Yesterday I felt pretty good. However this morning I woke up and the world was spinning around wildly. It was the worst vertigo I have ever experienced. Fortunately it only lasted a few minutes, but for that time I just closed my eyes and buried my head in my pillow. If I opened my eyes or moved my head I immediately felt nauseous almost to the point of vomiting.
It almost cleared up in a few minutes, then hit my about an hour later, then a couple of hours later again.
I decided this was enough, and headed off to the emergency room (Gisele driving, of course).
Chandler Regional Hospital is great. The ER was not very busy, and we got in right away. Still, by the time we got all the tests done and got moved from room to room we spent about 4 hours there.
They did a CAT scan (CT Scan) which showed no damage or other problems with the brain. They concluded that the trauma had messed with the inner ear, and that was causing the problem. A dose of “Meclizine”, and I felt a lot better.
They sent me home with instructions to take Meclizine whenever I feel dizzy and not to play basketball until all symptoms are gone.
I can live with that.