I was getting bouts of vertigo for the past two years and the last bout lasted 6 months. This last time was the worst for me because it went on for so long. I could not go anywhere unless there was someone with me to hold onto. I could not drive and being a passenger made me very dizzy and off balance. I could not have a drink as I already felt off balance without one. During this 6 months I was struggling financially, my sick-pay covered everyday living expenses but not medicine, doctor fees, aroma-therapist, consultant’s fees, physio fees and operations. I became depressed and easily stressed. It got to the point that I did not want to do anything, including getting dressed or showered unless I had to. I felt useless to myself and everyone else. I did make myself tea but I didn’t do any house-work or cooking. I made an appointment with my doctor because of how I was feeling, only to be turned away by the receptionist because I had an outstanding balance of 70 euro. Although the receptionist knew that I was paying the bill as and when I could, the doctor refused to see me. I left the surgery that day shaking. However bad I was before I went in I was 10 times worse coming out. I felt lower than a wet stray dog in the street although you would not see a vet turn a stray dog away. My physio explained that my vertigo was stress and hormonal related and this was why I felt so bad to be turned away by my
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