Has anyone else been dealing with a chronic health problem lately?

[BrianNole777]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I'm a bachelor.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Vestibular Migraine

med.stanford.edu

 

[Huey Grey 2]

Try to get on medication. Your doctor should have options for you. And yeah 40s suck.

 

[Moogy]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Vestibular Migraine

med.stanford.edu

There's some folks who have it much worse ... they're having to drive something other than a Maserati because they're a Poor.

 

[BrianNole777]

Try to get on medication. Your doctor should have options for you. And yeah 40s suck.

I'm taking Nortriptyline 25 MG a day since June 10.

I read it takes 3 months to work...

@JWolf74

 

[BrianNole777]

40's do seem to be brutal @Huey Grey 2

Other than covid, I haven't been sick since 2012.

 

[CHILLER]

Let me guess, you had the covid shot . Tell the truth how many shots? What other medication ?

 

[BrianNole777]

Let me guess, you had the covid shot . Tell the truth how many shots? What other medication ?

I've had 8 covid shots!

I don't think they're related to migraine...maybe I got vestibular migraine from the orange on this site?

 

[CHILLER]

Try to get on medication. Your doctor should have options for you. And yeah 40s suck.

40 sucks? What planet are you on huey . Get off your *** and walk 20k steps. Turn phone off. The very last thing you need is medication. You are a weak liberal , get up and get moving.

 

[BrianNole777]

40 sucks? What planet are you on huey . Get off your *** and walk 20k steps. Turn phone off. The very last thing you need is medication. You are a weak liberal , get up and get moving.

How old are you, chiller?

 

[RollingballofButcherKnives]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Vestibular Migraine

med.stanford.edu

That sucks Brian

 

[BrianNole777]

That sucks Brian

Yeah...I'm trying to be positive...vestibular migraine is chronic but it doesn't last forever.

Migraines also tend to decline after age 50.

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

I've had both cervical and lumbar fusion surgery as well as having a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. You would trade your headaches over constant discomfort 365 days a year.

 

[dpic73]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Vestibular Migraine

med.stanford.edu

I've had two rotator cuff surgeries and I'm still not 100% from the one I had a year ago but that's not as bad as functioning at 50%. Man, that's got to be depressing and I'm sending good thoughts your way.

 

[BrianNole777]

I've had both cervical and lumbar fusion surgery as well as having a total knee replacement due to osteoarthritis. You would trade your headaches over constant discomfort 365 days a year.

Sorry.

You're retired and worth millions of dollars like most of HROT, I assume?

I have enough savings for 4 years before I run out.

Realistically, I could probably stretch it to 7 years with part time work.

 

[BrianNole777]

I've had two rotator cuff surgeries and I'm still not 100% from the one I had a year ago but that's not as bad as functioning at 50%. Man, that's got to be depressing and I'm sending good thoughts your way.

Thanks, brah.

Luckily, I'm not in any pain or else I'd probably be a morphine addict at this point.

 

[dpic73]

Thanks, brah.

Luckily, I'm not in any pain or else I'd probably be a morphine addict at this point.

As long as you don't have turbo cancer like Chiller suspects, it sounds like there's optimism that you'll get better

 

[BrianNole777]

As long as you don't have turbo cancer like Chiller suspects, it sounds like there's optimism that you'll get better

Thanks.

I was reading about saints that suffered...this poor girl was bedridden for 38 years before she died!

Lidwina - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[dpic73]

Thanks.

I was reading about saints that suffered...this poor girl was bedridden for 38 years before she died!

Lidwina - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Lawd, I hope it doesn't get that bad.

"The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them"

 

[BrianNole777]

Lawd, I hope it doesn't get that bad.

"The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them"

Yep...she was a teenager when she got sick, too.

I had good health until last year and was able to travel the world, at least.

 

[Nole-4-Life]

Rheumatoid arthritis. Finally on a med that helps.

 

[PinkShizzle]

So far, extremely healthy. But, I'm mid 30s and know that won't last forever.

Hope your health improves, Brian.

 

[NorthernHawkeye]

And yeah 40s suck.

Seriously, don't be a pu$$y.

 

[BrianNole777]

So far, extremely healthy. But, I'm mid 30s and know that won't last forever.

Hope your health improves, Brian.

Thanks, brah!

