Instead - I spent that quality time at the ER.
I went to bed early last night - early for me anyway - and woke up about 12:30 am feeling a bit dizzy.
Several times during the night - probably when rolling over - I was aware that my head or the room - or both - seemed to be spinning. By the morning I was so dizzy I could barely stand and the nausea was intense to say the least.
The scenario was similar to that of my mom's of a few years ago. She was experiencing the same symptoms and was diagnosed with an inner ear inflammation.
But through a miracle of fate - tests also discovered a silent killer - a golf-ball size aneurysm in the left side of her forehead. She had emergency brain surgery and all went well.
Thank you to my sister Kathy for being my chauffeur and keeper of the Tupperware bowl. That was above and beyond the call of duty!
It's like the imagery I wrote of in my last post became literal.
Maybe next time I should write of the euphoria of being in love....or the insane odds of winning the lottery.
Hmmm....I'm thinking I should stop by 7-11 tomorrow for a Mega Millions ticket. Couldn't hurt...
Oh my goodness! How scary! How are you feeling today? I was thinking of you today, and just read your post tonight. Lots of love-
ReplyDeleteHi Kara - I'm doing much better - almost back to normal (whatever that is!). All that & I ended up with $4 over-the-counter motion sickness medication - chewables even! If I'd known that - I could have saved myself a truck-load of new medical bills. Although - at least I'm pretty sure the aneurysm thing is a non-issue for the time being. They do run in families but I'm clear for now. Hope all is well with you. Come visit again - that was fun!
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