had to hold on tight to the railing as I was telling. I don't think anyone knew. :)

[grimmwire.livejournal.com]

Horrible! I had labyrinthitis once, and it's No Fun At All. Hoping you are fully recovered real soon.

*hugs*

[mousme.livejournal.com]

Ugh, poor you. I can only imagine how awful that was.

I'm really looking forward to being able to stand up and be an independent person again. :P

[raven-albion.livejournal.com]

Yikes!! Hope you are feeling less vertiginous soon. (Also, o hai! and thanks for the garden update!)

[mousme.livejournal.com]

The medication is helping a lot, though I still get the occasional bout of dizziness and/or queasiness. I can only imagine what I'd be like without it. :P

It's very frustrating not being able to do anything at all, though.

And yes! Ohai! I keep raving about your garden(s) to pdaughter. At one point if you're up for it I shall bring her down (with Bean) so I can show them to her in person!