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this title is my attempt at humor for the personal amusement park

that is VERTIGO! Can't tell you the last post I read, I think the

last digest I read included Jon and Teri's update. I have scanned a

couple times as I popped in. I posted a couple pretty pics I took

on my birthday outing. Happy Birthday all my fellow Cancer's. I

got online yesterday after suspecting I was suffering from Vertigo.

Yes, Z. I thought of you. I have never felt anything like

this ever. I had the room spin big time the initial time. The 2nd

time the room pitched and I had to grab the sink and almost called

out to my Dad. I convinced myself I would be fine and just take it

easy at the Y. I wanted to go workout because I hadn't been there

in a week and I'm going to have my best friend and her kids in town

next week. Also, I needed to do my monthly weigh-in for pre-

transplant home rehab. I got to the class to do Core strengthening

and just tried to totally take it easy. I even opted out of some

paired up activities w/ the medicine ball as they are dizzying. I

ended up w/ the sensation of falling from 10 feet up rather than the

10 inches up from the floor. I reached out to grab the floor and

actually yelled out for help. I knocked my oxygen off and had to

grab it w/ the other hand. As scary as this was I came home read

stuff online and thought well I'm not sweating and had no nausea

just the feeling of movement and spinning. It was so different from

feeling faint or dizzy or lightheaded or too little food or too much

coffee. I sat and took it easy for 2 hours and had my Dad drive me

to my hair appointment. I knew this was a bit crazy as I'd have to

move in ways that might bring this on, but figured as long as I took

it slow I'd be ok. We started w/ the brow wax (before the hair) and

when I sat up (even though I did it slow and explained the entire

morning beforehand to my friend and fellow Y member) the room

started to spin, then it got worse and worse no matter what.

Eventually, I was able to move to a sofa in a different room. I was

sweating like crazy. I had to call out for Val and was finally able

to call my Dad to come get me. I called my pulmo who is out of the

office til Tuesday. Called my primary who was able to get me in and

called to meet me at home to take me to the doc. My Dad

arrived and Val's mother who luckily came in went out to the car to

watch and distract the kids. I couldn't move, I was spinning and

pitching and sweating and finally they were trying to move me to the

car and I said oh, I'm gonna be sick and they sat me back down and

got me the trash bag. Doc said fluid in my right side/ear and virus

and some nasal spray and anti-vert (which is no longer prescription

it turns out just now) so it's Bonine or Dramamine. I'm to take it

easy, no sudden moves, everything at snails move after settling. I

had a tough night and tough day and besides it all I'm annoyed at

being this laid up. I told my doc and this is God having a

really, really good laugh... I said you take this type A girl, make

me short of breath, make me move slow, tie me to a leash and

machines and if that isn't enough now I can't even make a quick

movement of a single body part... don't you dare roll over, stand up

or even look any direction fast. Well, the computer is even

dizzying so I'm off.

Kerry

37 IPF '01 S. IN