Wednesday, October 10, 2018

BEEN SICK…..ENDED UP IN A HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM THIS MORNING

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PHEEBS IN THE JEEP TUESDAY MORNING RARIN TO GET ROLLIN:))

It was 8:10 this morning with Kelly in the Jeep's driver seat and me on the passenger side.  We were headed for the emergency room at Goderich's Alexander Marine And General Hospital.  Early Tuesday afternoon while unloading the Motorhome I began to experience dizzy spells.  I kept on working until one of those dizzy spells finally got worse and didn't go away.  Managed to get myself back into the house and that was the end of the day for me as far as getting anything else done.  Mainly spent the next 18  hours in my recliner.  Sometimes the room would spin on me and sometimes remain normal.  Feelings of nausea.  Had this happen to me 3 years ago and it was diagnosed as Vertigo.  ( Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. (BPPV) is the most common vestibular disorder and occurs when loose calcium carbonate debris has broken off of the otoconial membrane and enters a semicircular canal thereby creating the sensation of motion.) ---- There is a procedure called the Epley Maneuver which can alleviate this and we tried it Tuesday night but must have done it wrong because I became dizzier than before then started throwing up.  Overnight I slept well but the problem was still with me this morning so it was off to the hospital we went.  Still feeling very nauseas.  After a number of preliminary tests the Doctor had me lay down on a bed with my head hanging over the edge and did that head bending maneuver.  There wasn't the quick relief I had experienced before with this same procedure three years ago but I did feel a touch better.  We were back home around 10 and I went straight to my recliner again.  I didn’t have any room spinning today but every time I got up to walk I felt dizzy.  Still shaky on my feet, tired, can’t turn my head too fast, and no energy whatsoever to get anything done. 

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UNBEKNOWNST TO ME KELLY TOOK THIS PHOTO IN THE HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM THIS MORNING

Now to backtrack to Tuesday morning.  Pheebs and I didn't waste any time getting ourselves out the door and into the Jeep.  Minutes later we were cruising through the country side and I thought to myself, 'we are back in our own element right where we belong.' Through McD's we went for a coffee to go and down right away to the harbor to make sure all the water was still right there in the lake.  Yep, Lake Huron was looking as great as ever with it's aqua blue waters.  Had hoped to go for a walk but we had rain in the air.  Grabbed an armload of veggies at Zehr’s Supermarket in Goderich to resume my Sounds Yukky - Tastes Yummy shakes and headed for home. Started unloading the Motorhome and that's when the dizzy spells began.

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NoteNoteON THE ROAD AGAIN NoteNoteSO GRRRRREAT TO RESUME OUR COUNTRY ROAD MORNING JEEP RIDES

Thought I would write a short post Tuesday night but when I looked at the computer screen it made me dizzy.  Same thing when I tried to read my Kindle so most of my time was spent sitting with my eyes closed listening to music.

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NICE TO BE HOME

Absolute beautiful coolish warm Sun and cloud morning today but of course I missed most of it sitting inside.  And when I miss a nice morning so does Pheebs.  Rain is forecast for Wednesday but if I feel Okay in the morning we'll be out rain or shine. 

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THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT A REST AREA SOMEWHERE IN VERMONT LAST WEEK

Felt bad that I couldn't be outside helping Kelly as she walked armloads of stuff from the Motorhome into the house.  Although I feel better today than Tuesday I still get a sense of dizziness when I get up and walk.  I’m hoping I’ll feel better Thursday morning.  Got a big clean-up to do on that Motorhome that needs to get done soon as I can.

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ON OUR WAY HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL WE STOP AT WALMART AND KELLY RUNS IN TO GET ME A PRESCRIPTION WHILE I WAIT IN THE JEEP FEELING LIKE AN OLD BAG OF DIRT

Watching hurricane Michael on TV come ashore at Mexico Beach Florida this afternoon it reminded me of the day last February 18th when Kelly and I drove into Panama City,  south through the Tyndall Airforce Base to Mexico Beach where we stopped and I walked out onto a long pier and Kelly popped into a local eatery for some Seafood stuff.  From there we drove down to St. Joe’s and headed inland.  We were staying a few day at the Pine Lake RV Park along highway U.S. 231.  Here is my post and photos of that day...…. Mexico Beach

