Veronica Mars, labyrinthitis and fear...

[fajrdrako]

I have always believed that fear is at the root of all evil, and that there is nothing to fear but fear itself. Today reaffirmed that doubly; why don't I remember it more often?

First I was worried because there was something I thought I had to do last week at work, but I screwed up and didn't do it, do to a misunderstanding or confusion that I thought was my fault. Not so. Not really. Today it turns out that I didn't need to do it last week, and there was no real misunderstanding, though I did have incomplete information.

Second, I was worried because of my illness - one can ignore aches and pains but the dizzy spells aren't something you can ignore and I don't like walking into walls, or falling back into my chair when I try to stand up.

Then I felt ill enough to wake up at 4 a.m. and worry about it all the illnesses it could be. My first fear was high blood pressure, for which I would have to take expensive pills forever and ever. My second fear was Meniere's disease, which my mother got when she was just about my age. By the time I got to my third fear, I said, "This is stupid," turned on the light, and read a few chapters of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince until I went back to sleep, promising myself to call the doctor first thing.

But when I got up I didn't feel too bad. I procrastinated on calling the doctor till the headache attacked again around lunchtime, at which point I went to the library to look up "dizziness" in a medical book. It described exactly the same kind of motion-triggered dizziness I've been experiencing, and said that the most common cause is a virus called labyrinthitis. See a doctor, said the book.

So I have an appointment for early tomorrow morning. I talked to Lyn; told her how I'd been feeling and she said, "That sounds like labyrinthitis." She's had it. She recovered in about a week.

Since I'm about as active as a limp starfish I treated myself to four episodes of Veronica Mars in a row, which brings me close to the end of first season - and ready for second season, natch. I love that show. It just gets better and better as it goes. I hated Logan at first; now he's one of my favourite characters. Always did love Veronica and her father. And her mother... interesting, very interesting.

Comments

[chinae.livejournal.com]

I love that show, and the first season dvds are coming out in October.

:)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

October - only 6 weeks away! Hooray!

We should have a Veronica Mars party sometime.

[iibnf.livejournal.com]

I've had Labyrinthitis, but I had it very badly. I was six weeks of recovery from the first bout, but it comes back on and off for the next few years (less each time). Hidious... I've had multiple broken bones and concussion and enjoyed them more than that!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Eeek! I'm hoping I have a very light case. The good news is, you survived, right? I'm not corresponding with your ghost?

I'll be at the doctor's in about an hour. I'm hoping she'll give me some medicine, the symptoms will go away, and that will be that. (Yeah, optimistic.)

[benbenberi.livejournal.com]

I hope you get good news from the MD. A few months ago I had dizzy spells off and on for about 3 days, and I spent the non-dizzy moments worrying about all the same stuff you mentioned; but then it went away just when I was nerving myself to call the doctor. I concluded that it probably wasn't labyrinthitis after all, but a bad crab cake.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the good thoughts. There's always that feeling of uncomfortable suspense before seeing the doctor and hearing what she has to say.... Well, I'll know soon! At first the dizziness was light and intermittant and I thought it would go away in a day or two... and it did, but it came back and has been progressively worse. So now - bring on the doctor. Bring on the medicine. Whatever works!

[gem225.livejournal.com]

I hope that your appointment goes well and that whatever you have, it's easily treatable and goes away soon. Please post again when you know. I'll have you in my thoughts and wishing you the best.

*hugs*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for the hugs and kind words. It means a lot. I don't know why I was feeling strung out about this one - maybe just becuase it's unnerving, and something I've never had before.