Vertigo Bites
I’m not one to air my truly private business excessively on the blog (at least that is my intent overall), but this current aggravation effects everything I am doing in the shop, on the homestead, with work on the store and web site, everything.
Vertigo bites big time.
I am now in my second week of this initial but inexplicable debilitating dizziness. It restricts greatly what I can do, including essentially eliminating any mobility beyond that which is biologically mandated. I note incremental improvement but nothing even close to functionality. A visit to the doctor yielded no immediate relief although I now have some head manipulation exercises to hopefully mitigate the symptoms regardless of their cause(s). Mrs. Barn helps with that and observes that my head is really heavy. Hey, you put that many rocks in the same place… At least I am not flat on my back as I was for three days last week.
Fortunately I can now work on my laptop for stretches provided I elevate the screen and hold my head absolutely motionless, but reading from an actual book is a challenge. I cannot yet perambulate up the hill to the barn and fill the outstanding orders for polissoirs, wax, and shellac flour. I’ll get them sent as soon as I can stand long enough to fulfill them. I may have to rely on Mrs. Barn to take them to the Post Office.
Patience. Good thing I like audio books, lectures, music, etc.
More later.
I went through a couple of periods of vertigo, thankfully the last is nearly 20 years ago. They may have been virus induced, but hard to say. Personally, I believe it had more to do with stress, and me learning to trust the Lord as I should — I expect you’re well ahead of me there already. One natural remedy that sometimes offered relief was powdered ginger root capsules. I found them more effective than Dramamine.
Get well soon, your writing is a continual blessing.
Jeff
Jeff
Yes to all sentiments. Mrs. Barn started pumping ginger tea into me as soon as I could keep liquids down.
Geeez that sounds horrible. I hope you get well soon.
I feel your pain, Don. I experienced similar conditions about a year ago. I was told that it had something to do with something being dislodged in the inner ear, possibly due to a head movement I had to make while crawling under the truck to change the oil. Same head movement exercises were prescribed as well as OTC meds for motion sickness (Dramamine). The meds helped a little, but unfortunately, it just took time (weeks) before I got complete relief. Even so, I still experience mild symptoms from time to time, especially if I crane my head way back to look way up over my head. But those symptoms typically go away after a minute or two, thank goodness. Nothing like the vertigo during the first few weeks. I found sitting much better than laying down. When I laid down, the room would spin. I hope you receive relief soon. I know it’s a terrible feeling and experience.