Hi I'm new to this board thing,but 'am so frustrated and hopful for any kind of lasting relief,even if only words from others who may understand it, ya know? I had my first attack in the beginning of 02, I think it lasted 3 or 4 days then went away.I tried to get up and out of bed one morning and just fell limp to my right side,and my whole world was spinning. I have had several very short term episodes since,short term,like spinning for a few seconds with nausea,then it goes away. Then in 05 again I tried to get out of bed,but that time I went limp to my left side.I went to my Dr. he asked questions,and yes,I had recently recovered from a nasty cold.He checked the usuals including my ears,and said my throat was still a bit red.Then he laid me back and gently rolled my head to the left,AWWWW MAN !!!!!The whole room and everything in it was spinning and felt like it would never stop!After a few mins he slowly sat me up,(I kinda lost my cookies.)All he could say was,,Yup,you got it and pretty bad,called it Positional Vertigo and started explaining it to me.It took about a week to go away. Now I got it again.! I caught somekind of virus that was going around at work near the end of July,but most people with it had real bad coughs and sinus problems.My worst symptoms seemed to be very sore throat(like raw) lost my voice for like 2 1/2 weeks and felt very tired most of the time.I was dreading that crupe sounding cough I just knew was coming,but it never came,just had a little surpressable cough on and off, then I started to feel better. Then the end of August I started feeling off balanced, but I was still able to function and do my job,that was Weds and Thurs.Then Friday morning I sat up in bed and YUP went limp to my right side,went to my DR. and same as before, me prescribed Antivert and Volume, and the Antiv-helps with the spinning and a lot more with the nausea.He took me off work,(which I couldnt function anymore anyways) so I been off ever since,that was August 31st,now it's Sept.25th.He's done all kinds of tests on my blood, and I'm happy to say everything there is normal. Yeah, but I'm still not normal at all!! He's got an MRI set for this week, heck, I just keep hoping I'll be able to get back to work,,, like now even,, never thought I'd ever miss my job till now ! Well if you could stand to read all these complaints,,, does anyone have any ideas or comments or sugestions or anything???? Thanks for your time,, Pumama

Hi Pumama

Sounds like BPPV u can read what that is, what to expect and the fix for it at:

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html

and if u care to try it---u can learn how to do the MEP at:

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/63/1/150

With the video at:

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/63/1/150/DC1

All web sites are located in the "Information Archive" (Sticky) first post on this board....

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That sounds very similar to how things went for me. So far I have been diagnosed with BPPV as well, and that's the way it'll stay unless they decide that they should do further testing.

Let me know how things are going for you! Hope you feel better!!

Hi Subs, Thanks for the sites you sent,I feel like I been reading all morning. Then I wrote a reply and was just about to submit it when the phone rang, I tried to reach for it and don't ya know,,, somehow erased everything I had wrote. Well I can certainly relate to a lot of what I've read about this BPPV, but right now,this time is the longest I've had it so far,and a lot of things I'm starting to understand are making me worry more,mostly about how long this is actually going to end up lasting this time,?, Even worse will it ever really go away? Also I have a couple of questions you may be able to answer (cause I'm sure you can't of the ones above lol) First,I get these,what I call, (Darting Spells). I don't get them all the time, just off and on,like during a short walk mostly inside the house;or if I'm on the phone too long or talking to someone too long;or like most times just while sitting watching tv,(all of which times include little to mostly no head movement - as I try very hard to avoid triggering another episode-) anyway,like watching tv,or talking to someone too long, all the sudden what ever I'm focused on just seems to dart away very fast (mostly toward my left,but I have also seen it go to my right,just not near as often as to left),then it comes back and like in slower motion (that I can keep up with my eyes) it goes maybe once or twice more then stops,but it don't feel the same as when everything is spinning.When this happens, it's just that one thing I'm focusing on, ya know?. Now in my mind,I know that object never really moved anywhere,but yet I do see it move with my own eyes. I can't tell if I'am hallucinating-or if this is another or different symptom or what,and I've not mentioned it to my Dr. yet. But have you had this type of thing happen to you???

