Hooray! My mother has experienced this twice, so I’ve seen how painful and confusing this can be. But thankfully, pretty easily correctable! I’m happy to pass along to you the enduring wisdom of the great star of Animal House, John Belushi, who said, “My advice to you, my friend, is to drink heavily.” :)
I'm glad to hear the good news. Even back in Shreveport, running heaters full time will dry us old folks out. It sounds like a logical diagnosis I'm happy to see you're doing better.
I'm so glad you are feeling much better and that there seems to be a specific cause for this upsetting situation. This is the third case of dehydration effects I've heard about recently. Listen to Don!
It is amazing what dehydration will do to us…..I once tore my ACL on a long bike ride and the doctor put it down to dehydration …..it’s easy to not drink enough so those of us at a certain age need to really
Hi Don! I'm sorry I missed your previous post, but I'm delighted to see that you're on the mend! Hydration is great advice to people of all ages, and this is a wonderful timely reminder of its importance during winter - I tend only to think about it when the sun is shining, which here in the north of England isn't often! Wishing you a speedy recovery and lasting good health.
I'm so glad to hear it's down to water, Don! What a relief. And pne of the easiest fixes. (But, only in the sense that it hardly costs anything and takes so little time to apply - which also means it's easily not taken seriously, which I guess is something we all do with hydration at some point, whatever our age...)
It's amazing how water improves so much. I have diverticular disease, and my main "medication" for it is sticking to around 4 litres of water a day (or more, if I'm unusually active). When I don't take this routine seriously, I suffer in all sorts of ways that look mysterious until I ask myself "OK but did I drink enough water yesterday?" and then the mystery is solved.
Thank you so much for the update. I was gifted with my do-over in 2004 when I flunked my first stress test. Sad thing is, I still don’t know how to study for them. Quadruple bi-pass, 18 stents, two heart attacks, a stroke , and 2 ablations later…I’m still kicking at age 72 and feel so good that I started a business.
Like Winston Churchill once said in a commencement speech, “Never, never, never give up “ he then sat down.
I ended up in the hospital with dehydration some 9 years ago. It is also important to be sure that you keep your electrolytes balanced as you hydrate. I drank too much water that wasn't balanced and actually "drowned" myself. Once the sodium, etc normalized they released me.
Hooray! My mother has experienced this twice, so I’ve seen how painful and confusing this can be. But thankfully, pretty easily correctable! I’m happy to pass along to you the enduring wisdom of the great star of Animal House, John Belushi, who said, “My advice to you, my friend, is to drink heavily.” :)
That is the perfect response!
I'm glad to hear the good news. Even back in Shreveport, running heaters full time will dry us old folks out. It sounds like a logical diagnosis I'm happy to see you're doing better.
Thank you, my friend. Always great to hear from you! Hope you're doing well.
I'm so glad you are feeling much better and that there seems to be a specific cause for this upsetting situation. This is the third case of dehydration effects I've heard about recently. Listen to Don!
That’s great news. I guess dry January is over so it’s ok to drink. Hehe
It is amazing what dehydration will do to us…..I once tore my ACL on a long bike ride and the doctor put it down to dehydration …..it’s easy to not drink enough so those of us at a certain age need to really
Work at it. Glad that you are ok
Hi Don! I'm sorry I missed your previous post, but I'm delighted to see that you're on the mend! Hydration is great advice to people of all ages, and this is a wonderful timely reminder of its importance during winter - I tend only to think about it when the sun is shining, which here in the north of England isn't often! Wishing you a speedy recovery and lasting good health.
Thank you, Sean. Always great to hear from you. Hope you're well and full of good humour.
I'm so glad to hear it's down to water, Don! What a relief. And pne of the easiest fixes. (But, only in the sense that it hardly costs anything and takes so little time to apply - which also means it's easily not taken seriously, which I guess is something we all do with hydration at some point, whatever our age...)
It's amazing how water improves so much. I have diverticular disease, and my main "medication" for it is sticking to around 4 litres of water a day (or more, if I'm unusually active). When I don't take this routine seriously, I suffer in all sorts of ways that look mysterious until I ask myself "OK but did I drink enough water yesterday?" and then the mystery is solved.
We live in Australian subtropics and dehydration is real. We use electrolytes in our water every day in Summer.
Hurrah. I realized when I finally got COVID over Thanksgiving....it was the reason I got vertigo the previous year. From the vaccine.
It's an awful feeling, at worst almost slamming into walls, at best being dizzy. And never knowing which way it will go.
I'm glad that you tracked down the cause.
xo
So glad to hear this, Don. Water, anyone?
Good news indeed!
Sending you hugs my friend! Keep drinking! 😂
Thank you so much for the update. I was gifted with my do-over in 2004 when I flunked my first stress test. Sad thing is, I still don’t know how to study for them. Quadruple bi-pass, 18 stents, two heart attacks, a stroke , and 2 ablations later…I’m still kicking at age 72 and feel so good that I started a business.
Like Winston Churchill once said in a commencement speech, “Never, never, never give up “ he then sat down.
Glad to hear water is the fix Don. Be well and stay hydrated!
I ended up in the hospital with dehydration some 9 years ago. It is also important to be sure that you keep your electrolytes balanced as you hydrate. I drank too much water that wasn't balanced and actually "drowned" myself. Once the sodium, etc normalized they released me.
I'm so glad your medical mystery is solved! Water is life!