Still sick... and now with vertigo
Well, I waited a week without taking the antibiotics. Aside from a short low grade fever that went away, and the fact that I haven't been hit by any other cases of completely not being able to breath when not moving like that one day, there hasn't been any improvement. The coughing and my lungs have gotten worse, (excluding that one day.) Walking into the other room leaves me panting and coughing.
But the really interesting newest symptom is that a couple days ago, vertigo set in. It's worst when I either lay down or get up, but on those occasions, it can be pretty bad. (Last night I went to bed, laid down, and spent ~45 seconds watching the top and bottom of my window spin and trade places. Same thing happened any time I moved, although not quite so long. This morning, I sat down in a chair and promptly fell off as I was sitting down. Caught myself so didn't get hurt.... but still.)
Internet says vertigo can/does set in sometimes after the flu or other related illnesses, so I'm not really panicking about it, even though it's a first for me. Nevertheless, I'm going to Nepal in 2 weeks. I want to be well (or at least as much as possible) when I go. So I broke down and have started taking the antiobitics. Started yesterday late afternoon. No improvement as of this morning, but it's only been 15 hrs.
As a quick note... I've heard the head rushes you get from orthostatic hypostatic tension described as "vertogo." Having a long history of having experienced those very badly ever since I was a teenager. (I have to drop to the ground at least a couple times a day because if I didn't, I'd black out. Bad ones (which hit maybe every 2-3 days) include convulsions.... I just want to say that the sensation is NOT the same. Admittedly, vertigo is the closest I can think to describe what head rushes feel like, but even though right now both are triggered by me standing up, I still have absolutely no problems telling which of the two (or both) is hitting me at a given point.
So, for anyone who cares and hasn't experienced both to compare....
Vertigo = Everything spins or jumps. You tend to stagger for lack of balance. There's no loss of strength or sight.
Hypostatic tension = Nothing spins. You just get tunnel vision and everything goes black. You don't stagger, you fall /down/ because your muscles give out.
All in all, the vertigo is really quite interesting.... and so long as it goes away and I'm all fine in the end, I'll be glad to know what it's like....
But the really interesting newest symptom is that a couple days ago, vertigo set in. It's worst when I either lay down or get up, but on those occasions, it can be pretty bad. (Last night I went to bed, laid down, and spent ~45 seconds watching the top and bottom of my window spin and trade places. Same thing happened any time I moved, although not quite so long. This morning, I sat down in a chair and promptly fell off as I was sitting down. Caught myself so didn't get hurt.... but still.)
Internet says vertigo can/does set in sometimes after the flu or other related illnesses, so I'm not really panicking about it, even though it's a first for me. Nevertheless, I'm going to Nepal in 2 weeks. I want to be well (or at least as much as possible) when I go. So I broke down and have started taking the antiobitics. Started yesterday late afternoon. No improvement as of this morning, but it's only been 15 hrs.
As a quick note... I've heard the head rushes you get from orthostatic hypostatic tension described as "vertogo." Having a long history of having experienced those very badly ever since I was a teenager. (I have to drop to the ground at least a couple times a day because if I didn't, I'd black out. Bad ones (which hit maybe every 2-3 days) include convulsions.... I just want to say that the sensation is NOT the same. Admittedly, vertigo is the closest I can think to describe what head rushes feel like, but even though right now both are triggered by me standing up, I still have absolutely no problems telling which of the two (or both) is hitting me at a given point.
So, for anyone who cares and hasn't experienced both to compare....
Vertigo = Everything spins or jumps. You tend to stagger for lack of balance. There's no loss of strength or sight.
Hypostatic tension = Nothing spins. You just get tunnel vision and everything goes black. You don't stagger, you fall /down/ because your muscles give out.
All in all, the vertigo is really quite interesting.... and so long as it goes away and I'm all fine in the end, I'll be glad to know what it's like....