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Posted on 06/06/2016 11:19:54 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel
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To: the OlLine Rebel
OK. I’m not a doctor, so I don’t want to steer you wrong with unhelpful advice. It’s good to try to, however, research your own symptoms online and see if you can possibly narrow down and eliminate potential causes (such as allergies, adverse reaction to meds, etc.). Was there perhaps something that happened to you at or before February that might’ve been to blame for kicking this off ? Even something like visiting some exotic locale, you’d be surprised. Perhaps it may again be related to your deviated septum.
Anyway, don’t hesitate about bringing up any questions to the doctors, they often like to give folks the bums’ rush.
To: fieldmarshaldj
I don't actually know how I developed it. I was working one night (supervising - going back and forth between watching the flow of work and doing paperwork), and I noticed I was running into things. By morning my neck really hurt, up the back and up over my head. All I could think of was brain tumor (LOL!) so I went to my family doctor, who diagnosed the symptoms as vertigo, probably viral labyrythinitis, and gave me antivert. When that didn't help, she gave me another drug for dizziness. By the time I knew that didn't work, the ‘carnival ride’ feeling was fading, but I wasn't all that stable. She said it would last a few days, but it lasted 3 1/2 months.
When it happened again about 9 months later, she gave me the same drugs again to try, plus prescriptions for some other drugs. They also didn't help, but I rode it out for several months,and it went away.
The following year, I had it again, told the doctor none of the other drugs had helped before, and she gave me some strong drug, a barbituate or something, which I tried. I didn't know if I was dizzy, but I didn't care! I stopped taking it when I realized (thanks to my family) that I was still running into things and falling over, so that drug actually made it more dangerous.
The 5th year I had it 3 times in one year - 10 months out of the year I was dizzy and/or unstable. I went to an ENT, who did all kinds of tests, found nothing wrong, and diagnosed viral labythinthitis. But, he gave me a pack of drugs (6 day dosepack of prednisone) and said try these. It was a miracle! By the time the drugs were gone, most of my symptoms were gone.
The intervals between symptoms were longer after that. I went back to him several times for the drugs, but he said that basically, the virus is in the inner ear; it goes dormant, hiding behind the nerve in the ear, and when it comes out of dormancy, I'd get the symptoms again.
After that, I just went back to my family doctor, gave her the package, and said “I want THIS - nothing else helped at all”.
So, I get a flareup every couple years or so, take the prednisone, and get on with my life. I've never been as stable as I was before though - I can't walk in the dark well because I need the visual cues to help my meager sense of balance.
In summary, I didn't have anything wrong when it started; I got a virus that made a home for itself in the inner ear, and there I was. I did have an ear infection maybe 10 years before that ruptured the ear drum, but grew back closed within a couple of weeks. I've wondered if it came from that, but of course that was a bacterial infection rather than a virus - my kids were very young then so there was always something going around.
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posted on
06/06/2016 5:09:10 PM PDT
by
Kay Ludlow
(Government actions ALWAYS have unintended consequences...)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Praying with you.
Prayers especially for peace in your heart and faith in the Lord during this ordeal...I know how scary it can be!
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posted on
06/06/2016 5:16:37 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
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posted on
06/06/2016 5:18:30 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: fieldmarshaldj
Oh, I have brought up several issues that happened in January or just before as possibilities. Not the least of which is physical therapy for (yet another) neck problem that cropped up late December after spending the whole day “looking down” at a clipboard. (You have to understand - lots of neck problems also 20 years old - stemming from auto accident on Halloween 1996.) I still have my suspicions. PT helped that small issue but did it lead to this?
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posted on
06/06/2016 7:21:53 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
I wish I had a better answer for your condition. :-(
I’ve been up too long, for some reason I was thinking of this song reading this thread again (perhaps humorous, or just me being silly)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhOKhJaM1QE
To: the OlLine Rebel
Prayers for you the OlLine Rebel.My daughter starts treatment this Friday.She is stage one with a triple negative so they want to do chemo and then radiation and then determine weather to remove her breasts.Doc said she will be OK.Hardest thing for her,losing her hair-for now at least.She is 53.Our niece has breast cancer which spread to her shoulder bone and liver and now has cirrhosis at 29.Nicky is married with a 2 year old daughter.Let’s all pray together.((((Hugs))))
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06/06/2016 7:56:25 PM PDT
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fatima
(Free Hugs Today :))
To: the OlLine Rebel; nickcarraway; NYer; ELS; Pyro7480; livius; ArrogantBustard; Catholicguy; ...
Catholic Prayer Ping!
Please respond to the OlLine Rebel;
If you aren't on this prayer ping list NOW and would like to be, please send me a FReepmail.
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posted on
06/06/2016 10:09:34 PM PDT
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Prayers for the breast cancer MRI.
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posted on
06/06/2016 10:10:30 PM PDT
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Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: the OlLine Rebel
http://breastcancerchoices.org/
check out the importance of iodine which must be balanced with other nutrients:
“Iodine Companion Nutrients. Many Iodine Literate Doctors suggest selenium(26), vitamin C (27), and magnesium(28) enhance the therapeutic value of iodine.
Niacin was also recommended at the February 07 Iodine Conference.
Thyroid function should be closely monitored and may require an adjustment of thyroid medications.”
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posted on
06/06/2016 10:37:12 PM PDT
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Aria
(2016: The gravy train v Donald Trump)
To: the OlLine Rebel
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06/06/2016 11:09:03 PM PDT
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DrJeff
To: the OlLine Rebel
To: Salvation
Please remove me from any and all ping lists I will no longer be frequenting FR.
Thank you
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posted on
06/07/2016 2:16:27 AM PDT
by
verga
(In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
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posted on
06/07/2016 7:30:05 AM PDT
by
RedMDer
(Support Free Republic and Keep FReedom ALIVE!)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Lord Jesus, restore the good health of Thy servant, we pray.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
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posted on
06/07/2016 8:20:27 AM PDT
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annalex
(fear them not)
To: verga
(In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.)
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posted on
06/07/2016 11:05:23 AM PDT
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Elsie
(Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Praising God with you and praying all goes well with your surgery.
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posted on
06/07/2016 11:13:43 AM PDT
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kalee
To: the OlLine Rebel
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posted on
06/07/2016 11:15:01 AM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: the OlLine Rebel
Good News, Prayers sent, God Bless.
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posted on
06/07/2016 4:39:57 PM PDT
by
jafojeffsurf
(Return to the Constitution, A Moral People, and Return to On Nation UNDER God!)
To: the OlLine Rebel
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