Whoa Nelly is an understatement.
My head has been spinning out of control off and on for over a month. And I mean that in the literal sense.
I am DIZZY.
Yep.
But let’s dispense with all manner of revelry right now, shall we? I am dizzy, and I am also blonde. That doesn’t make me a dizzy blonde.
You wouldn’t be alone to begin to think maybe I have a little Munchausen’s thing going on after all of the surgeries and procedures I’ve had in the last couple of years..
I would think so myself, if the rest of the world weren’t so damned upside down right now. It’s tough to navigate life while I bounce around it like a cartoon character in a bumper-boat pinball game.
The doctor thought at first it was something simple like positional vertigo, which would mean I would simply do exercises to reset the crystals in the brain, bringing them back to normal (as in this video). Now, after extensive “dizziness” testing with their Audiologist, she thinks she’s ruled that out and believes I have an inner ear condition called Superior Canal Dehiscence (“opening” in plain English), and if this is the case, the only fix is surgery.
Shit.
I’ve had enough surgery in the last couple of years of my life to stuff one little tiny procedure at a time down the throat of every doctor in LA until they all become rolly-polly pudge-meisters, wobbling down the block and floating up into the air in Beverly Hills.
This is some serious shit.
But I’ve decided surgery is NOT how this is going down.
I may be dizzy, but I haven’t lost my mind….
….
Just…
…
don’t say a word.
….
My point is, I’ve decided I am in charge of my body, and I will be the one to decide what is wrong with my ear (if anything). It is not going to be the imperative surgery situation the docs are thinking. Since this fabulous news, I’ve been doing those exercises and my brain has been “engaging” with my little inner ear canals and other body parts, to tell them point blank:
“No, ear, you do NOT have any sort of “opening.” This is me, your BRAIN here, and I am in charge. I’ll say when there is an “opening” you hear? (pun intended). But we’ve got to stick together. So here is the plan:
Bone: These openings happen because of lack of bone, so you are in charge of making sure you are fortified so there ARE no… openings… whatever is going on down there, it’s your job to strengthen the front lines and fortify that canal! Do you hear me? If you need resources, talk to me… I’ll send extra blood, whatever else I’ve got… but you are NOT going to fall apart here.. do you understand?
My little ear and all of your little parts: Well we are all here for you. We are not going to let you go down, so by GOD man, buck up! Toughen up and we will get through this together!
And finally, blood, tissue, and every other part: Pay attention! Stand guard! Be ready to jump when I say jump. If we need you it’s going to be fast. If you need something get me a message any way you can, so I can send in reinforcements.
In the meantime I’ll be over here balancing the crystals with those exercises. The medics say that isn’t the problem, but I believe it could help, so by God that’s what we’re going to do.
All of you listen up: I don’t know what kind of mayhem has been going on here that this even happened, but we are going to straighten this up STAT. Do you hear me?”
This time next week, I plan to have a whole new story of a non-dizzy blonde who is large and in CHARGE, come hell or high water.
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Ms. Cheevious
aka Lisa Jey Davis
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Onisha Ellis says
You tell those body parts Ms Cheevious! I am a big believer in mind over matter. I was so fed up with being in labor I began stopping the pains (dumb, I know but WHO is rational during labor>)
Ms. Cheevious says
haha @onishaellis:disqus! How’d that work out for ya? LOL… Yeah me too… BIG mind over matter gal here…
Judy Sherwood says
Now THAT is what I am talking about! Tell that ear and whole body who is boss, give it an “ear full” hehe. I also want to know where to sign up for these little “Nuggets” and when they will start? Or will they be in your posts? And by the way, I love daily “Mischief”!!
Ms. Cheevious says
@judysherwood:disqus, damn straight I am the boss! WOOT!! And the Daily Mischief and Daily Nugget are on the site each day. Come to the home page to see each day’s, and find a list of them by clicking on them in the menu of the site! 🙂 xxoo
RebekahLyn says
Vertigo is the pits! I had a bout of it after knocking my head on the top bunk while decorating my dorm room for Christmas. Feel better!
Ms. Cheevious says
i feel for you rebekah! it definitely is! xo
Luann Robinson Hull says
I love your attitude! You go girl!
Ms. Cheevious says
thanks lulu! xo
Melanyb12 says
Ooooh yucky! As I was reading the first part I was going to say that it sounded like an inner ear infection. Keep up the positive attitude and hope you feel better soon. I know how annoying that “dizzy” feeling is. Good on you for more posts – now I need to catch up.
Ms. Cheevious says
Yeah – it ain’t for sissies… Thanks for commenting love. XO
Eaeme says
I can crawl under the car and out fussing with wires with no problems, but when I stand up straight after washing white sox in the bathroom sink I get this dizzy spell so I decided to not wash sox any more. What triggers your spells? And gravity be damned too.
Ms. Cheevious says
Hey Eaeme – not sure yet what triggers it. Yours sounds like either a low blood pressure thing or possible slight dehydration. Mine is sort of always present right now. It likes to THINK it is anyway. HA!
Eaeme says
Reminds me of a drive back from Mammoth a few years ago when
all of a sudden I started seeing double, couldn’t tell which lane I was in without shutting or covering one of my eyes.
Went to my trusty and trusted ophthalmologist. He said it’s caused by a damaged nerve fiber from the eye into some visual cortex and we will just have to wait and see if it heals. Thank whomever you like most, in about two weeks something healed and suddenly my vision was normal again. It has remained normal since. Hope you get lucky too. All the best.
Ms. Cheevious says
thanks Eaeme! xo
M.C. Nugget says
love the pudgy docs! HA!
Ms. Cheevious says
I knew you would. 🙂 xo