01.03.10
Blessing in disguise?
If it is then it’s a bloomin good one.
I went to work this morning feeling good and happy despite the early hour.
First patient was dutifully waiting for me as I arrived at 5 to 8. I need those 5 minutes to get changed from the cycle ride there and set up the clinic and get the computer on etc.
Called him in and started work. Halfway through the session I started to feel very dizzy. I carried on and just got more and more dizzy.
Colleagues came to my rescue just after I ushered this guy out. I ended up lying on a treatment couch with my legs up and a BP monitor on me. My BP was fine but my heart rate was up in the 90′s.
One of the benefits of working at a GP place is that there are doctors around so I went to see one.
Verdict: viral labyrinthitis.
She sent me home for a week but cautioned that it might take longer. The web sites I’ve briefly looked at say anything from 1-6 weeks. And I don’t want to look into the longer term possibilities that some of them mention.
I’ve been having a bit of dull hearing on my left side for a few days and I wonder if that was the initial notice I had of this. I thought it was just a bit of wax which I couldn’t shift.
So now I’m in bed. Movement makes me nauseous, standing isn’t the nicest way to be and I’ve been told I shouldn’t drive. My bike’s at work (boss gave me a lift home) so that leaves me walking everywhere for a while.
Luckily I actually have some food in at the mo (gasps from many).
Bleurgh.
Oh and the mild blessing in disguise is that I am actually going to be at home now so this useless delivery company can finally get my radio to me with a fair chance that I’ll be in.
LP said,
March 1, 2010 at 6:01 pm
That sounds like a nasty thing you’ve picked up there.
Although I can’t help but wonder… What’s the betting that they leave you another “we tried to deliver but you were out” note?
Charlie said,
March 3, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I had something a bit similar some years ago, Benign Positional Vertigo http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Benign-Positional-Vertigo.htm which was a pain, but it got better eventually. It’s particularly interesting getting an attack when on a trapeze…the docs said that anti-nausea meds might help, but they just made me fuzzy and you couldn’t drive on them, so I didn’t bother. One thing that did help was learning when attacks were on their way and training myself to focus on a spot in the room, to minimize the ‘spins’.
alby said,
March 4, 2010 at 3:21 pm
No it’s definitely not BPV. That relates to bits out of place in the labyrinth. Mine seems definitely to be viral so I now have a bugger of a cold and a really sore throat. Should ease with rest of fluids. Tried the anti-dizzy meds but they didn’t do anything as far as I could tell.
Life is currently a succession of naps and reading and listening to lots of radio.