Friday, July 21, 2006

Vertigo

Yesterday, was not fun! I had an episode of vertigo. I haven't had one in a few years. And when I've had them in the past they last for several weeks and the symptoms are 24/7. So, yesterday, it was just me and Miranda, and it hit me all at once. The room started spinning, I got all lightheaded and then things started going black, as well as a sudden wave of nausea. I got really scared and thought I was going to black out. It has never been that BAD before. Then my ear started filling up with pressure. I had to sit down before I fell down. When I felt a little better I went to look up some maneuvers to try to relieve the symptoms. I found one that said it had an 80-90% success rate. I tried it and it made me even more dizzy and really nauseated! Then, it also said to sleep in a recliner. So, I put Miranda down for her nap and I tried to sleep myself in the recliner. I am so not a recliner person, I only want my bed. I rested for a little while and felt extremely better in a little while. I continued the manuevers throughout the day and tried to sleep in the recliner last night. Didn't work! So, I just propped myself up on a couple pillows and basically rested, not slept. So uncomfortable. I can still feel a little lightheaded from time to time but nothing what I experienced yesterday or a few years ago. At least I'm able to function and take care of Miranda. I'm continuing the manuevers and hopefully that will keep the vertigo away!

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