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Post by RickW on May 5, 2013 9:51:51 GMT -5
My wife had an attack a few years back. Neither her nor the people in the office or myself had any idea what was going on, other than she was completely disoriented and could not stand. It was terrifying. Got to ER waited for a bit, and they came out and told me she had had an attack of vertigo. Vertigo? Isn't that like, what you feel when you're standing in a high place and you kind feel like you're falling forward? They then tell me that it happens to lots of folks, all the time. The things you never here about. Anyhow, she didn't need any treatment, fortunately, and she was better by day end.
Last couple of years in my old job worked with a lady who could not shake it. She could barely get out of the house, and worked mostly from home. On top of this she was going through a messy divorce. Her life was not good.
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 10:08:51 GMT -5
"So, now you know which way is up?"
Well, I never said that.
I did learn that it is fairly common and that it hits people in lots of different ways. Some shake it in a matter of moments and for others it takes months or longer.
I thought I was having a stroke when it first hit me.
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Post by millring on May 5, 2013 10:19:55 GMT -5
I shaved my head in solidarity.
what?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2013 10:23:52 GMT -5
Welcome back from the nightmare. Can't imagine what it must have been like ... and then thinking you had to wait until the end of May to get help? Yikes.
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Post by RickW on May 5, 2013 10:53:30 GMT -5
I thought I was having a stroke when it first hit me. That's what we were freaked out about, too. Glad she recovered - your treatment sounds like something out of a bad horror movie. |
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 11:01:42 GMT -5
I thought I was having a stroke when it first hit me. That's what we were freaked out about, too. Glad she recovered - your treatment sounds like something out of a bad horror movie. The treatment is intense--especially the zero-light goggles part, but it works. I would do it again in a heartbeat if needed. They taught me how to do it at home so, if it comes back, I can at least attempt to take care of it without having to go back to the clinic. I hope I won't have to, of course. Millring, I thought you shaved your head because of the fleas. Now you are saying it was for me?? |
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Post by millring on May 5, 2013 11:30:36 GMT -5
Millring, I thought you shaved your head because of the fleas. Now you are saying it was for me?? It's all about you. And staying in your will. |
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 11:37:15 GMT -5
Millring, I thought you shaved your head because of the fleas. Now you are saying it was for me?? It's all about you. And staying in your will. I have not been so touched since I spent that weekend with Edna Farnsdiddie back in 1971. And she was a real toucher, too! |
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Post by millring on May 5, 2013 11:44:36 GMT -5
I remember Edna. You've always had a way with the elderly.
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 12:13:43 GMT -5
Edna remembers nothing.
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Post by millring on May 5, 2013 12:17:54 GMT -5
lucky you.
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Post by Marshall on May 5, 2013 13:15:43 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
( but WOW !)
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Post by epaul on May 5, 2013 13:21:57 GMT -5
So, now you can schedule that Grand Canyon hiking trip?
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Post by Russell Letson on May 5, 2013 13:26:39 GMT -5
I've had the ear-debris version on and off for years, but I didn't know it could be that severe--mine either clears up on its own or in response to the home version of the exercises. Interesting that they have an industrial-strength version of the protocol, because the room-spinning level of the syndrome (which I've only had a couple times) is quite alarming. Glad to hear that the treatment worked and that you're prepared for relapses. It's instructive how little things (like tiny grains of junk) can disrupt our basic operations.
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 13:34:25 GMT -5
I really hope it never comes back, but I do know that it could. The doctor said in about 40% of the cases, some form returns. That is why they teach the methods to use at home. I am hoping I will be in the lucky 60%.
It is amazing how helpless it can make a person feel.
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Post by Dub on May 5, 2013 16:22:11 GMT -5
Whoa! LJ, I'm so sorry to hear of your terrible experience. Glad to have you back though. I hope you've seen the end of that stuff.
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 16:26:09 GMT -5
Whoa! LJ, I'm so sorry to hear of your terrible experience. Glad to have you back though. I hope you've seen the end of that stuff. Thanks. I know people have endured worse and I really do try to keep that in mind during things like this. I am hoping it is gone forever, though. |
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Post by dradtke on May 5, 2013 16:33:55 GMT -5
Oh, and that bit about did we notice you weren't here? We're like the Eloi here. If someone disappears with no notice, we all politely never speak of it, because chances are good they've been taken by the Morlocks. Better to just not notice and carry on.
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Post by drlj on May 5, 2013 18:24:33 GMT -5
Oh, and that bit about did we notice you weren't here? We're like the Eloi here. If someone disappears with no notice, we all politely never speak of it, because chances are good they've been taken by the Morlocks. Better to just not notice and carry on. I was just trolling for the sympathy vote. I have some shame but not a lot. |
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Post by RickW on May 5, 2013 18:47:21 GMT -5
We do too notice. I mean, milling noticed you were absent - said something about heading over to your place and "checking out" some of your stuff. Not 'xactly sure what he meant, but have you counted the silverware?
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