Vertigo.....TERRIBLE.....
Has anyone ever had vertigo? Its very common, we scan people almost everyday for Vertigo. Up until about 2 years ago, i suffered from this a little bit. Every time I'd go to the hairdresser and lean my head back the room would spin a little but nothing crazy. My Mom gets it too so when it happened to me I was not scared, and thankfully i was not vomiting either.
About a year and half I woke up from a nightmare, that i was in a roll over car accident, when i got out of bed i got so dizzy I thought i was fainting, but I didn't. Then in the grocery store i felt like i was staggering, and i was off balance. My last straw was when i bent over at work to change and oxygen tank and fell over onto the floor. The patient actually told me about the Dizzy Clinic, no joke, its a real thing.
I made an appointment, and when i got there I had no idea what I was in for. Finally someone understood how i felt, dizzy, off balance, just weird but I learnt to live with it. She put these goggles on me, it was pitch black, flipped me backwards, i barfed all over...then we tried it again..HORRIBLE. 10 minutes later, after manipulating me different ways and turning my head to get the inner ear crystals back in place VOILA!! I was cured. I had to follow specific instructions for 3 days, sleeping sitting up, no bending side ways or forward etc. A week later I jumped on the bed, did a summer Salt and i was totally okay, no more Vertigo. The lady that fixed me is actually a physio therapist with special training in Vestibular rehab and balance training....and 98% of her patients never suffer from it again.......hahahahahahah
Of course only Deena would land in that 2% category. My alarm went off this morning, I jumped out of bed, and BOOM..i fell down...oh god....not again, i made my way to the bathroom put my head in my hands...WORSE.....if I never had this before I'd thought for sure I was having a stroke. I gave myself 5 minutes, got ready, packed my lunch, kind of forget, bent over to put my uggs on...BOOM...fell on the floor....Still in denial, i walked to the garage, it felt like i was in an earth quake staggering, got my barrings and drove to work...Long story short I ended up a the Dizzy clinic AGAIN....
Today was the same sort of experience as last time. I was very nervous to go but I had to, to get this fixed, after the 2 hour long session, I think he nipped it in the butt, but now i'm back on very limited movement and sleeping sitting up. Its a good thing its Thursday night and my shows are on.
Just so you all know, if you ever get this, don't leave it, and don't drive, call the dizzy clinic, they have them everywhere!!
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That is a crazy story Deena and I must admit that I laughed a little when you fell to the floor twice and you were STILL in denial that something was wrong!!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that physiotherapy clinics would help you out in that way. It's a good thing you found a physiotherapist to get the job done.
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