Mom had another Meniere's attack: Somehow Juicy knew before she did!!! Interesting...

Lacey, I've suffered from vertigo myself. The episodes lasted for a full year. Every day. The imbalance and vomiting can not be described since there is nothing to compare it to.

I've had a cervical and spinal fusion to my neck and back, and I can honestly say, that I'd go through having those 8 screws and 3 plates re-done than go through another episode of a vertigo attack.

It is truly the worse thing a human being can experience!

I'll say a prayer for your Mom.

P.S.: There are excercises that are done to reset the crystals in the inner ear. If your Mom hasn't been given them, I will gladly email them to you. I still have them, just in case!

Lacey, I'm so pleased that your mom was able to anticipate this attack, and I hope Juicy keeps up the good work!!! I've seen the toll vertigo takes on loved ones, and I hope I never have to find out firsthand.
The problem with Meniere's is that it can't be definitively diagnosed; it's more of a "Well, you have these symptoms, and they're not this or this or that, so it must be Meniere's." My ex-hubby was suspected of having Meniere's when he developed unexplained vertigo. No amount of inner-ear treatment, stress-relief regimen or antibiotics could alleviate them entirely, and he eventually had to change jobs (he was a pilot at the time). Fortunately his was pretty mild, I only recall him confessing to one bout of vomiting (after he was grounded).

way to go Juicy... My Gigi does that for me..

Originally Posted by LaceyDF

She's got Meniere's Disease...it's a condition in the inner ear where fluid isn't draining properly or something like that, and it throws off the balance of the whole body. The inner ear is where the equilibrium of our bodies is and if something is wrong in there, it can throw you into vertigo, which is the condition of EXTREME dizziness. It makes her vomit and so dizzy that at some points she can't even respond to us.

it's sad!

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Hooray for Juicy!
My Mom had her first attack several years ago..we were leaving the house & she started falling down, vomiting. It was so scary, nobody knew at the time what it was. She was sick for WEEKS. It turns out that my older sister may have had it, too..she lost her job because they thought she was coming in drunk,(she wasn't) & it could have been Meniere's all along.

I'm sending healing vibes for your mother. The poor thing. I had an episode when I was about 20 where I didn't feel good and went to bed. The next morning I couldn't move without getting dizzy and vomiting. I was hysterical when my parents took me to the hospital because I was so dizzy, disoriented, and scared. The doctors never did figure out what was wrong other than my inner ears had swollen. Most terrifying time of my life. The idea of living with that happening again is horrible so my heart goes out to your mother.

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So sorry to hear your mom had such a rough day. I hope you can both get some well deserved rest this evening!