Hi Sipa, thanks for your reply and recovery wishes. But I sure hope your feeling better than me,today has been an up and down kind of day. I get to feeling and thinking I'm better cause my dizziness was not real bad once I got past this morning, but now it feels like it's coming back again. I go for an MRI tomorrow so not real sure how to feel about that. But I do know that I'am sure hopeful that they can atleast rule out the worst things this could be,and maybe even be able to make an absolute diagnosis. But for now I hope your getting better, or atleast somebody can find out why your not very soon !

Hi Pumama

First,I get these,what I call, (Darting Spells).............??

---That sounds like "Nystagmus" which is not at all unusual with BPPV. U can go here for that:

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/practice/nystagmus.html

It is all part and parcel of the side effects of BPPV---the only thing unusual about it(a little) is u are actually seeing it happen---in most cases---its happening---but so quickly, etc..that u feel it---but do not see it...

can't tell if I'am hallucinating......???

Not likely!!

Know there is a considerable amount of reading involved---with this junk---but it is the only way---that I know of---to really sort through the symptoms---to determine---what variant of vestibular injury u prob have...

---short of reading for yourself---ur basically 100% in the hands of the medical types--&--those that truly understand this---are few and far between.....

P.s. The MRI is just part of the standard protocol---just about all of us had one---none turned up a thing....prob has more to do with law suits then medicine

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Hi Pumama,

I'm not sure it's exactly the same thing, but I have issues as well when I focus on something for too long. Sometimes especially when walking, it feels like everything "shifts" for a split-second, but I haven't really been able to tell whether things "go" in a certain direction. It feels more like I just stepped into a hole.. lol.

Have any of your doctors done an Epley maneuver with you? That should help with the serious spinning if you have BPPV. Also, when I have an actual spinning attack, I make sure I get up very slowly in the morning, stopping every time I feel the spinning coming on and letting things settle down. Once you're up, trying moving your head around a little to disperse things and adjust.

Hi Sipa, boy,this board thing is very tricky,this is my 3rd attempt to reply lol. I've suffered from Motion Sickness since I was a child. Then it go worse when I started to drive,got to the point that I could only stand it for about 15 to 30 mins at most,then would have to pull over and well,that was never fun! So I let my license expire in 1995 and I don't drive anymore.I do pretty good in trucks and vans,but I have to ride the back seat in cars,and can still really only handle short trips.
I guess I did what Subs called "the wait and see thing" with my first Vertigo attack. But I didn't know what was wrong,just that everytime I tried to get up or sit up,I'd just go limp to my right side.That just went away over a long holiday weekend in 02. Then I went to my Dr. with my 2nd attack in 05, that was shortly after recovering from a nasty cold. He did that Epley Maneuver and gave me Rx for vulume,that time it lasted a little over a week. Now this time I caught some kind of bug that was going around at work I think about mid to end of July. But most people with it seemed a lot worse off than me,and they all said it was a virus so no meds for that. Most of them had a nasty crupe sounding cough and sinus problems,and they were sick on and off for 2 to 4 weeks with it. My worse symptoms were very sore throat (like raw),lost my voice for about 2 1/2 weeks, tired most of the time, headaches on and off,and sometimes ringing in my ears.I wasn't goin to no Dr. just to be told I had a virus and it would go away. Well sure enough I got my voice back and finally started feeling all better again.then I started feeling a bit off balance on the 29th and 30th of August,on the 31st I tried to get up out of bed and WHAM! Yup went limp to my right side again. This time my Dr. did the Dix Hallpike, cause it was different from the first time and a few mins after he finished pulling and rolling me around he was infront and slowly helping me back up and holding my shoulders to try n help me rebalance from the swings and sways. Then he said I have BPPV and explained it to me.That has helped, I don't get the spinning very bad anymore,atleast not for over a week now,but I do still get very dizzy, but getting a bit better there too (I think).Mostly now still a bit dizzy, a lot of nausea! very little vomiting anymore though YAH!!,I get "Darting Spells" on and off, and I still have the swings and sways (but I'm pretty sure my right side is almost back). Sometimes I wake up with little pins & needles feelings in my fingers, I think it's cause I curl my hands and arms in when I sleep lol. Does this sound like what you have too? If so,, may I please ask, how long have you had it?

It sounds like you have a weak vestibular system to begin with if you're unable to drive at all without getting extremely motion sick.

Your symptoms are a bit different from mine. I don't go limp on one side, I just get spinning attacks when I turn to the right. The first attack I had several years ago was the worst one and I could barely walk for the first 10 minutes or so, but moreso because everything was still spinning, not because one side went limp.

