Time off work - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

yes102 · 05-15-2003, 02:20 PM

Hi guys, Well, I was reading the posts on "Weird spinning last night" and I must share that I've been feeling very low for the past week too. What's going on!? This whole thing started in December at which time I had the Holidays to take it easy and I took 2 weeks off work after the holidays as I had a hard time moving around the house. When I started working again in January, I gradually improved. 3 weeks ago I felt really good, almost normal!!! Well the following week I paid for it big time! I felt worst than before the good week. I know you guys say that you sometimes have a few good days and then a few bad ones so I figured this is what was happening and kept telling myself I was on the way to recovery. Well I don't get it anymore. I haven't improved much since my "relapse". I even had to take time off at work. So I'm at home right now, trying to move around as much as possible because I know that my stupid "other side" must compensate but now I'm emotionally drained. I try to stay positive but what's with the ups and downs? Compensating one day, clueless the next. I just don't get it. I want to work and be normal again. Thanks for reading, sorry it's not good news this time.

Subs30 · 05-15-2003, 02:30 PM

..."but what's with the ups and downs? Compensating one day, clueless the next. I just don't get it."...

Vestibular Injury:

Compensation, Decompensation, And Failure to Compensate

."It's important to remember that even after the symptoms go away, the balance system remains injured, and the brain has simply adapted to the injury. For many patients, dizziness will return months or years after compensating for a balance system injury. "...

The entire medical paper on Compensation, Decompensation, And Failure to Compensate is at:
[url="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~boismier/Compensa.htm"]http://www-personal.umich.edu/~boismier/Compensa.htm[/url]

yes102 · 05-15-2003, 02:34 PM

Thanks Subs! I printed that info. Very appreciated.

hfulfrost · 05-16-2003, 08:46 AM

YAHOO:

I know how you feel about the ups and downs. Last Saturday was the first (and only) day in about seven weeks that I felt good. I was so excited. I thought that it was finally over. Then, of course, I woke up on Sunday, sat up and nearly vomited. This week has been the worst so far. I'm just sick of this. It's so discouraging to feel good one day, and miserable the next.

Someone on the boards did say something that has stuck with me, however. We must remain positive. We can't let this get us down. Our minds are very powerful. And if we think positively, we'll recover faster. We must take care of ourselves.

My wish is that everyone on these boards begins to feel better real soon.