Dizzy Blonde

Okay, so you’re probably wondering where I’ve been and why I haven’t posted….or maybe you’re not.  Either way I’m gonna tell ya.  Unfortunately I haven’t been on some secluded tropical island with Gerard Butler wearing a loin cloth and swinging from vines holding onto me with a death grip.  Nope…nooo.  Stuff like that doesn’t happen to me, while I’m awake anyways.

Monday while I was at work, I was opening a room for surgery (getting all the instruments and sterile things ready).  And while I was standing there I got dizzy.  At first I thought maybe there was a small earthquake b/c it felt like the floor was moving.  Yeah, it wasn’t.  It was me.  I also started to have vertigo (feeling off-balanced) as the night went on.  Same thing on tuesday, i was having both symptoms and it was getting progressively worse by wednesday.  I literally felt like i was gonna fall over.  Its kinda funny. So  I decided to go to an ENT specialist that I work with on wednesday to get checked out. I know you’re probably thinking but Nicole, you’re blonde!

Turns out I have an inner-ear infection.  This is only my second ear infection in my life.  Aren’t I too old for this?  Why am I getting this at the ripe old age of 28?  It could’ve been worse…I was thinking it was a bug laying eggs in my ears.  See, I don’t take anything serious!

Anyways, that is what has been causing the dizziness and vertigo…see not the blonde.  He told me to stay away from caffeine, salty foods, reading and……the computer!   Ha!  Doesn’t he realize that I am a blogger and I need to be on the computer at least 22 hours a day!  Apparently, when I’m on the computer or reading my eyes dart back and forth and that enhances the symptoms.  Yeah, not good.  It’s also been causing me to be nauseous.  YUCK!  So this is why i haven’t blogged much and I missed my MomTV show today.  I’ve been laying around all day because that is the only way i feel fine.  This is a perfect example of why I need a laptop.  I could blog from the couch.  Ooooh Dell!  I love Dell! I have a  Dell PC and would really really like a Dell laptop!  Haha.

Oh and the best part of all this…is no antibiotics.  Nope. None.  He gave me something for the dizziness but told me it is viral and I have to “ride it out.”  Yeah, this is gonna be a fun 2 weeks!