To answer your question: I've had it once about 4 or 5 years ago, then again a couple years later, then again this past December which is the one I'm still dealing with. It's been coming back approximately once a month since then.


From what I understand, if you have BPPV and it isn't cleared up after the first Epley, it should be done again. The severe spinning vertigo should go away, though you may be left with some dizziness and motion sensitivity. That's where the VRTs come in.

If I'm wrong about any of this, someone correct me please.


Good luck with your MRI today! :)

Hey thanks! Again good info, I'am appreciating all this new information on here,I guess mainly cause I can relate to some of it and I'm actually starting to understand a lot more of it now. I'am sure it's going to be my biggest help while I'm talking with my doctor. Can you maybe help explain a couple of words I've been seeing on here? Like "Blip" What does this mean? Also "VN" and like you just used in your last reply, "VRTs". There are still a lot of terms and words I wish to learn,, but for now, these kinds leave me in the blank. Meanwhile, today seems to be a much better day for me so far. Still nausious (that seems to be my norm most of the time), sounds kinda gross, but burps seem to help the most with it. I'm also getting better with my swings and sways (not having to grab on to everything so much, kinda sloppy short steps) but better than it's been :) My girls joke with me and say I look like I'm blind and walk like I'm drunk all the time. Man,, I wish I was just drunk, A Real Stupper Too!!! Atleast then I would know this would all go away after the hangover !

VRT is vestibular rehabilitation therapy.

VN is vestibular neuritis.

I can't give you the "definition" of blips. I haven't heard that term before coming here either. I've assumed so far that is refers to a recurrence of some symptoms. Most people here seem to get better and then something happens that causes a setback; basically fine for a while, then BAM, you feel bad again (to varying degrees.) That's my understanding of the term. If I'm wrong, I'm sure someone will correct me.

I'm glad you feeling a bit better today. Nausea is a big one for me too, and I absolutely detest it. I don't ever get nauseous enough to throw up, just enough to feel.. "seasick." Hate it, hate it, hate it. :mad:

Hang in there. I know it sucks but it'll get better eventually. :)

Yes, yes - me too about feeling nauseas! I hate it - that seasick feeling. Never enough to vomit, but just queeeeeezy as heck. Although this has gotten alot better. I have had this for almost 7 months and I hardly ever get nauseas any more - phew!

A "blip" is a setback, recurrence, whatever you want to call it. It's part of another inner ear jargon called, "decompensation" which basically is the same thing (your brain forgets some aspects of your vestibular recovery and acts confused - sick - again) You are feeling well, getting better, and then something happens and you feel worse again. Never quite as bad as the first time, and the "blips" SEEM to get less severe each time they happen, but nonetheless they are disheartening and aggrivating and can send one into despair ("oh noooo, not again!!"). The main thing to remember during a blip is how bad you felt in the beginning, and that it is getting better, and that each "blip" will be less and less severe until they stop occurring once and for all!

Yes, yes - me too about feeling nauseas! I hate it - that seasick feeling. Never enough to vomit, but just queeeeeezy as heck.

haha, yes, exactly that. It's the most unpleasant feeling. That seriously bothers me more than the spinning vertigo attacks. Probably because it stays for so long. Fortunately that's pretty much gone away for me too. It comes back sometimes when I feel lousy and especially when the anxiety acts up. But for now.. I'm all good on that front!

..the "blips" SEEM to get less severe each time they happen, but nonetheless they are disheartening and aggrivating and can send one into despair ("oh noooo, not again!!").

That's the tough part. Sometimes you just want to crawl into a hole and cry.

A "blip" is a setback, recurrence, whatever you want to call it. It's part of another inner ear jargon called, "decompensation" which basically is the same thing (your brain forgets some aspects of your vestibular recovery and acts confused - sick - again) You are feeling well, getting better, and then something happens and you feel worse again. Never quite as bad as the first time, and the "blips" SEEM to get less severe each time they happen, but nonetheless they are disheartening and aggrivating and can send one into despair ("oh noooo, not again!!"). The main thing to remember during a blip is how bad you felt in the beginning, and that it is getting better, and that each "blip" will be less and less severe until they stop occurring once and for all!

