Meniere's Disease Support Group
Meniere's disease is a balance disorder of the inner ear. The symptoms of Meniere's are variable; not all sufferers experience the same symptoms. However, "classic Meniere's" is considered to comprise the following four symptoms: Periodic episodes of rotary vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in one or both ears.
After I had surgery in January I was so horribly miserable I thought I had made the biggest mistake by having the surgery. I was pretty much bed bound for 3 weeks and only left the house to pick the kids up the other 3 weeks. I was sick and miserable. I actually lost 20 lbs. People ask how I lost the weight and I'm like I would gain it all back to feel better. Fortunately 6 weeks after surgery I started feeling better. Despite minor dizzy spells life got so much easier. I always feared going back to the days after surgery when I literally couldn't stand without falling and the naseausness that comes with it. I was so sick last week with what I thought was migraines. Apparently it was my ear drums getting angry again. I woke up yesterday and couldn't stand again and couldn't stop throwing up. The epely maneuver helps and today I'm not as bad as yesterday but I am so angry, depressed, and bitter that I am back to how I was months ago. My whole family knows I'm mad too. I gotta hand it to my husband - he can't miss another day of work so he is taking our 4 year old to work today. Ok, Thank you for letting me vent!!!!
I keep thinking in the back of my head that if the IT steroid injections don't work, I'll just ask to have the surgery done, but I now realize from reading your experience, that this is a very difficult procedure to get through.
I hope you are feeling better soon.
Dzy I will say that my surgery was complicated by a blood clot so not everyone has as rough of a time recovering. My doc though never prepared me for how difficult it could be so it was a SHOCK! I know others on this site have not had good outcomes from the surgery and I think stats have it as 50/50 success. So it's truly a crap shoot. Don' t you wish there was a good answer and we could all chat about how much we appreciate our health after being sick for so long!
As of course you know just make sure your doc who does the gent shots has done tons of them. I think if I had to do it all over again I would do gent shots. I was concerned about recovery time but I dealt with that anyways :) Hope tomorrow is a great day for everyone!