Random, Thoughts, X,XXIV

[Behr]

@Behr had a gatasuck Dentist and I've got a bucknut.

Yeah, I don't like it, but I'll have to suck it up because I'm keeping him.

 

[malinoisvol]

Yeah, I don't like it, but I'll have to suck it up because I'm keeping him.

Lol. Same.

 

[Behr]

Lol. Same.

Mines more of a basketball fan than football so that takes a little bit of the sting out. I mean a gater is a gater is a gater, but a basketball gater is already special needs because he likes basketball better, so they almost don't even count.

Sound good? Does to me. Done.

 

[GordonC]

@Behr had a gatasuck Dentist and I've got a bucknut.

I don't think you need a dentist for that.

 

[GordonC]

Yeah, I don't like it, but I'll have to suck it up because I'm keeping him.

wow


for the OOC thread

 

[NorCalVol67]

I had a weird bout of vertigo like I have never had overnight and this morning. Still feel off.

It was weird. Had a sinus headache a couple of days ago, so I assume it was congestion.

The other times I have experienced it was skiing in white out conditions when I had no idea which way was up. And really bad hangovers.

 

[joevol33]

I had a weird bout of vertigo like I have never had overnight and this morning. Still feel off.

It was weird. Had a sinus headache a couple of days ago, so I assume it was congestion.

The other times I have experienced it was skiing in white out conditions when I had no idea which way was up. And really bad hangovers.

Getting bad dizzy like that sucks. I've always gotten like that when my sinuses were really bad. Pressure builds up behind my nose bad, and I know it's going to happen. Hope you feel better

 

[NorCalVol67]

Getting bad dizzy like that sucks. I've always gotten like that when my sinuses were really bad. Pressure builds up behind my nose bad, and I know it's going to happen. Hope you feel better

Could be because I hadn’t had alcohol in a few days and my body was revolting.

 

[Behr]

Too much blood in your alcohol system will cause that.

 

[NorCalVol67]

I hate it when blood f’s up the alcohol in my veins.

 

[VolNExile]

I had a weird bout of vertigo like I have never had overnight and this morning. Still feel off.

It was weird. Had a sinus headache a couple of days ago, so I assume it was congestion.

The other times I have experienced it was skiing in white out conditions when I had no idea which way was up. And really bad hangovers.

Inner-ear infection, resulting from the sinus thingy (and maybe COVID)? That's the most common cause.

Did the vertigo happen when you moved your head in a specific direction? Like trying to roll out of bed, because your brain is convinced that you're tilting in the other direction. Or only/ especially when tilting your head back to look up ("top-shelf vertigo.")

I have a mouthful diagnosis called Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) that comes on when I'm especially stressed out and/or short on sleep. It's a PITA, but harmless (the "benign" part), but it takes a while to wear off, and no meds work for me, at any rate.

I'm just throwing all this at you, because vertigo attacks can be aborted very early on if you can get to a physical therapist for a super-fun thing called the Epley maneuver which basically means that you get to imitate Linda Blair in The Exorcist. It's wonderful when it works, because it's really sucky when vertigo drags on and on and on.

Bonus points for vertigo with something called nystagmus, when your eyes move back and forth rapidly from side-to-side, especially in the first few days. It's awesome for freaking out a bed partner - "Honey, look at this!" Like a Kit-Kat Clock, but a lot faster.

 

[VolNExile]

Could be because I hadn’t had alcohol in a few days and my body was revolting.

Hey, I doubt that your body is actually revolting. Even though most of us past 40 or so could use a little fine-tuning.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Inner-ear infection, resulting from the sinus thingy (and maybe COVID)? That's the most common cause.

Did the vertigo happen when you moved your head in a specific direction? Like trying to roll out of bed, because your brain is convinced that you're tilting in the other direction. Or only/ especially when tilting your head back to look up ("top-shelf vertigo.")

I have a mouthful diagnosis called Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) that comes on when I'm especially stressed out and/or short on sleep. It's a PITA, but harmless (the "benign" part), but it takes a while to wear off, and no meds work for me, at any rate.

I'm just throwing all this at you, because vertigo attacks can be aborted very early on if you can get to a physical therapist for a super-fun thing called the Epley maneuver which basically means that you get to imitate Linda Blair in The Exorcist. It's wonderful when it works, because it's really sucky when vertigo drags on and on and on.

Bonus points for vertigo with something called nystagmus, when your eyes move back and forth rapidly from side-to-side, especially in the first few days. It's awesome for freaking out a bed partner - "Honey, look at this!" Like a Kit-Kat Clock, but a lot faster.

I was assuming inner ear infection after the sinus issue. It was every time I tossed and turned, which is a lot.

I have long had sinus issues, but never had the head spinning like I had this morning. When sober.

 

[Orangeredblooded]

I had a weird bout of vertigo like I have never had overnight and this morning. Still feel off.

It was weird. Had a sinus headache a couple of days ago, so I assume it was congestion.

The other times I have experienced it was skiing in white out conditions when I had no idea which way was up. And really bad hangovers.

Sounds like a inner ear type of thing, especially with the sinus thing. Hope it clears up for you.