This is kinda what I thought it ment,, so thank you !

VRT is vestibular rehabilitation therapy.
VN is vestibular neuritis.

And now thanks to yall,I have 3 new words, that I finally understand :)

Today started out still kinda off first thing this morning,but it got much better as the day went on. I went to my MRI,and that was an experience ! I hope they got all the shots they'll need,cause I believe my photo days are all booked up lol. That lady said it should be about 30 mins, HAHA, it was closer to 70 mins from the time she first put me in (then pulled me out to inject that dye) till she pulled me out the last time and was done. Well atleast it's over for now, till I get the results,I'm guessing they'll prolly be normal. But she seemed to think I was there for some kind of head injury.Because when she started asking how it happened,she seemed surprised when I told her I've never had any head injury or head trauma. Oh well, again prolly just par for the course. I'm trying the "quote reply" option,my first time.Don't seem hard,but guess I'll see how it turns out. Gunna try & sleep with my fingers (or something) crossed tonight, in hopes that these good and better days continue. I can't believe it (cause I don't actually LOVE my JOB) but I'am so anxious to get back to work!:)

Hello everyone,
I hope yall are doing well today. I've had a couple of getting better days in a row,yesterday was my best one so far :) . I have been noticing a pattern with higher sympthoms first thing in my mornings,but they have been subsiding as the day goes on. I guess this could be talerable if this were to be as good as it may get for a while, (since I work 2nd shift) as long as this balancing thing keeps getting better too- they won't let me come back to work if there's a chance I could fall, too much liability I guess,, and there aren't any "sit down jobs there iether :( -.
But today is a bit different,I went for my MRI yesterday. All my balance problems seem to be coming from my right side.But off and on I get that real low ringing mostly in right ear,but sometimes in left,and rarely I even think I may be hearing it in both at the same time(but thats not very often at all,and hardly even worth mentioning). Well yesterday,after my MRI I kinda had an achy feeling in and around my left ear. It really wasn't bad or even worth complaining about,I mostly just figure it's prolly from the headphones they put on to help cut down or cover up some of the loud noises of the MRI.(But the headphones were loose and practically just laying beside my ears rather than actually hugging my head).But the ache woke me several times from sleep on and off lastnight. Now today,my head is feeling kinda full and fuzzy again,ofcourse the always presence of nausea and little dizzy,and no fever. But I been up for just over 3 hours now.I've usually been feeling better by this time for the past couple of days.
It seems like most of yall have had an MRI before,,,, does this sound normal ? Have any of you had it like this before? Or is this just what yall call a "blip" ? Funny, I was beginning to think I was hearing the ringing again, but this time, it's just my cat snoring behind me HAHA. Sure is nice to have something to laugh or find funny about on times this these !!!

By the way, I'm Lori

As you know, I haven't had an MRI so I'm not sure if that can affect you in any way. It might be stress but you sound like you're handling all of this really well.

I hope yall are doing well today. I've had a couple of getting better days in a row,yesterday was my best one so far . I have been noticing a pattern with higher sympthoms first thing in my mornings,but they have been subsiding as the day goes on.

It's usually worse for me in the morning too. Once I start moving around, things get much, much better.

My therapist explained it this way: I've become motion sensitive. At night there is little movement but when I first get up, the sudden change in activity messes with my vestibular system. It takes a while to adjust and become desensitized.

I guess this could be talerable if this were to be as good as it may get for a while, (since I work 2nd shift) as long as this balancing thing keeps getting better too- they won't let me come back to work if there's a chance I could fall, too much liability I guess,, and there aren't any "sit down jobs there iether -.

I can understand their point of view. I think moving around on your own will help you get better quicker, however. Go for walks, do some chores around the house that involve bending down... anything to move and help your brain deal with the new situation. Do stop if you start feeling too dizzy. You're supposed to feel a little dizzy doing these things but not to the point where it gets really bad.

My therapist explained it this way: I've become motion sensitive. At night there is little movement but when I first get up, the sudden change in activity messes with my vestibular system. It takes a while to adjust and become desensitized.
I think moving around on your own will help you get better quicker, however. Go for walks, do some chores around the house that involve bending down... anything to move and help your brain deal with the new situation. Do stop if you start feeling too dizzy. You're supposed to feel a little dizzy doing these things but not to the point where it gets really bad.

