Good morning...oops - afternoon---
I regret to inform you all that the ETC that was keeping me away from here since Thursday night was NOT the northern air thingie. I have been SICK SICK SICK. Now I know some of you think I'm a little "off" anyway but I mean physically sick. Thurs night after the pizza and margaritas I posted I was a tad dizzy going up to bed but didn't think anything of it....end of a long day , ont he computer, ran upstairs, etc. (No NOT THAT etc). But when I got up Friday morning I had such an attack of vertigo that I fell (back on the bed fortunately), broke into a sweat, threw up (not much on an empty tummy) and I literally could not get upright without the room spinning around and making me nauseous. VERY scarey. Additional problem...FORCING me out of bed every hour or so...diarhhea! (Sorry for the graphic descriptions). Of course the dizziness and vertigo that hit while sitting up then crawling the 6 feet to the bathroom made me nauseous...have you ever had the kind of flu where you have to have the bucket in front of you while on the toilet? Yup, and this was even worse since I had to struggle to keep my balance while sitting...forget walking. Sent DH to work...he offered to stay home but just started his new job this week so I just had him stock me up with saltines, ginger ale and water and the cordless phone. Called the doc mid--afternoon and has DHcome home a little early to take me. The nuse on the phone says "Do NOT try to drive".. Lady, I can't even get to my kitchen never mind the garage, don't worry about me driving! Then on the way to the doctor DH closes the car windo on my right hand ring finger...OUCH...he didn't mean to of course and felt horrible but that made me burst into tears...so I was quite a sight at the medical building...no shower (couldn't stand up to take one) bed head...in my sweats...holding onto DH stumbling like a drunk from the vertigo. UGH. They gave me some meclizine for the vertigo and something for the nausea which I haven't taken because I figure the nausea was from the vertigo. The nurse practitioner was concerned that my BP was quite high 160/97 and wanted me back there this morning for a followup. I usually run around 100ish/65ish. SO I came home, took the meclizine, had a couple of pospicles and saltines in bed...slept through the night and this morning YES! I could walk to the bathroom and then even to the living room couch without holding on. I showered (yeah!!) and went of to the doc...BP was 115/70 so I guess I won't have a stroke or sumpin'. May have soemthing viral and or an inner ear thingie again

. I was treated for Meneiere's Syndrome 7 yrs ago but it never gave me the vertigo/nausea like that.....just brief dizzy "spells".
DH has gone off to get DD....she spent the week with her father & stepmother....and since I can't drive all drowsy from the medicine I stayed here. He'll be not waitingon me if I he knows I'm weel enough to be down here on the DIS...so I must return to bed fefore he gets back

I missed you guys and and SO sorry to have missed the posting party

. But so pleased to see everyone posting and having fun again. Even without me sniff sniff.
Hard to believe that memorablel weekend was a year ago!!! Those mashed potatoes are soundign REALLY good right now, my appetite must be returning! I met Teri the outcast over the mashed potato bar at the S/D reception I do believe!

Yep, she was having cravings then too but it was for GEORGE of course

Welcome to our new friends and visitors---scarlet..we LOVE wedding planning and putting in our 2 cents on anything and everything... hi to bashful, banzai, sleepingbeauty, pumba ...everyone!
Cookie's with Barry this weekend? What's SSB's excuse?????????
DD will be home later...tonite I'll boot her off and check back in...Debbie- pick me up some more saltines, will ya
