Vertigo

[kskboys]

AC (America's Cowboy) had a horrible bout w/ vertigo a few years back.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Did your eyes uncross? I've noticed some oddities in your typing.

It's not so much that the eyes cross as it is they can go in a rather violent counter clockwise circular motion with major dizziness and nausea with occasional vomiting.

 

[aria]

Yes, I've dealt with bppv for over 30 years from getting my bell ring many times in my youth. They have positional treatments that can help as long as it's only in one canal, for me I have it in two so the treatments don't work but you can learn to live with it and the nausea that comes with it. I would suggest the positional treatments and see if that helps, good luck to you aria.

Thanks for the well wishes and advice Ron and glad to see ya back man.

I hadn’t been in this specific forum in awhile and was out of the loop until I recently read your thread. I was going to contribute but literally saw you post the same day (a few days ago IIRC) which put a smile on my face. Even if we disagree on some topics, I enjoy your quips, even when directed at me

 

[aria]

It's not so much that the eyes cross as it is they can go in a rather violent counter clockwise circular motion with major dizziness and nausea with occasional vomiting.

I could only look straight ahead and my wife said my eyes were doing that same thing you’re describing.

Ugh...I know it would be the smart and best thing to do so I may end up going to an ENT just to see if there’s an identifiable problem in my ear(s). I’m the type that goes to the doc only if absolutely necessary so it’s out of my comfort zone but if I can avoid THAT again then it will be well worth it.

 

[cowboy_ron]

I could only look straight ahead and my wife said my eyes were doing that same thing you’re describing.

Ugh...I know it would be the smart and best thing to do so I may end up going to an ENT just to see if there’s an identifiable problem in my ear(s). I’m the type that goes to the doc only if absolutely necessary so it’s out of my comfort zone but if I can avoid THAT again then it will be well worth it.

Yes, going to an ENT would be the place to start aria.

 

[YosemiteSam]

As for diagnosing on the internet, don't do it!

No matter what the issue is, Web MD will tell you it's terminal lol.

 

[CouchCoach]

It's not so much that the eyes cross as it is they can go in a rather violent counter clockwise circular motion with major dizziness and nausea with occasional vomiting.

I was just busting on ksk, not trying to make light of this malady because it's certainly not fun.

 

[CouchCoach]

No matter what the issue is, Web MD will tell you it's terminal lol.

And refer you to Web AAL, Attorney At Law for will preparation. Cross promotional opportunities abound.

 

[CouchCoach]

Thanks for the well wishes and advice Ron and glad to see ya back man.

I hadn’t been in this specific forum in awhile and was out of the loop until I recently read your thread. I was going to contribute but literally saw you post the same day (a few days ago IIRC) which put a smile on my face. Even if we disagree on some topics, I enjoy your quips, even when directed at me

I beat him to the punch by delivering my own quips at myself. Got so bad on the old forum, I reported myself and got a reprimand and a threat from me.

 

[CouchCoach]

I gotta say as I am approaching that 72 mark in 17 days, I always just sloughed off those remarks from folks older than me, the "if you've got your health, you've got it all" statement. It's not completely accurate because you don't have it all but poor health makes enjoying any of it a chore. It robs you of yourself.

Just reading some of the things y'all are dealing with or have dealt with gives me pause to assess my own situation. Sure is easy to get tunnel vision within your own life, especially if you live alone, and think you've got it worse than you really do.

I've not been hit so hard about that as much as when ron wrote about his move from Tyler to Dallas and that "if I don't come back here" just hit me like a ton of bricks. Hell, he's talking about his life. My little world was dealing with a new hip and probably *****ing too much about that and my perspective immediately shifted and not only from myself but how easily I was losing the focus on the big picture.

I wasn't just happy to see him sign back in and post, it was really more personal than that as if I'd been rewarded for changing my perspective. I think ron might believe in that "if you've got your health, you've got it all". I do.

 

[aria]

I gotta say as I am approaching that 72 mark in 17 days, I always just sloughed off those remarks from folks older than me, the "if you've got your health, you've got it all" statement. It's not completely accurate because you don't have it all but poor health makes enjoying any of it a chore. It robs you of yourself.

Just reading some of the things y'all are dealing with or have dealt with gives me pause to assess my own situation. Sure is easy to get tunnel vision within your own life, especially if you live alone, and think you've got it worse than you really do.

I've not been hit so hard about that as much as when ron wrote about his move from Tyler to Dallas and that "if I don't come back here" just hit me like a ton of bricks. Hell, he's talking about his life. My little world was dealing with a new hip and probably *****ing too much about that and my perspective immediately shifted and not only from myself but how easily I was losing the focus on the big picture.

I wasn't just happy to see him sign back in and post, it was really more personal than that as if I'd been rewarded for changing my perspective. I think ron might believe in that "if you've got your health, you've got it all". I do.

Although I’m much younger than you I understand. With my line of work I deal with a lot of sick people, amongst other unfortunate situations, so I’m reminded almost daily how fortunate any of us are to be healthy or relatively healthy where we can still do the things we want to do or even have limitations but not be in pain or majorly inconvenienced. I have a lot of respect for those who aren’t “healthy” and still manage to have a great attitude and outlook on life.

On a somewhat similar note, every time I get sick, injured, etc when I recover I mentally feel so much better because I feel physically better. I’m in a better mood, things that used to drag me down make me happy that I’m just able to do them...it changes my whole outlook on life but unfortunately goes away within a week or so.

Just today, I knew I shouldn’t have got out there and done yard work after being released from the hospital barely 12 hours earlier but I felt “good enough” that I wanted to get out there and do something, even if it was mowing, whereas normally I would have been dreading it all week and kept putting it off. I’ll never forget how happy I was to pull a weed after I broke my leg and was able to walk for the first time in 3-4 months.