Yeah, I see thier point too. And I have been trying to do a little bit more each day, after my mornings start clearing up.
i kinda think that's why my days have been getting better a a little more easier to deal with. But today with this new ache, and the fact that my left side hasn't been my problem (atleast I don't think it has) atleast not painfully,, I don't know yet. But I'am not giving in or up !!!!! I have a few things in this house that I just can't stand not being done ,or done right,can't stand it anymore ! Tomorrow I plan to slowly get to them one at a time for as long and as much as I can stand. Or puke this thing right out of my head and system all together !!! I gotta stop letting these relaps or "blips or what ever ya call them,stop,stopping and putting me back down, really getting dingy over it. Even started barking at my husband cause I couldn't explain how I feel today,, cause it's hard for him to understand and why that,, I been getting better and now again today I'm huggin the walls again.. RRRRRRR,, I don't know how or why I should except him to understand it,,, when I don't even get it ???? Yeah,ok,, I guess this is Venting. I'm really not a nasty person,, but this thing,, or maybe it is starting to get the best of me???? I think maybe some more sleep will help?? Anyway,, tomorrow I'am going to have another good day !!!!

Well! I started to respond yesterday morning, and then my dsl modem decided to die. What a mess. I don't think I could be a computer tech, that stuff drives me batty. But I got it all fixed and working again. Yay :D

Anyway, to your post: it's ok to get frustrated especially after you've been getting a little better for a while. We've all been there. It's depressing and upsetting. You wonder if it'll ever go away and just want to get back to your life the way it was.

I doubt the MRI can mess with your ears and make things worse so don't worry about it unless it persists. What happens to me a lot when I'm feeling off is that my anxiety starts acting up and I pay extra attention to every little change I feel... and amplifies it. That's not to say it isn't there. It is. But the anxiety is making the symptoms worse.

I have a few things in this house that I just can't stand not being done ,or done right,can't stand it anymore ! Tomorrow I plan to slowly get to them one at a time for as long and as much as I can stand.

I'm with you on that, lol. The days I'm feeling bad, I don't get much done around the house and it drives me crazy after a couple of days. My S.O. tries to help, but while he picks up some stuff, he doesn't *clean.*

Even started barking at my husband cause I couldn't explain how I feel today,, cause it's hard for him to understand and why that,, I been getting better and now again today I'm huggin the walls again.. RRRRRRR,, I don't know how or why I should except him to understand it,,, when I don't even get it ????

It's incredibly difficult to explain what you're feeling. I guess you could tell him to spin in a circle till he gets dizzy and tell him that's how you feel all day! Because nausea and the off-feeling bother me most, I explained to my S.O. that I feel like I'm seasick, and to imagine feeling like that continually without letting up. Most everyone knows what that feels like (motion sick works as well).

The psychological aspects are more difficult to explain. You could try just telling him how this affects you emotionally and mentally. It can be pretty rough. There's an article on the psychological impact of vestibular disorders which is pretty good, IMO, but obviously I can't link it here and besides, it's for-pay only.

Do get enough sleep. Sleep is always a good thing for your body when it's trying to heal itself. Hope you're feeling better!

Hi ya'll, Well,I believe now, being the day is over, it's safe now to say ya!! Today has been my best day since this whole thing started. And since I'm about to go to bed,, it's too late for a "blip" to mess with me. I just hope that being said, don't ginx tomorrow!! Yeah, I deffinately have been catching up on a whole lot of missed sleep, course I'm sure that's cause my meds keep my pretty drousy much of the time. Hope ya'll have had a good today too ! And, a goodnight :)

