Hello Everyone,
It's been too long since I logged in let alone posted--let me explain. Before I forget (which happens easily), take me off the list of those coming to the Symposium as what is going on with me has been the deciding factor in not going
I mentioned along time ago I was having issues related to my "good ear" of fullness, mild hearing loss, oscillopsia, nystagmus, sound-induced vertigo and of course the all annoying tinnitus fulltime. I had an acute bout of vertigo with ear pain and what followed was months of annoying dizziness with night sweating everytime I turned over in bed. All tests show nothing and my doctor cannot come up with why I'm having these problems. Many diagnosis' have been mentioned, another tumor which is too small to show up yet on MRI, hydrops, or dehischence (slices on past CT weren't thin enough to see a dehischence). The diagnosis doesn't really matter anyway as the treatment for any one of these would be worse than how I feel now.
I cannot tolerate low-tone sounds. My social life has come to a screeching hault. I wear my muscician's earplug that I've plugged up permanently with silicone plug anytime I'm outside in public, windy days, noisy gatherings, etc. I am also unable to talk for more than 20 minutes without causing symptoms of vertigo, vibration to the right side of my skull followed by a screaming headache and losing one day to recoup. Teaching yoga is a no more for me. Family gatherings have me listening more than participating. So paying for the Symposium which includes the lovely dinner gathering would cause me, literally, too much pain.
I do well staying at home mostly tending my garden, jogging everyday, yoga also, and am taking sign language classes to help with communicating just incase. I am happy, relaxed and look forward to everyday. So no sour pusses here.
Please remove my name and know how much I will miss seeing old and new friends.
Karen
