Rocks in my head

Well, in my ears, I guess. No, you have them, too. We all do, apparently. (otoconia - ear rocks) We just don't know about them until one or more break loose and begin to cause some problems.

I have been experiencing dizziness for the past 10 days or so. Only happens when I am rising from the prone position, or if I am lying down when I move my head from one side to the other.

Let's face it - we spend at least a third of our time in that position - I am a dizzy moose! (and blonde at that - heh!)

So, when I saw my doctor yesterday for the periodical blood pressure med re-check and bloodwork evaluation I told him of the dizziness. He has diagnosed it at Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Go ahead, say THAT three times quickly (THAT, THAT, THAT - ta-dah! heh)

I guess it is a pretty normal occurence and the doc gave me some exercises to do to alleviate the sensation. Actually what he said is that by MAKING my body feel the dizziness, the problem will lessen and go away because I will get used to it. So, it's worth a try, I guess.

In other news, I have GOOD cholesterol. That is, my good numbers are GOOD and my bad numbers are also GOOD. He was even more excited when he realized that I am not taking cholesterol meds. ;-) It's all in the genetic makeup and my diet patterns. How cool it THAT? He told me he would love to have my numbers, but I was selfish and told him he couldn't share them.

My weight, which had begun to creep upwards due to inactivity and too much comfort eating has started to go back down. Four pounds in the past two weeks. I am thankful for that. I still have about 4 pounds to lose to get back to where I was before the auto accident. But, Lord willing, it will come off and take a lot of its buddies with it.

the leaves are leaving quickly

Posted by Purplemoose at October 1, 2005 01:54 PM