Hello everyone,,
I hope ya'll are feeling much better these days.!
I was kinda worried with my last posting on this thread, maybe a bit supersticious that I may ginx myself some how by being excited over having such a good day.Man, I truely didn't want to give it up,or let it end,, and it was hard to get to sleep.But eventually I did fall asleep :) .I don't actually think I ginxed Monday (the next day), but it started out as a maze of crazy and angering little situations that I guess fed off each other,then anxiety set in and started getting higher. I got all upside-down again for a while until I was finally able to get a hold of people and get things straightened out and settled.Seemed to be another never ending mission. Then I finally got a call from my Dr.(4:45 pm) he was very up-beat, said my MRI results came in and they look good,and asked me how I was doing and feeling. I wanted to lie and just tell him I was fine and everything was great and I'm ready to go back to work now,, and I almost started to do it,, But, then I thought about the "What If's.?. Ya know the good days vs bad days. So I just decided to tell him the truth instead and of how things seem to be going with me,from day to day. He says that,though he can't explain why it's taking so much longer "this time", but that this all still sounds quite common and (normal), even though he know's and understands that none of this is or feels Normal to or for me.He still wants me to keep my Neuro appt. no matter what.He says that he still stands by his initial Dx of BPPV, and unless the Neuro finds something missed,or new;he says this thing just has to keep running it's course. He wants me to call Friday for an update on how this week goes (My fingers are crossed!!). So, it turns out to have been worth it all, cause when I got it all sorted out things just sort of fell into place and my anxiety level steady dropped. By day's end I felt like I had just got home from a regularly very hectic and stressful 10 hr. day at work!
Tuesday was a very good day,not counting a very short morning struggle. And today's morning struggle was even shorter. I have even been feeling so much better so far, as to even attempt to dare another "Blip" today,, but none so far :) . So I'm dressed and planning on a couple of solo walks around my house (outside), then I'll see how I feel and if and what I think I'm up for next. Funny,, this stuff sounds sooo babish, but I know there's a lot of ( so seemingly simple, motions and movments and other stuff,like flowful walking and bending and reaching and stress and all that) that I have to be able to do and handle (without bliping or falling or even dizzing out over). I gotta be able to handle these kinds of things atleast here at home. I know there's no way I can safely do My job at work,until I can do these simple things here.
But Man! All of ya'll on here have helped me soooooooo much,I sware I just can't tell ya's how much,,I just wish I had known about this Health Board thing sooner.
I hope this does not affend anyone, as it's not intended to affend. But, you are all in my prayers !

I guess I already sort of answered you in the other thread, but I'm really, really happy for you that you're improving so quickly.

And yes, lol, whatever you do, don't lie to your Dr and tell him you're perfectly fine when you're not. Good too that he's making you keep the neurologist appt just to make sure even though you're getting better. Now if only I could get your Dr to talk to one of my Drs... ;)

Have fun on your walk! Aside from using it for part of my VRT, I've found going for a walk extremely relaxing and think I'll keep it up even when all of this is over.

[QUOTE=sipa;3240039] I'm really, really happy for you that you're improving so quickly.

Thanks a bunch! Ya know just to think, just about 2 weeks ago, before I knew anything about this board thing and these threads. I'd prolly been pretty ticked off at your cheer for my improving "So Quickly" reply. But now, and after reading so many of these threads,and being able to reply, and compare, and share, and rule things out, and MAINLY begin to finally start relating and understanding... Wow,, I'm really not alone anymore !


Now if only I could get your Dr to talk to one of my Drs... ;)

That'd be awsome ! Not sure it would actually solve or cure us,, but I wish there were a bigger cooperative network, where they (Drs & Specialists) would and could get together,kinda like we do on here. Be more for the Patient than the Paycheck.

Yeah,I did walk,,, naw, ya know what, I did do a totally succesful solo walk Outside just around my house! Ya! I wanted to try 2 laps,but only made 1 and about 1/4 way though #2 I had to turn and come back,,, got seasick,,, disappointed.. But ya know,, just now talking about it and all. My girls were home from school, and my windows were open (just incase),, but I did do my first real solo walk Outside Without holding on to Anything,, and I didn't fall! I didn't have to grab on to anything,, and, I didn't need anybody to come help me get back. Now that's something :) good to go to sleep with !
So good night and I pray for good tomorrows for us all ! :wave:

Haha, yea, I thought about putting the "so quickly" in quotation marks because the month+ you've been dealing with this isn't a short period of time. Everything is relative. ;)

Would be nice if Drs kept doing research and stayed updated on the latest research. Unfortunately I think that's the minority of Drs. Most likely just keep up with the basics and that's it.

In all fairness, however, lots of Drs have long work days as well, seeing one patient after another. I can't blame them for not wanting to spend any more time on this after they get off work. They have lives and families too.


Keep up the walking! First few times I went was kind of rough, but it got better each time. Doesn't have to be long, just do one lap!

