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The last thing you need when the ink of the first sentence of your new masterpiece is hardly dry is to have a problem with your eyesight.

It’s almost as if the fates have decided to call the shots.

To be honest, that first draft was rubbish, so that says it all really.

I have had this recurring earache for a while now, and it is driving me nuts. Doc thinks it’s an inner ear problem as it sometimes triggers dizziness. It is affecting my left eye, making me nauseous and dizzy, and trying to use this eye makes everything worse.

I cannot wear my reading glasses or use my mobile phone, and looking down at my keyboard makes the room revolve, so doing anything is very difficult.

Funnily enough, and this made me laugh, if I close this eye, I can manage much better.

But one more comment from my ever-loving family of ‘aye aye, Captain,’ and I might have to hit someone.

I know I said this could be my last book, and maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned that, for it would seem that the fates were listening. We know I was probably joking, for if a good idea comes along, who am I to turn it away? Even if I can’t see what I’m doing…

I am waiting patiently for it to stop, go away, and leave the building before pestering my doctor. She must be running out of patience by now, as I am. It would seem that my list of complaints (most of which are age related and cannot be helped) is growing ever longer…

Where will it all end?

Silly question really, for I am trying not to think about that…


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20 responses to “Rotten Timing? #Eyesight #Dizzy”

  1. Well, I suppose the longer we live the more ‘age-related’ crap we’ll have to deal with … just as well we’re all tough stubborn old birds!!! :D

    1. I know what you mean, Widds, but I feel so sorry for anybody who isn’t as tough or stubborn…

  2. I hope you eye improves, Jaye. Your situation sounds very uncomfortable.

    1. It has eased off quite a lot now, John. Bit for a while there, I was rather worried…

      1. I can imagine. Hopefully it will improve more.

  3. Oh dear! I am so sorry, Jaye. Praying that this passes and quickly!

    1. it does seem to be trying to go, Jan, so my fingers are crossed!

  4. I envision this all behind you and the only eye-eyes you have to deal with, are on your face

    1. I truly hope so, Annette… 💖

  5. Hang in there. Maybe using a dictaphone for the time being? Given the importance of our eyes….I would keep going back to the doctor until you find out more. :)

    1. I will be using a Dictaphone while waiting for the dizziness to stop, Janet. And I will make an appointment with my doctor too…

      1. Great….

  6. Hang on in there, Jaye. And go to your GP. So often we thing nothing can be done when it can.

    I recently had a serious heart problem. I didn’t realise it was so serious and did nothing about it until I couldn’t walk more than 100m without getting breathless and with an ache in my shoulder, which I put down to carrying my bag, and a feeling of windedness across my diaphragm.

    I put off gong to my GP thinking it was age related, or related to my thyroxine levels and with the problems of getting a GP appointment. Anyway, I eventually went and she thought it was my heart so sent me for a barrage of tests. (Did I mention a cough? She asked me if I had one. I did, and that, appy, can be an indicator of a heart problem.)

    One test, done in hospital, showed a problem. They kept me in for ‘observation’ overnight, and the next morning said they wanted to fit a pacemaker. This they did later that morning.

    Since then, I’ve been back to normal.

    So it’s worth going to see your GP. Don’t put it off. Maybe they can do something.

    1. Thanks for the advice, Vivienne. I have an appointment but its a few weeks away, if it gets any worse, I will ring the Doc!

      1. Good.

        You are lucky to get an advance appointment. Our surgery no longer does pre-bookable ones. Everyone has to ring at 8am in the morning, and hope they can get one.

        1. I didn’t want one this far in the future, Vivienne. That was all they offered!

          1. I know. In the days when we could pre-book an appointment, I used to say that by the time you got to see the GP you were either better or dead.

            1. It’s an unfair system, Vivienne, but I suppose it could be one way of weeding out the hypochondriacs!

  7. Maybe cover the left lens of your reading glasses and see if that helps?

    1. I did wonder about that, but its happier if I don’t wear them at all…

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