Wait, did I spell that dizzy-word correctly? I don't think I did. But, you know what? I DON'T CARE!
Here's what my sister-of-my-sister left a comment about on my last post:
"If this does not go away by tomorrow go to the doctor and have them check you for an ear infection. A deep inner ear infection can cause vertigo and dizziness. Considering you hvaen't fallen from any high surfaces or bumped your head on anything, this could be the case. And if I remember correctly, I think you had problems with your ears before right? One of your ear drums burst or am I thinking of a completely different person?I hope you feel better soon! Eric, Brian's borther, had vertigo for over six months and couldn't do anything! So I hope you can get it all figured out and fixed right up."
Thanks, Vegas Princess, for remembering my issues! Yep, I got 'em. For those of you who don't know, when I was 2, my right ear drum burst. Also, in 2001, after a business trip to Florida, on the plane ride, both my left and right ear drums burst (so that's two times for the right). After that trip, I was left deaf for 4 days. Oh, I could hear, eh. But, everytime I needed to use the phone for work, I got a migraine and pain in my ear. So, it was emails that week.
But, even before then, I had been losing my hearing. It just so happens that a while after this, I think some time in 2002 or even 2003, I spent a lot of time working with ear doctors, neurologists, and other special specialists about my hearing. Bottom line that I was continually told, "You're losing your hearing and there's nothing we can do about it. Sorry." At that time, I had vertigo for almost a week, and at work no less.
So, now, I hear in BOTH my ears a constant buzzing sound. Some professionals call this tinnitis. Also, depending on how my day goes, by the end of the day, it can get MUCH louder, based on my stress level. Often, this is the reason I can't get to sleep. The buzzing in my ear is too loud for me to get to sleep.
But, this weekend, that LOUD sound has been happening all day long. Today, I go to see the doctor. I'll update this later, about the results. My guess is the doctor is going to get a full blood workup on me. Then, she's going to get me into a specialist. OK, hopefully they can do something. I'm still dizzy this morning. Rob got home from work and went to sleep immediately. He's got to work tonight, but is going to take me to the doctor for my 11:30 appt. This meant that I had to take Cassi down the street. It wasn't too bad, but I did have to move really slow. The looking left and right is still a problem.
But, with all that, I'm still getting my homework done. I'm working ahead now on my Tech Writing reading, working on the next chapter that we'll be working on tonight in lecture. Because the class is a undergrad/grad level class, we do all lecture on Tuesdays. I hope I can go, otherwise, I might miss something important.
I did get one of my poems written this morning. I woke up about 6:30 am from a dream. For me, it was an unusual dream. I tried to go back to sleep, but my mind turned on and started writing the poem in my mind. So, if I went back to sleep, I would have lost it. Running out to the living room, I picked up pencil and paper and started to write. It is a prose poem. I'll add it to my creative writing blog in a few. I also want to write it in my journal to take to class tomorrow if I can get there.
Okay. That's it for now. I'll update later if I'm not too tired. With this vertigo, I've also been VERY tired.
Love to all,
Cathy
8^ )
P.S. And I always thought I was DIZZY!
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