 

[VolNExile]

I was assuming inner ear infection after the sinus issue. It was every time I tossed and turned, which is a lot.

I have long had sinus issues, but never had the head spinning like I had this morning. When sober.

If it doesn't clear up by tomorrow, maybe try to bring it on deliberately. Lie in the center of your bed, and turn your head suddenly to one side, and then the other. If this brings on vertigo, and especially nausea (fortunately with me this only lasts the first few spells), call your doc. From what you mention about tossing and turning, that should do it. But my first attack happened in my early days of health information management ("medical records" as it was called back in the day), when pulling patient charts from eight-foot high shelves. So another test is to first of all (and very important) hold on to a horizontal support like the foot of your bed and then suddenly look upwards (tilt your head back quickly.) That can also trigger an attack.

BPPV is brought on by tiny sand-like particles in your inner ear often called otoliths or canaliths. If they are dislodged (as in by tossing and turning, and other sudden head maneuvers), they trigger the fluid in your inner ears that tell your brain which way is up, and your inner ears then send False Reports to your brain. The conflict between what your eyes are telling you about your body position vs what your inner ears are saying causes the vertigo (and nausea, if you are so blessed.) Way better explanation: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)

Dehydration can set it off, too. I don't know if you make a point of drinking a ton of water when you're also drinking fun stuff.

At any rate, this is just to help you decide if you want to call your doc about this. It's not the end of the world, but it can be irritating as hell, and it's especially debilitating in the first few days of an attack. Extra exciting when it comes on while driving.

 

[Vjcvette]

I was assuming inner ear infection after the sinus issue. It was every time I tossed and turned, which is a lot.

I have long had sinus issues, but never had the head spinning like I had this morning. When sober.

I have had the head spinning with an inner ear infection and my ear doctor said that it just has to run its course, but in the mean time I had to drive and go
to work so I stopped by the pharmacy and the pharmacist told me that the motions sickness medicine would curb the head spinning, and it worked.
My ear doctor told me that it is caused by a virus getting into you inner ear, so I also took 1000 mg of garlic capsules for about 3 or 4 days like I would
with a cold and I got over it in a week and my ear doctor told me it would take 3 weeks, so I was happy about that. But at work before I took the motion
sickness medicine when I walked through the furniture store all of the lamp shades would go up an down, like my brain was going up and down when I
was walking, it was terrible, anyway that is my 2 cents worth

 

[Vjcvette]

Old Glory was proudly waving today right outside my window at work.....and what a view....

 

[rmsmith]

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

A year ago yesterday I was released from Memorial mostly recovered from my brush with plague death. I was still on 6 liters of oxygen, but that was considered good enough to transfer to Siskins rehab hospital. I still had to relearn to walk dress, take a shower etc. i had lost over a hundred pounds, mostly muscle. I didn’t recognize my own legs or arms. I wasn’t recovered, and I still had to have oxygen 24/7 but I was out of the woods….the drs had told me frankly just two weeks before I was probably not going to survive, that I would likely be dead in 48 and I had made my last calls to family and friends. There’s no sec game I can imagine that felt like the sort of victory I felt getting wheeled out of that hospital, it had sucked, i had proned for many days straight on dozen different steroids, several different opiates to deal with pain, and my chest hurt from coughing, and the machine, and I had cracked ribs still. I had fought like hell, and I was alive.

 

[Nerd-Vol]

I’d pay someone like $11 a week to hold my laundry and put it away for me. Least enjoyable chore.

 

[Orangeslice13]

A week ago yesterday I was released from Memorial mostly recovered from my brush with plague death. I was still on 6 liters of oxygen, but that was considered good enough to transfer to Siskins rehab hospital. I still had to relearn to walk dress, take a shower etc. i had lost over a hundred pounds, mostly muscle. I didn’t recognize my own legs or arms. I wasn’t recovered, and I still had to have oxygen 24/7 but I was out of the woods….the drs had told me frankly just two weeks before I was probably not going to survive, that I would likely be dead in 48 and I had made my last calls to family and friends. There’s no sec game I can imagine that felt like the sort of victory I felt getting wheeled out of that hospital, it had sucked, i had proned for many days straight on dozen different steroids, several different opiates to deal with pain, and my chest hurt from coughing, and the machine, and I had cracked ribs still. I had fought like hell, and I was alive.

A week?
My brother, I thought you were further out of the woods than that. Glad you’re still with us.

 

[Orangeslice13]

I’d pay someone like $11 a week to hold my laundry and put it away for me. Least enjoyable chore.

With current inflation you’re probably going to have to pay 111$

 

[Behr]

I’d pay someone like $11 a week to hold my laundry and put it away for me. Least enjoyable chore.

*Fold

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

A week?
My brother, I thought you were further out of the woods than that. Glad you’re still with us.

LOL a year ago....will fix......I had taken my sleepy meds.

 

[Sgt_Nick_Fury]

With current inflation you’re probably going to have to pay 111$

See back when we had illegals this wasn't a problem.... now that they can get welfare no one wants to do the dirty jobs. Soon the reeducation camps will remedy this, but you'll probably have to take your laundry there.