Dizziness and Grumbling about Today

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I’ve had intermittent dizziness for years (days, weeks, or months apart) for a fairly serious duration each time (hours or whole day, and then again the next day). It’s not vertigo, because things don’t spin around. Instead they come down in a “wash”, somewhat like a waterfall but more translucent.There is also some double vision. I can’t see at all well. I need to squint and really squiggle to see a phone number and dial the phone - if I can at all.

I’ve been to multiple doctors - GP, audiologist, head and neck surgery (I didn’t have surgery), and neurologist (I even had a $$$ MRI). No use.

It is partly due to fatigue and stress. It is self-propagating because it causes more stress. I’m sure it isn’t imagination, although it is triggered by these things (but not always)

Today because of dizziness I
  • missed Mass for the Assumption (fatigue and a little dizziness)
  • canceled an important job interview (PLEASE pray I’m not dizzy the next time and do well)
  • made the real mistake of trying to drive a little to get to the interview (‘maybe I’m just imagining things’). I only drove around the parking lot, but hit the pole by my spot when
    I tried do pull in. I said a swear word. The corner of my car has paint scraped off. It doesn’t look good, but I think I’m just going to let it go (I have a 2001 Corolla), because I’ve had other insurance claims fairly recently. The post (when I could see enough to look at it two hours later just has a little paint scraped off, and I don’t think I need to tell the HOA.
Sigh. I already had one accident that only happened because I was dizzy. Someone backed into me, so they were blamed 100%. But they said I was doing something very strange. I didn’t want to ask what, because I would have known if I weren’t dizzy! It was very awkward exchanging information after the accident, and driving away. I was across the street from my condo, and it was New Year’s Eve. I went home and someone else drove me to my Mom’s house to celebrate.

So (I hope it has finally been knocked into my head) I WON’T DRIVE WHEN DIZZY, even when I think it is ‘just my imagination’.

What a day. I am still a little dizzy, and squinting to see this.

Please pray for my dizziness problem and also that I get a job. I have been without work for 6 years, and not trying hard enough to get it. I will be living on my retirement funds starting next week, and I am years from retirement.

I’m thankful that God is good and gives me only the problems I can handle. I am glad that my problems are of great value when I offer them to Him.

Keep trying (I have to learn to do it more cheerfully!)
 
Hello, my friend. It is good that you posted and are focused on turning your problems over to God (I mean, heck, how many people suffer these types of problems and just complain and don’t have faith? A lot…kudos to you for having great faith). I said a Hail Mary for your dizziness to go away and for employment. Pray, hope, and don’t worry. Be gentle with yourself in these trying times. If there’s something you can improve upon, improve upon it. But if the situation is not in your control, offer it up to the Poor Souls in Purgatory. The Poor Souls need our help and whenever we have suffering we can do wonders by offering our suffering up for them.

Keep praying…keep praying…keep praying.

God Bless
 
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I’ve had intermittent dizziness for years (days, weeks, or months apart) for a fairly serious duration each time (hours or whole day, and then again the next day). It’s not vertigo, because things don’t spin around. Instead they come down in a “wash”, somewhat like a waterfall but more translucent.There is also some double vision. I can’t see at all well. I need to squint and really squiggle to see a phone number and dial the phone - if I can at all.

I’ve been to multiple doctors - GP, audiologist, head and neck surgery (I didn’t have surgery), and neurologist (I even had a $$$ MRI). No use.

It is partly due to fatigue and stress. It is self-propagating because it causes more stress. I’m sure it isn’t imagination, although it is triggered by these things (but not always)

Today because of dizziness I
  • missed Mass for the Assumption (fatigue and a little dizziness)
  • canceled an important job interview (PLEASE pray I’m not dizzy the next time and do well)
  • made the real mistake of trying to drive a little to get to the interview (‘maybe I’m just imagining things’). I only drove around the parking lot, but hit the pole by my spot when
    I tried do pull in. I said a swear word. The corner of my car has paint scraped off. It doesn’t look good, but I think I’m just going to let it go (I have a 2001 Corolla), because I’ve had other insurance claims fairly recently. The post (when I could see enough to look at it two hours later just has a little paint scraped off, and I don’t think I need to tell the HOA.
Sigh. I already had one accident that only happened because I was dizzy. Someone backed into me, so they were blamed 100%. But they said I was doing something very strange. I didn’t want to ask what, because I would have known if I weren’t dizzy! It was very awkward exchanging information after the accident, and driving away. I was across the street from my condo, and it was New Year’s Eve. I went home and someone else drove me to my Mom’s house to celebrate.

So (I hope it has finally been knocked into my head) I WON’T DRIVE WHEN DIZZY, even when I think it is ‘just my imagination’.

What a day. I am still a little dizzy, and squinting to see this.

Please pray for my dizziness problem and also that I get a job. I have been without work for 6 years, and not trying hard enough to get it. I will be living on my retirement funds starting next week, and I am years from retirement.

I’m thankful that God is good and gives me only the problems I can handle. I am glad that my problems are of great value when I offer them to Him.

Keep trying (I have to learn to do it more cheerfully!)
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I would do several things.
  1. Stop driving until and if you get over the dizziness.
  2. You should be able to get SSI, don’t laugh, you would get more than I get on regular SS, it is over a thousand a month.
  3. If you haven’t worked for six years, what have you been living on???
  4. Perhaps you should consider living near good buss lines so you wouldn’t have to drive.
  5. If you are thinking of applying for a job what can you qualify for and what are you going to tell them about your illness.
  6. You were sick today, so don’t worry about missing Mass.
  7. Get a complete physical exam if you can
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Mother Mary, I commend keep trying to you. Please help him/her and make your intentions in this matter come true.

Hail Mary…

Amen.
 
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