memries said:
I don't want to make a bigger thing of this than it is but... I have Vertigo !
OMG! Yes! I suffer from this frequently. Years ago, I caught a cold--just the 'common cold' and as a result did not go to the drs. because there is nothing you can do for the common cold, right? however, unbeknownst to me, it also settled in my ears, and as a result it damaged my inner ear and ear drum. It did not damage my hearing, and I don't recall my ears hurting me. However, one day, I woke up, sicker then ever! I was spinning so fast, I could not even keep my eyes open! I literally allowed myself to 'fall out' of the bed, and dragged myself over to the phone on a table in our room, pulled that off the table, (while I layed on the floor) and called my husband to come home from work. then I crawled on the floor to the bathroom, where I continued to spin and vomit, and other stuff.
My husband made it home lickety split, as he said I sounded 'near death'.
yeah, i felt it too! rushed me to the drs. office, and they took one look at me, and took me in immediately ahead of the other patients. I couldn't even walk. I was like a rag doll. they had no idea what was wrong with me, but my BP also dropped dramatically and by this time, I had the dry heaves, as everything was already out of the stomach.
I had an IV placed in me, and they 'stabalized' me and sent me home, w/meds for the vertigo and nausea. I stayed in bed for days with this, and could only keep down jello, dry toast and ginger ale.
at first they told us they thought I had a brain tumor.
went to every specialist near us for weeks & mos. on end and had every test imaginable! some days were better then others. but most days the vertigo would hit me, and I would be a gonner for a few days. I could not even take a shower, as it would hit then, and I was afraid of falling and breaking something. So, it was baths and only when someone was in the house w/me.
finally, they figured it out--it was this 'virus' that damaged my inner ear. I still get vertigo, but have weaned myself off the prescription meds. I've become use to it, and know not to tilt my head at all--for it will bring the vertigo on. I take showers, and when I wash my hair have to allow the soap to just run down in my face. no tilting of the head--EVER! All this happened about 14 years ago, and I am still faced with it. I do go through times where the vertigo is very light, and I only need a few hours of sleep, dark and quiet to get over it. but every now and again, I will be hit with a really heavy attack, and I'm out for days on end. I never know when it's going to hit either. I have had an attack out of no-where while out shopping! that was the worse, as I sometimes get really paranoid about attempting to go anywhere on my own. I can go months w/o an attack, and then have one that will last a few days and then be fine for a week and have another terrible bad attack again! no warnings! it just HITS! [size=4+]BAM!!![/size]
it's miserable. I hope you do not have it this bad, memries, as I would never even wish this on my worse enemy, (if I even had one).
Ginger is a HUGE aide in combating this. if you can't swallow a teaspoon of ginger spice in a cup of water, then drink ginger ale. it helps so much. and, learn to carry Dramamine with you every where you go, for if you are like me, you'll never know when it's going to hit ya! I have dramamine in my suitcase, my purse, my car, and carry it EVERYWHERE!
good luck to you, and I do hope it's not too bad for you.
also note, you'll have to remember to tell your hair stylist this, and your dentist and anywhere else you go where you may have to 'tilt' your head back. At first, I just had my hair sprayed down with a bottle of water at the beauty parlor before they would cut my hair. because if htey put me backwards, then I would get sick. I often end up sick when I am having dental work--and when I had a root canal 2yrs ago, the poor guy doing the root canal work on me was so upset over me. they wanted to call an ambulance then, but I had them just get me a bucket, and call my husband. they even ran out and got me crackers and a soda!
I was still so numb in my mouth, I couldn't barely eat the crackers or drink the soda, but he sat there with me, patiently and fed me till the husband arrived.
Lyn
