AN UNDIZZIED UPDATE, AT LAST!

Now that my wearied immune system has successfully won its wrestling match with the most miserable strain of flu virus that I can remember, followed by duking it out with a bronchial bacterial infection, here is what subdued the dizziness that resulted as a complication of battling two serious infections for the price of one:

Exhausted of energy, my immune system could not reduce healthy bacteria, which naturally reside within my throat as they munch away at flakes of dead cellular material, and upon multiplying, non stop, their overpopulation began to migrate into my bronchi.  Thank goodness,  I returned to my internist’s office the very first day that every inhalation of air caused my chest to feel painfully constricted; otherwise an over-production of bacteria would have surely developed into pneumonia.

I can’t remember ever feeling as ill as had been true over these past few weeks, suggesting why I can’t imagine how my body’s compromised immune system would have mustered the energy necessary to overcome pneumonia had I silenced my self-assertive voice instead of proactively calling to make that second appointment with my doctor, stat.  Upon examining me that same afternoon, my internist commending my judgement call and handed me a Z-Pak, which, over the next five days, managed to overpower the overwhelming production of bacteria, which, like an infectious army on the march, advancing from throat through brachial tubes, was on its way toward launching a full out invasion of my lungs.

Once that Z-Pak powered up, the build up of bacteria waved the white flag, saving my depressed immune system from battling pneumonia, leaving me to ponder upon this question, which riddled my intelligence:  Once my energy had time to recoup, why did dizziness persist?  That puzzlement prompted a third doctor’s appointment.

During this third visit to the doctor, my internist answered in the affirmative when I asked if an inner ear complication might be dizzying my equilibrium.  Upon examining me, my Eustachian tubes were found to be so irritated by congestion as to swell with inflammation, forming pockets within which fluid retention caused intermittent sensations of inner ear dizziness to develop and persist.  In order to heal and reduce swollen pockets of inflammation, asap, a burst of prednisone, to be taken in decreasing amounts over a period of eight days, was prescribed so as to restore my lost sense of inner ear equilibrium once fluid retained had naturally drained.

In addition to the fact that my last dose of this steroid will be taken tomorrow, Celina’s recovery from an abominable hysterectomy is cruising forward uneventfully while the nanny, hired proactively by Steven to tend to Ravi’s daily needs, offers his family of three peace of mind.  As to Will, I’ve taken the liberty of conferring an invisible medal for above-and-beyond-care-giving-valor upon my husband, who, having tended to my needs over these past five weeks, has changed hats from nursing cap to golf cap, and now that everyone’s spirit is experiencing sound reason to enjoy change for the better, all around, our family circus feels eager to embrace good health as plans begin to unfold, offering each of us visions of good times, brimming with fun ‘neath the desert’s warm winter sun.☔️⚡️🌈☀️😊