Wednesday 19 July 2017

Come on, Universe?

I feel like this year, the universe somehow doesn't like me an awful lot. After the dog vs. postman scare and the finding random lumps scare, I finally was all ready to start my July. I had a sports plan ready, to train for our Duathlon in September. My other half was off work (still between jobs) and we could have done a ton of day trips with the dogs. We could have enjoyed one glorious summer.
Instead... that first July Monday, I woke up in the middle of the night with extreme vertigo. The room was oscillating back and forth and would not stop. The nausea was unlike anything I'd ever experienced. Labyrinthitis or Vestibular Neuronitis were the two things the doctors came up with, after my other half drove me there, me lying in the back of her car draped over the seats, clutching a bucket in my tired hands.

We even got to see the ER because I was so terrified my body had finally given up on me, that my blood pressure was through the roof.

The first week I spent in a dark room without noise, just waiting for the room to stop spinning. The 2nd week was a bit better and I was able to read. Now, during this third week, I can do most things normally again, I just feel slightly drunk and unsteady.

And again, I've read books and am a million reviews behind and July is almost over. Oh well.

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  1. Get well soon!!
    Just enjoy the reading, the reviews will come once you're up for it :)

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    1. Thank you. It's what I've been doing :)

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  2. Oh Olivia - I've been thinking of you and wondering where you'd gotten to. :( I'm so sad that you have been so sick but I'm so glad to hear that you're on the mend. I hope you're 100% again soon. I hope you and your girlfriend can still get some awesome summer stuff in!

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    1. It wasn't a good July :( thank you for stopping by and thinking of me.

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  3. That's terrible - and scary! So sorry to hear what you've been dealing with, Olivia. I hope this goes away as quickly as it came on. And hopefully you'll still manage to take advantage of some fun summer activities.

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    1. It's a benign condition with terribly scary symptoms :( thank you for thinking of me.

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  4. Olivia! I'm so sorry you had a scare with it! I've been worried how little you seem to be online! I hope you get better soon! Loads of love and virtual hugs!

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    1. I'm hopefully back to blogging normally again. Thank you for stopping by and noticing I was gone :)

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  5. I'm very sorry to hear his Olivia! You have indeed gone thru a very rough patch lately! Take it easy. You'll catch up with life soon.

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  6. I'm so sorry to hear about your health scare! I've dealt with vertigo for the last eight years and it is the absolute worst. I hope you feel better soon!

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    1. This is my new worst nightmare! I'm sorry :/

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