Someday I’m going to have a real job, and I’ll have to go back to work this week.
I went back to the ear doctor today to find out the results of my ENG. That is to say, I got out of bed earlier than I wanted to, drove 35 minutes each way, and sat in the waiting room 15 minutes to find out that there is absolutely nothing wrong with my ears.
Seriously, the report was maybe 50 words long. First test…normal. Second test…normal. Etc. The technician could *totally* have told me this a week ago, as soon as the tests were over, if it weren’t for the rules about that sort of thing. Can I just sign a release form promising not to sue you? It would save me a good bit of time.
So that’s…good? I was kind of hoping for an ear thing, honestly. None of the ear problems seemed all that bad, and ears are pretty fixable compared to some of the other causes of dizziness.
Speaking of which, I was supposed to have my MRI the Saturday before Christmas, but the technician got into a wreck on her way to work, so I had to reschedule it for after vacation. *Twiddles thumbs*
But I’ve been feeling better lately, so that’s encouraging. My head still goes mushy every once in a while, but it’s not nearly as bad or as frequent as it was.
In other news, I’m getting on a plane soon, and I am NOT THINKING ABOUT IT as hard as I can. Despite my best efforts to forget when exactly the flight will be, my intestines somehow figured it out and are wreaking havoc in my lower GI tract. TMI? Yes. I swear, I really haven’t been thinking about planes much lately; I’ve only even had one recent plane dream that I can remember, which is down from the average.
I’m debating whether to use the ativan I have. I still haven’t tried it. Maybe I will tomorrow.
PSBTW did you know it’s COLD in the mountains? It’s not supposed to get above freezing the whole time we’re there*. I’ve only been skiing in the spring before; winter is supposed to be way colder and way busier. The worst, I think, will be getting out of the (outdoor) hot tub. Gah.
But! Skiing! I used to ski every spring break, but I haven’t been in five years. John’s never been. Heart skiing. Except for the cold.
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* Did I mention my family’s going skiing for New Year’s? We are. It’s my immediate family, John, and five of our Dutch relatives. We’re going for a little over a week this time, which is nice because then I won’t feel bad if I don’t ski every single day.
Tags: miscellany
December 27th, 2007 at 8:56 pm
One of my friends gave me some of her ativan for my anxiety over flying, but I was a bit iffy about taking someone else’s medication without knowing the reaction. I took two Nyquil about an hour before I flew and the drowsiness it caused actually helped me from being less alert about every single little noise and less panicky.
Airplanes. *shudder*
December 29th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Yeah, I ended up not taking anything. Had a bit of a crying fit before takeoff, but the flight itself was as pleasant as could be expected. I have some Benadryl that I might try for the flight back, which will combine two of my least favorite things, takeoff and ice.
December 30th, 2007 at 10:06 pm
I started to have problems with dizziness and headaches when I was in the graduate school application phase of my life, too. (For me that was a few years after I graduated from college.) I never succeeded in getting a diagnosis. (I can’t remember if they tested my ears.) It’s still a problem from time to time, but I don’t think it’s ever been as bad as it was then. My best guess is still that it has to do with congestion in my head.
I also found that Benadryl helped with anxiety. (I never had a problem specifically with planes, though.)
– a.k.a. D. Claude Katz