I went to the doctor this morning. I have been feeling dizzy for the last five days and decided that self-diagnosis was no longer a feasible option.
It’s horrible. I feel as if I’m permanently on a boat – complete with weird head spinning motion when I try and get out of bed.
The first night I had it I got up to go to the loo and boinged off the walls. Couldn’t quite find my balance. Builder Bloke told me he always felt like that after a few glasses of wine and to stop worrying.
But the next day I spoke to my mother:-
“What do you think can be be making me feel dizzy and sick? Especially in the morning?”
…and there was a deafening silence as I realised that I might have just told my mother I was pregnant. CAN YOU IMAGINE!! That would make my complicated life a lot more interesting!
“Ummm….maybe you need some iron or have low blood pressure?” she said, instead of stating the obvious.
Then I decided to google the symptoms of “dizziness” , which is never a good idea. I came to the conclusion that I must have one of three things:- a brain tumour, a stroke or a baby. At this point I decide that the brain tumour is the most appealing option of the three.
So then (having ruled out pregnancy THANK GOD, much to BB’s disappointment) I decide that it must all be due to the stress of my situation. That choosing to get back on the rollercoaster with BB has caused my head to blow up. I clearly can’t cope. Clinging on to the sides for dear life, I just want to shout “STOP!! LET ME OFF!” and go back on the merry-go-round – although that too makes me feel dizzy and sick.
ANYWAY. As you can see, my self diagnosis was causing me some concern and I was beginning to unduly worry. The Dr has made me feel a lot better by telling me I’ve most likely got “Labyrinthitis” – an inflammation of the inner ear. Which is a balance disorder probably caused by a virus I picked up on holiday.
So that’s completely fine then.
Could take months to go away, but at least it’s nothing more sinister……
August 13th, 2010 at 8:00 pm
I had something similar to this many moons ago when I was at college. I thought I was dying from a brain tumour or worse. In fact, it was a virus of the inner ear and the balance goes all wobbly. Very unpleasant but antibiotics cleared it up quickly. (Even when the doctor said it was a virus, I thought, hmmm, it might be a virus AND a brain tumour).
August 13th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Well I’ll go back for antibiotics then if it doesn’t settle down soon – they didn’t give me any. Lx
August 13th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Have a good weekend. Here’s a song just for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQAfkYJdbrM
August 13th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Ha ha – thanks for that Lx
August 13th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
Have you had your thyroid checked out? Seriously it sounds like it might be worth it given the symptoms and all the pressures you’re under
Hope you feel better soon
August 14th, 2010 at 9:26 am
No, I haven’t thought of that. Thanks for the advice. Will now google all about thyroid stuff and freak myself out. Lx
August 13th, 2010 at 11:15 pm
don’t take too lightly the effects of stress. Often at work I feel like my desk is sliding, or the room spins. For ages I thought i was ill but now I know it happens when I get stressed. It’s always reassuring when the doctor finds something wrong and give you pills for it :0) You know it’s nothing too bad and it’s going to go away. hope it sorts out quickly x
August 14th, 2010 at 12:38 pm
yes lve had this, thinking the car was rolling as l got out of it..the pavement undulating..weird or what…l was told that it could be …
a. a virus
b. an inner ear infection
c. tinitus
d. vertigo
e. stress
all of the above…
sigh..hoep you feel better soon…
saz x
October 1st, 2010 at 6:53 pm
This has REALLY cheered me up! Very amusing indeed. I have the same symptoms and am very glad I am now clearly not pregant and probably just have an inner ear infection! The you tube clip was my favourite part.
October 1st, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Yes, hilarious isn’t it LX