No, you don’t want me to whine?
Okay, I’ll just talk then. Remove the whine from my voice.
Just finally got over the nasty cold I had, feeling better, when I got hit with a wave of vertigo that has lasted for nearly a week.
It’s pretty terrible. The dizziness leads to nausea, and the victim is pretty much incapacitated for the duration.
I went to a vestibular (inner ear) therapist several years ago, and she taught me some exercises that really do help. The theory has to do with little tiny crystals that swim around in the inner ear, causing the dizziness and all that goes with it. Again, the exercises have always helped before.
This time, not as much. They do give me some relief, but the dizziness comes back after several hours or even overnight. I generally sleep on my back, and I can tell you it’s quite disconcerting to open one’s eyes in the morning only to see the ceiling swimming around overhead. Also, with this latest onset, I’m finding that all I want to do is sleep. No energy at all.
I have an appointment with my primary on Monday, and I’m hoping she can give me something to relieve the dizzy.
So there’s my Saturday Sob Story.
On a brighter note, we’ve had lovely spring weather. We have two dogwood trees in our front yard, one pink and one whitle. I think this may be the best year of all for their beauty. We also have a Kousa (Japanese) Dogwood in the back yard. It’s a little slower than the others, and is just now leafing out. Very pretty in full leaf, and it last for several weeks. Also, our azaleas are showing color, and the neighborhood is full of flowering trees. So much beauty,