[2Jedismom]

That's right...vertigo related to whatever happened to my hearing right before Joshua was born. I always have some degree of it in the morning when I get up, some days it's hardly noticeable...I'd say most the time. But somedays it's a bit of an adventure to walk and there are the rare days when I feel very sick because of it. Fortunately, it passes pretty quickly.

I think it must relate to the way my head is during the night...I can't tilt my head backward, like to look up, without feeling a bit off.

I tell ya, Sam...I would never go under anesthesia without a very VERY good reason...that stuff is really dangerous. Just your body trying to recover in the "recovery room" is a major thing.

When my mom had her surgery (where they put everything back where it belongs, if you know what I mean)...they did a spinal. She was awake the whole time.

[SuziQ]

I think it must relate to the way my head is during the night

Have you thought about changing pillows? I use a buckwheat pillow; take it with me when I travel, and everything. I get a horrible crick in my neck and pains in my left shoulder if I sleep on anything else!