 

[Fac]

8 covid shots. Why?
Sorry to hear about your illness.

 

[JohnHughsPartner]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I'm a bachelor.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Are you a fat like @LafayetteBear?
What did the nurse practitioner look like?

 

[BrianNole777]

Are you a fat like @LafayetteBear?
What did the nurse practitioner look like?

I'm 5'11 and 190.

The nurse practitioner is probably 60 years old with dark hair.

 

[BrianNole777]

8 covid shots. Why?

Doctors orders.

 

[Fac]

8 covid shots. Why?
Sorry to hear about your illness.

dpic - what's funny about 8 covid shots? How many did you get?

 

[Ghee Buttersnaps 2]

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

 

[Ghee Buttersnaps 2]

Let me guess, you had the covid shot . Tell the truth how many shots? What other medication ?

I think he's on his 20th poke or some $h!t like that.

 

[alaskanseminole]

40 sucks? What planet are you on huey . Get off your *** and walk 20k steps. Turn phone off. The very last thing you need is medication. You are a weak liberal , get up and get moving.

 

[alaskanseminole]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I'm a bachelor.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Well, I'm 52 and can relate to a few health curveballs. I'm a disabled vet with fibromyalgia, arthritis in both feet and a few other fun issues I deal with, There have certainly been days this year where I felt like my body was working against me.

I tried a couple of SSRIs years ago, but they just made me feel numb, so they weren't for me. What has helped me most is staying busy, getting outside when I can, spending time in scripture, TRAVEL and refusing to let my circumstances define me.

Sounds like you've got a plan, Brian, and and you're working it. ...that's about all you can do right now. Hopefully September brings the improvement you're looking for.

 

[BrianNole777]

Well, I'm 52 and can relate to a few health curveballs. I'm a disabled vet with fibromyalgia, arthritis in both feet and a few other fun issues I deal with, There have certainly been days this year where I felt like my body was working against me.

I tried a couple of SSRIs years ago, but they just made me feel numb, so they weren't for me. What has helped me most is staying busy, getting outside when I can, spending time in scripture, TRAVEL and refusing to let my circumstances define me.

Sounds like you've got a plan, Brian, and and you're working it. ...that's about all you can do right now. Hopefully September brings the improvement you're looking for.

Likewise and thanks for your service...may God reward you with an eternity of bliss.

 

[BrianNole777]

I'm a small business owner.

 

[TJ8869]

Lawd, I hope it doesn't get that bad.

"The authenticating document from Schiedam also attests that Lidwina shed skin, bones, parts of her intestines, which her parents kept in a vase and which gave off a sweet odor. These excited so much attention that Lidwina had her mother bury them"

 

[dpic73]

dpic - what's funny about 8 covid shots? How many did you get?

I didn't get 8 but why would getting any be funny unless you're an ignorant, anti-public health zealot because an orange primate lost an election?

 

[fsu1jreed]

Um yea

 

[Tom Paris]

Loose stools 6-7 days a week. So much fun.

 

[alaskanseminole]

Loose stools 6-7 days a week. So much fun.

 

[What Would Jesus Do?]

On May 30, I got a migraine and was dizzy for all of June. I could function at about 30%.

I felt normal for a few days at the end of June then my symptoms morphed in July and I've felt lightheaded every day. I can still drive but I'm functioning at maybe 50%.

A nurse practitioner diagnosed me as having a vestibular migraine. It usually hits when people are in their 40's. (I'm 43)

It's not painful but I'm still basically a partial invalid.

I'm a bachelor.

I feel grateful that I don't have a real job or family to support because I'd really be screwed.

I created a Daily Treatment Plan with the help of my doctors and Chat GPT and am hoping to be close to normal in September because these treatments take 3 months to work.

CSB.

Anyone else having a doozy of a year?

Bummer.

It sounds like you haven't had a COVID booster lately. I hear there's a new disease they're calling COVID vaccine insufficiency. Alternatively, maybe you had too many mRNA vaccines.

Kidding aside, I hope you shed this ailment. In the meantime, I'd be curious to know what vestibular exercises you are doing.

I've been having more problems with balance and dizziness as I age. One exercise (if you can call it that) I've started doing lately is to stand on one foot while brushing my teeth in the morning. Can't tell if it helps but can't hurt.