Thank you. It's very mild and at this point I feel it only when I get
out of bed in the morning. My twin sister has it too. I'll be seeing
another doctor to learn those self administered exercises. One step at a
time.
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Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Sorry to hear that, John. It can be very debilitating. My son suffered
> from vertigo for two years after his helicopter crash until his chance
> meeting with a naval flight surgeon who had a through understanding of
> BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and the "Epley maneuver".
> Naval flight surgeons receive training in this and, much to my surprise,
> many other doctors seem to know nothing about it.
>
> There are certainly other causes of vertigo other than BPPV but if it is
> BPPV be prepared to fend for yourself. You may have to educate the
> doctor. The Epley manuever usually resolves BPPV with a single
> treatment. My son required a re-do for some reason but he was 98% cured
> after his second treatment. It takes only a few minutes. What a relief
> after two years of incredibly expensive, time consuming (and
> ineffective) treatment. You can even do it yourself as there is a
> self-administered form of the Epley maneuver.
>
> Read about BPPV here
> <http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> John Hermanson wrote:
>> I'm sorry to hear that Chuck. For my birthday on Wednesday 5/27, (57
>> btw), I saw a neurologist and she thinks I may have developed a case of
>> vertigo. An MRI is next. The doctor also ordered an MRA, but the Blue
>> Cross bean counters with their superior training decided I didn't need
>> that. Wow, we're falling apart.
>> ___________________________________
>> John Hermanson | CPS, Inc.
>> 21 South Ln., Huntington NY 11743
>> 631-424-2121 | www.zuiko.com
>> Olympus OM Service since 1977
>> Gallery: www.zuiko.com/album/index.html
>>
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> I saw the doc this morning. He just referred me to an orthopedist. I
>>> suspect knee replacements are coming in the not so distant future.
>>>
>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>
>>> Brian Swale wrote:
>>>> Chuck wrote that his knees have suddenly gone downhill over the last 2
>>>> weeks.
>>>>
>>>> I hope the doc can make a real difference. Loss of mobility is not nice.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes.
>>>>
>>>> Brian Swale.
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