My crew caught the boat without me last week. I Have been having a problem that no matter what I did.. I couldn't get rid of it so I had to go to the doctor. VERTIGO! The worst vertigo that I have ever had in my whole life. I am talking vertigo so bad that it woke me up out of a sound sleep when I would roll over. I have had mild vertigo before, about 3 or 4 episodes in the last 30 years that were very mild (compared to this), that only lasted a few days then went away on their own. This is like 1000 times worse and will not go away.
I'd had a sinus infection, result of allergies in April so me and my PCP just figured I still had some infection in there and he gave me antibiotics to take. A week into them, I was no better so I went back and he gave me a stronger antibiotic and a week into those, I still was no better and my time was running out before I was due back to work. I took matters in my own hands and called a ENT and they got me in the next day. He has grounded me... NO driving and NO boat until he sees me again in 2 weeks. He gave me a sheet of exercises to do for 2 week (with my head) and told me to take that supplement Lipo-Flavonoid. So there is no easy, quick fix for what I have. He wans to see me back in 2 weeks, I am scheduled for a test (that sounds wicked) on Aug 13th to see if it is gone or what(?) and will see him right after the test to get the results.
This explains what I have been going through to a "T"..
http://www.doctorhoffman.com/wwbppv.htm
This explained the test as she described it to me that I am having on the 13th..
http://www.webmd.com/brain/electrony...am-for-vertigo
She had said they would put air in my ear and it really hits a lot of people hard and makes them sick so I am not to eat or drink anything the day of the test. I am NOT looking forwards to that! Anybody here ever had this test and know how long those effects last?
So my crew is on the boat now without me! They were in Baton Rouge over the week end, so close but so far away from me. Right now I have no idea how long I will have to be off and I am so tired of sitting here at the house. Can't use this time to run the roads since I am grounded from driving and have to depend on Rie to take me where ever I need to go. This just SUCKS!
On the brighter side, I asked the person who called me to set up my test about rather I was doing these exercises right or not because they were making me nauseated when I do them. She said if they are making me nauseated, that means they are working. When I first started them, they made the vertigo so BAD.... now it isn't as bad while I do them, so maybe I am making progress.
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