I really should start writing about my good days, too! Had a spell again yesterday, which keep me on the schedule I have been living of one a week. I had to miss work this time, as well, which adds to the frustration, especially since I am covering a maternity leave and don’t have sick time benefits right now!
I am feeling frustrated because despite doing everything ‘right’ (meds, sleep, diet), I am still getting sick with almost alarming frequency. With still three months to go before I see my specialist, it’s hard to know what to do. I know that the doctors in my small town won’t be able to offer any suggestions I haven’t already heard, but I am tempted to try anyway. It would be nice just to have a break for a couple of weeks, especially now that the weather is getting nicer! It seems to be that the way the weather affects me, I often end up ‘sick’ on sunny days – that’s just mean!!
I find that my mind races sometimes when I am sick, and I often think of seemingly profound thoughts and ideas while I am laying in bed in discomfort – these ideas seem to either fade away, or are not nearly exciting the next day when I am feeling better. I swear if I could manage to work a key board while I am sick, I’d have a book written by now!! I need some voice to text software I suppose!!
I really would like a break form this – endless nights of spinning and nausea followed by days of exhaustion are not fun. At least time to recover from one spell before I have another would be nice!!
Oh, I so feel for you. I don't know what is worse, the actual vertigo or the wondering, worrying, agonizing over what you did to bring it on or what you can possibly to do just make it stop.
ReplyDeleteA little over 2 years into it, I am fairly convinced that for me there is little rhyme or reason to any of it. At my worst, I was having 3-4 attacks a week so it was nearly impossible to identify triggers. No matter how good I was, they just kept coming.
I have since had gent and have a reprieve. But it has already failed once, could happen again. I am enjoying the break, though. Love being free from the worst of the misery.
Hope you can hang in there and that your specialist offers you something helpful...
I had a girlfriend who had meniere's disease. I found this website that helped her.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.goldbaum.net/balance/
She was able to regulate and wad off some of the symptoms when she felt them coming on. perhaps this may help you as well.... Then you could join in on Sin Sundays. :) stay well, hope this helps you.