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I WAS SURE HOPING THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN FURTHER ALONG WITH THIS NEW TIM HORTON COFFEE SHOP IN BAYFIELD….LOOKS THE SAME AS IT DID 3 WEEKS AGO BEFORE WE LEFT FOR THE MARITIMES

At the time of posting tonight I’m still not feeling the best but better than I did Tuesday night at this time.  Oh ya, and it’s raining:((

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GROANER'S CORNER:((  It was a celebratory mood with the boys at NASA; they had just made the scientific achievement of a lifetime.  As they were uncorking a bottle of champagne, Dr. Werner Von Braun, the head scientist at NASA, asked everyone to be quiet as he had received a congratulatory phone call from the President of the United States.  He picked up a special red phone, and spoke into it. "Mr. President," said Dr. Braun, grinning broadly, "after twelve years of hard research and billions of dollars spent, we have finally found intelligent life on Mars.  "He listened for a second, and his smile gradually disappeared, replaced by a frown.  He said, "But that's impossible . . . we could never do it. . . yes Mr. President," and hung up the phone. He addressed the crowd of scientists staring at him curiously.  "I have some bad news," he said, "the President said that now that we've found intelligent life on Mars . . . he wants us to try to find it in Congress!!"
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21 comments:

  1. Shoot Al, that's no fun. Hope you keep on feeling better.

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  2. Sorry to hear you are not well...Glad it didn't happen while you were away. Sure hope you feel better soon.

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  3. Sorry you are going through that,hoping you feel better soon. Good timing for you to be home near hospital and Kelly home to drive you there. Take care of you,never worry about blogging when too sick to work on it,better to have you get well than see new photographs and prose,as good as they are,your health matters more. -Nick

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  4. Bummmmmer! It's best to be home when you are not feeling well. I hope they figure it out soon. You are so lucky to have Kelly and Pheebs there to take care of you. I enjoy your writing about everyday things as much as I enjoy your photos. Hope you are well soon.

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  5. Hope you feel better real soon. Love the photos of you and Pheebs looking straight ahead:) Take care of yourself.

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  6. Al, I've experienced several vertigo spells in the last yrar. Always unnerving and so I can relax how you feel. They kind of narrowed mine down to pollen or allergies when there is a change of seasons. I am worried about that as the seasons change. Rest and sleep are the best medicine.

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  7. Was so surprised and unhappy to read this! I had just a sample of that dizziness you are experiencing, about the time you had your episode---three years ago already??---Knock on wood, no repeat for me so far, but really can empathize. Hopefully that procedure at the ER will lead to improvement. And, a prescription might help? Sure do hope so. Thanks for taking the trouble to post. I hope your face is way happier next time we see a photo.

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  8. Sorry you are feeling so bad. Vertigo is miserable, hope you feel better soon.

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  9. What you describe is also called meniere's disease.

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  10. So sad to hear you are not feeling well. Will say a prayer. By the way, the photo of you and Pheebs is just the best. It a treasure to be framed.

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  11. I join your friends in saying how thankful if you had to experience this illness that you and Lelly were home and she could drive you to the hospital.
    I’m praying you will continue to feel better each day

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  12. Nice that you got it checked out and know what it is , hope you feeling better real soon.

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  13. I guess it was perfect timing to head home when you did. Hope you feel better. I can tell by the way Pheebs looks in the Jeep she is a 'happy camper' back home getting her morning Jeep rides in. Thanks for linking that info about remedies. I'll bookmark that info on all my devices. Get better Al.

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  14. Here's hoping you are up and about soon Al!

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  15. Even my mild Vertigo is a horrible feeling. I'm sure the motorhome clean up can wait until you're 100% - probably a good thing the rain is keeping you inside while you get past it :-) Especially good that it waited for you to get home!

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  16. I never had it until I reached my mid seventies. I sure ain't fun, as you know.

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  17. David knows all about the old bag of dirt feelings. Sure hope that dizzy goes away for good so you can get back on your feet.

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  18. My wife gets vertigo, so I know what it's like. Just take it easy til you're 100%.

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  19. Hope you feel better. Gator aide or most any sport drink will help. The rest will just pass in time.

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  20. Hope you have a full recovery soon. We feel so lucky that the hurricane missed us, but feel so bad for the awful damage to many places we have enjoyed for years. It will be a long and difficult recovery:(

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