ser523
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Hey ladies!
So I'm recovering from the stomach flu earlier this week. I think I'm good in that regards, but... since Wednesday I've been having really bad dizziness! It's pretty much all the time and I can't do anything. I haven't been to work all week, but then I can barely manage walking around the house much less going to work. I have nausea that I'm pretty certain comes from the dizziness. I'm more dizzy bending over to pick things up from the floor and sometimes when I change positions (sitting to standing etc., though I'm always really careful and make sure I move slowly). But I don't have to be moving, I can just be sitting there or laying down and I'll get a wave of dizzy. Like last night, DH and I were at dinner (so sitting for some time) and I got really dizzy and ill feeling out of the blue towards the end.
What's frustrating is that I went to the doctor today because I was concerned, especially since this is really interfering with my day to day life. And the woman pretty much told me nothing. At first she ignored the dizziness and tried to give me a prescription for nausea, which I explained that nausea wasn't the most concerning issue. Then she tried to tell me to be careful going from sitting to standing (which I am). And of course (which I knew she would) tried to blame it just on me being pregnant and how there are all types of symptoms. Yes, I know things can be caused by pregnancy, but whether this is caused by being pregnant or not, someone has to help me do something about it. I can't just keep missing work and laying in bed. I mean pregnant women don't just lie around for 9 months. I'm lucky enough to have a flexible job, but there are limits (lord knows that DH would not be able to miss a whole week at work).
Anyone else having dizziness?
So I'm recovering from the stomach flu earlier this week. I think I'm good in that regards, but... since Wednesday I've been having really bad dizziness! It's pretty much all the time and I can't do anything. I haven't been to work all week, but then I can barely manage walking around the house much less going to work. I have nausea that I'm pretty certain comes from the dizziness. I'm more dizzy bending over to pick things up from the floor and sometimes when I change positions (sitting to standing etc., though I'm always really careful and make sure I move slowly). But I don't have to be moving, I can just be sitting there or laying down and I'll get a wave of dizzy. Like last night, DH and I were at dinner (so sitting for some time) and I got really dizzy and ill feeling out of the blue towards the end.
What's frustrating is that I went to the doctor today because I was concerned, especially since this is really interfering with my day to day life. And the woman pretty much told me nothing. At first she ignored the dizziness and tried to give me a prescription for nausea, which I explained that nausea wasn't the most concerning issue. Then she tried to tell me to be careful going from sitting to standing (which I am). And of course (which I knew she would) tried to blame it just on me being pregnant and how there are all types of symptoms. Yes, I know things can be caused by pregnancy, but whether this is caused by being pregnant or not, someone has to help me do something about it. I can't just keep missing work and laying in bed. I mean pregnant women don't just lie around for 9 months. I'm lucky enough to have a flexible job, but there are limits (lord knows that DH would not be able to miss a whole week at work).
Anyone else having dizziness?