Now I'm on my way "killing" my balance nerve by drugs

[catlover]

Hi everyone,
I promised to tell you about how it's going with my balance nerve. Last Tuesday I went to see the doctor. At 12 am I got my the first injection in my ear and I had to lay still for an hour. It hurt a bit when the doctor went through the ear drum with the needle. After that I went for a coffee in the cafeteria and I was back again at 2.30 pm to get my second and last injection. At about 5 pm I went home by train. In the evening my ear started to hurt a lot because of the ear drum getting punctured I think. Yesterday, I was expecting some dizziness to appear, but fortunately it didn't and not today either. The doctor told me that the weekend will be the worse. I hope and pray it won't be that terrible. I'm also doing a lot of balance exercises. My doctor told me: The more I exercise the less dizziness I'll get, so I keep on doing my exercises over and over again. I'll let you know how I feel as days go by.

Hugs from Helene in Sweden 

[mimoore]

Hugs for you Helen! 
Believe and it will happen.
Looking forward to hearing good news...let us know how it goes...sending good vibes your way.
Michelle 

[lori67]

Helene,

That sounds painful - a needle in the eardrum!  You're very brave!   

I hope this weekend goes well and without dizziness.

Lori
p.s.  I love the name Helene - it was my grandmother's middle name!   

[sgerrard]

I hope you do okay over the weekend, Helene. I have to say, despite the jab in the ear drum, I like the sound of this. If I was having a big balance issue, or needed to avoid having one, knocking out the balance nerve would make a lot of sense to me. Take it easy!

Steve

[empath]

Only my second visit here, still  finding my way around!

Killing balance  nerve sounds like a great idea!!!  Doubt it's availkable here in the UK. 

Hope all goes well for you, will pop back for updates!!   

Emp

aka  Carol

[catlover]

Hi, everyone!
I've now passed the weekend that was said to be "the worst days" after knocking out the balance nerve, but for me it has been nothing! I'm so grateful for that! I haven't even been dizzy! If this is how it's going to be to live with only one balance nerve active, it's quite okey with me! I have been able to drive the car to town and also take a trip with my bicycle. Last week I was convinced that I would be staggering around at home using walls and tables to be able to stand up at all. I have an appointment with the doctor in mid January to check if the right balance nerve is 100% knocked out. I really hope it is because I don't want to do the "needle in the ear drum" again. It wasn't very comfortable, I must say.

Have a nice Christmas all of you! 

Helene in Sweden