 

[TheBigEasy]

Damn, that's awful.

Yep but it could always be worse. At least I'm alive and it's something that I can live with.

 

[CouchCoach]

Yep but it could always be worse. At least I'm alive and it's something that I can live with.

As aria was discussing above your post, attitude is everything.

I was a card carrying member in good standing of the Pessimist's Club for most of my life. I thought I was on top of it, either I was right or pleasantly surprised and didn't mind sharing that with optimists, especially over matters they had no control over. Why be optimistic about that? Expect the worst and prepare for it. Own your life!

And then I got blindsided by a diagnosis of my wife, stage 4 terminal cancer. I could no longer be me for her, I had to be someone else, someone better than that. The lesson I learned from that was one I could have used at a much earlier age. I had completely misunderstood the optimism/pessimism dynamic. I thought it was all about the outcome, the result.

My optimistic and positive outlook, which surprised family and friends, in the face of insurmountable odds was such a force that when she did pass, I was as shocked as if it had been sudden. So, my old ignorant self would have asked me "what was the use, it made no difference and you were unprepared for the inevitable"? While that was true, I had discovered the real truth.

Optimism isn't about the destination; it is about the journey and it is so much more enjoyable for those along for the ride.

 

[jsb357]

No matter what the issue is, Web MD will tell you it's terminal lol.

to be fair, life is a sexually transmitted condition with a 100% mortality rate.

 

[Crazed Liotta Eyes]

Huh, that’s interesting, thanks for sharing. I may go to an ear doc just to rule out certain causes or just do some exercises at home that may help.

I’ll say this, I’ve dealt with a few people that have had it but never really researched it and none of them had it as bad as mine (not saying it doesn't happen, I’m sure it does, I just haven’t seen it yet). I felt great yesterday, was walking out of the gym and suddenly felt light headed. This wasn’t completely uncommon, I’ve head a few episodes of light headedness before but can normally attribute it to orthostatic hypotension or some other seemingly common cause. This was a little different because it hit me so hard that I went to the closest post to grab on to it.

Anyways, it went away within about 10-15 seconds so I wrote it off. I went home and ignorantly decided to do some yard work I had been planning on doing for weeks while I smoked some briskets. Not only did I get stung by a wasp (thought that was as bad as my day was going to get) but then I started feeling lighted headed again, this time more severe. I was stubborn and finished trimming the bushes, which only took a few minutes, and went inside, took a quick shower an laid down.

As I did all that I was feeling worse and worse, I told my wife it felt like severe altitude sickness if you’ve ever had that. Nausea, light headedness, feeling like I’m going to pass out, etc. Within a couple minutes of laying down the entire room started spinning, I became diaphoretic and had slight shortness of breath. Then came the vomiting and it was non stop.

To make a long story longer, I had an idea what it was but literally couldn’t stand and wanted to rule out anything cardiac. Against every urge I had, I felt so horrible and helpless I had my wife call 911 for the first time in my life. I would have had my wife drive me to the ER but couldn’t get to the car or stop throwing up.

Basically they gave me anti nausea medication and did a few CT’s to rule out any type of hemmorage since my symptoms weren’t getting any better after several hours. Eventually, yesterday night it subsided enough that I could walk on my own (very slowly) and they released me.

I feel a lot better today but still a little weak and “woozy”. My dumb stubborn arse decided I need to finish mowing the lawn, which I did, but it definitely set me back a bit. So now I’m just chilling but am worried about it occurring again, lifting weights again (which I may try tomorrow), snowboarding, hiking, etc.

It wasn’t so much scary, as I imagine chest pain would be, but it was the worst I’ve ever felt in my life which includes walking on a broken leg for a couple hours. I couldn’t turn my head without feeling like I would fall over, could barely mumble words and there was pretty much nothing anyone could do to make it better. I would wish death on my worst enemy over that.

So if anyone took the time to read my novel, this is why I’m wondering what others experiences were like and the results.

Edit: Can’t wait to see how many thousands of dollars this will rack up. At least I got peace of mind by ruling certain things out but I’m willing to bet between the ambulance, ER visit, CT scans, meds, etc I’ll be looking at a min 5K bill for something I could have stayed home with and got the same results.

Damn, sorry you went through that but I'm glad you're ok. Scary stuff but I think you did the right thing by having your wife call 911. I don't know if I've ever specifically had vertigo but I've had inner ear issues since birth that cause me to get dizzy and nauseous at times. I had those stupid tubes put in my eardrums 7 times when I was a kid. ENT's now tell me now that it was criminal that they did that to me because I have so much scar tissue from the surgeries. Worse than the nausea is my hearing is rapidly disappearing and my spatial awareness sucks. I seem to get more clumsy the older I get. Hopefully, this was an isolated incident for you.

 

[CouchCoach]

Damn, sorry you went through that but I'm glad you're ok. Scary stuff but I think you did the right thing by having your wife call 911. I don't know if I've ever specifically had vertigo but I've had inner ear issues since birth that cause me to get dizzy and nauseous at times. I had those stupid tubes put in my eardrums 7 times when I was a kid. ENT's now tell me now that it was criminal that they did that to me because I have so much scar tissue from the surgeries. Worse than the nausea is my hearing is rapidly disappearing and my spatial awareness sucks. I seem to get more clumsy the older I get. Hopefully, this was an isolated incident for you.

How unusual, we share another trait. I seem to get more clumsy the more I drink. But if I drink enough, my clumsiness turns to acrobatics and I could be in Cirque de Soliel.