Vertigo Round Two - Car Shocks

 Auburndale, FL (Hi 92  Lo 76)

This has been an interesting week. I worked Monday, nothing new, just careful on who we talk to and with a mask. I'm still working with files scanning into the computer. 

Tuesday was the interesting day. I got up a little to quickly and put myself in a tilt-a-whirl with warp speed. Immediately, I couldn't walk, stand, even sit on the side of the bed. I had vertigo in 2013, it didn't last but four hours. This time it was rougher and stronger. I couldn't move at all without getting sick. The spinning was extreme. Jim was ready to call 911 to see if there was anything we could do. He looked up one solution on the internet, which calmed the spinning down enough that I could roll over and get some sleep. 

Steps for Epley maneuver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQR6b7CAiqk&t=18s

1. Steps to determine affected side:
   1. Sit on bed so that if you lie down, your head hangs slightly over the end of the bed.
   2. Turn head to the right and lie back quickly.
   3. Wait 1 minute.
   4. If you feel dizzy, then the right ear is your affected ear.
   5. If no dizziness occurs, sit up.
   6. Wait 1 minute.

 

I'm posting this for others or myself in the future if/when it happens again. We use the blog for a lot of info we've experienced. If anyone has suggestions or comments please email me. (deewalter09@gmail.com)  I'm still having trouble moving quickly or bending over. 

In the meantime, our car was scheduled for new shocks. Jim took the car in and brought back a loaner car. When we got the car back on Thursday he saw that they didn't restore the headlights. The plastic lenses on the lights are a mess and they were supposed to restore them. Jim took the car back and they said the tech wasn't able to restore them, and apologized for the "communication problem". They said we need new headlights, which they wanted to charge around $1,000. We're going to see if we can get them online and have our neighborhood service guy change them out, should be less than half that price. 

Our grandkids started school this week. They're both doing the online schooling. Kyle is in his senior year at Illinois State University.  

Kendall is in his senior year of high school. Rick our son is a photographer (hobby) and took several great pictures for his senior year. This is in St. Louis under the Eads bridge. 

 The next few days we'll be watching the two storms (maybe hurricanes) at the same time in the Gulf. Have a great week.