Get new posts by email:

Where Have I Been?

-

Mostly, my couch...

This blog will be my personal diary, my dizzy diary. 

For those who don't know, dizziness and its corresponding symptoms have taken over my life. I've been searching for answers, with no luck, since 2021. Cardiology, neurology, otolaryngology...no one gave me answers. It's been a long and exhausting road with lots of heartbreak and confusion. 

If you'd like to follow me on this journey, I'd love to have you. Stay tuned for more!

Morgan



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

"Episode" 1

-
Image
 I don't remember the exact date my symptoms started, but it was around the middle of April 2021. My friends and I traveled down to Springfield for a much-needed hangout. I remember feeling so much pressure in my head, fogginess, dizziness, and general disorientation. I did my best to push through it. Looking at the picture below, I can see on my face that I'm feeling off.  This first episode lasted around 2 weeks. Dizziness every day, more brain fog...with no relief. My first appointment with a doctor resulted in a diagnosis of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo or BPPV. I was prescribed meclizine and sent on my way. My episodes of dizziness ebbed and flowed. Some days I woke up feeling "normal" and others were filled with dizziness. That first summer was tough and was only the beginning. The daily dizziness eventually lessened and I experienced more days of "normal" than not, and 2021 turned into 2022.  2022 brought with it new challenges in the health d
Read more

March 5, 2024

-
Image
As I sit here on my couch, my emotions are overwhelming. The first two months of the year have been a blur. The year started strong, I was feeling well and managed to go on a much-needed vacation with my mom. But upon returning home, the symptoms came back worse than ever. It's hard to think back, in more ways than one, on the days I've felt myself, as they are few and far between.  As a millennial people pleaser, being stuck on the couch, not working, and not taking care of daily chores is tough. Laundry piles up, dishes sit in the sink...and I continue to sit. This post is not me trying to seek sympathy but to express my feelings and emotions in real-time. To be real and vulnerable and to document my journey.  I'm waiting to schedule an appointment with a new otolaryngologist. In mid-February, I was seen by a vestibular specialist and pointed in the direction of Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS). The otolaryngologist would perform a hearing test and schedule a CT
Read more