Yes,, that is all I could do that day too lol. I'm feeling real good today,, just gona do a short thread lol. I just finished a long enough one (as usual lol) on another thread. I been doing a lot more walking,and bending and combo movements, still hard (balance) especially looking up and walking at same time. Simple stuff,,,, right?
I hope your doing better too ! Goodnight:)

Just wondering how your appointment went yesterday!

Hope everything is alright and you're doing even better. :)

Hi Sipa,,
Yes ! My appointments both with my neuro & my Dr the next day, went very well. Thank you so much !
I was still nausous a lot,but just a little dizzy off and on,, mostly I just felt like I had a magnet inside of me,, and like there was another magnet on the ground (my balance was still off). The neuro was sooo much better than I was expecting him to be! I was expecting all the usual specific questions, and office exam (a basic evaluation),, then I figured he'd prolly just get me set up for a next appt; to start some kind of treatment plan or something like that.
It all started out just as I had expected, but after the exam he had me sit back in the chair for more questions.He asked straightout if I knew of anyone on either side of my family that had MS ? I already saw that,on a couple of different (symptom checker sites),,but I really don't have many of those symptoms. Well, yes. My maternal uncle had MS. More questions,, then he wanted to go back and re-examine my MRI. That alone,, took about 20 mins! Man,, that little bad side (voice in our heads) was having a ball with my nerves! (oh he's been gone too long, and he must have found something, on- and-on) You know what I mean. But when he came back,he said he was looking for anything even relatively close (damage wise) to what he might see,, with MS,, and he didn't see anything abnormal. So with that, he said he could absolutely confirm a Normal MRI. Plus,, after 3 big Vertigo attacks within 6 years and a current normal MRI, he assured me that I don't have MS. YA ! Though I really wasn't fearing that, despite my bad side (inner-voice) but the confirmation still felt SWEET ! He then had me get back up on the table and he told me he was going to do what they call,,"The Epley Maneuver".
Well, (not that I doubted you) but you Were Right! He did lay me down fast,, and though he didn't (jerk my head) he did turn me fast. He did this for both sides, sitting me up,then laying me back down (fast). My Dr didn't do any of these motions fast! Infact,he was slow and gentle. The nero aggreed with my Dr's Dx and confirmed that I had BPPV. The next day I saw my Dr's wife (My doctor is off on Weds.) She asked her questions and we spoke of the nero AND the Maneuver, she did her exam,, and released me back to work. YAAAA! But mostly because I do feel soooo much better.
A storm is coming in so I better get off here lightning
I hope you are feeling better,, and Thank You again ! For helping me in soooooo many ways !

So it's BPPV? That's great!

Well, not great, lol, but at least you know what it is and it can be treated!

Glad you came back to let me know. HUGS! :)

[QUOTE=sipa;3254647]So it's BPPV? That's great!

Well, not great, lol, but at least you know what it is and it can be treated!

:wave:
Well,, Doc called it BPPV, and the Neuro confirmed it.Sooo Yup, I had BPPV.
I haven't been having anymore relaps so I'm almost sure I'm over it, a couple more days and I'll be absolutely sure :D .


How about you these days,how have you been? Did you go in to see that new Dr. last week?

:angel: I sure wish and hope and pray that they will finally be able to figure your's out,, and treat it toooo! :hug: :)

I'm glad you're getting over it. :)

For me... today has been absolutely miserable. Not really sure what's wrong with me.... extremely tired, nausea is back, anxiety pretty constant, have to make myself eat. Probably take another half xanax before i go to sleep tonight. Hopefully that'll help.

Just feel horrible. :(

Oh no Sipa :( ,,
I'm sorry your off so bad today.. Maybe some good sleep will help make tomorrow much much better! ;)

I headed down to bed for sleep a couple of hours ago but, well, my hubby is still watching tv and I guess my brain just isn't ready to shut down yet. Soo amoung all things, I still tried to go to sleep. Then it's reminding me that I might not have shut my pc down.Sooo, well it was right,,lol,,I got distracted on the phone and left all these links up. Man,, I bet spyware is gonna have a ball with this tomorrow lololol.

Hopefully,you'll be more successful tan me with sleeping tonight and everything else will settle back down for you in the morning !

Goodnight, sleep tight,, and sweet dreams,,, but mostly I hope a Good - Morning for you that lasts all day ! :angel: