I don’t know exactly when I first read “the spoon theory” – but WHEN I did, I knew “that’s me.” I hope it’s okay to repost this here, it was originally posted at But you don’t look Sick. Last I looked I wasn’t able find the writeup on the butyoudontlooksick.com site. (Although I did find a fun list of the top 10 worst suggestions given to someone with a chronic illness. I’m sure most everyone can relate.
Sometimes it really feels as though if you change the routine just a little bit things go spinning out of control. Side effects from one medicine, change the timing of something and everything falls to pieces. For a long time I’ve been getting an allergy shot every other week (every second Monday.) I get a bit of ear pressure and roaring for a couple days. I feel like I’ve run a marathon and am worn out for a few days, but the spinning usually doesn’t hit. Well… we had a big snowstorm and I missed my usual time and made it Wednesday instead. It (as expected) hit me harder than usual. I didn’t make it to full vertigo but had a day or two of dizziness (moderate to heavy). I consider the dizziness to be a stage below the vertigo and it hit New Years day. (No alcoholic drinking was going on either.)
But currently that little bit of dizziness is the least of my concerns.
I don’t expect this site to JUST be about my being diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease. I do expect to provide resources that may be of use if you have, or suspect you have Meniere’s disease. I also want to explore some of the things that I’ve learned through all of this. Thanks for visiting, please come back soon!
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