Update

I’m very behind on lj and email and everything right now. A week of home with no internet does that. Fortunately I’ve heard that Virgin have some sort of wireless no-contract internet set-up available, so with any luck my next two weeks won’t be totally internet-less.

I do however have a convenient internet cafe nearby, although not nearby enough for me to feel totally comfortable should I crash.

My plane leaves tomorrow morning, without me on it.

Turns out the ear infection probably never was. What I actually have is called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, only rather than the vertigo being a momentary thing which happens when I move my head, it is with me fairly constantly. I had a two week break, when I thought the “infection” had passed, but then the dizzies hit again badly last Tuesday and haven’t budged.

It’s good to finally have a proper diagnosis that makes sense, and to have treatment for it. However it will be about two weeks before I know if the treatment has been successful, during which time I have to be very careful with my head, limiting all movements and avoiding actions which induce the vertigo whilst keeping my head vertical as much as possible – kinda hard when it being vertical is generally what sets off the vertigo!

Please wish all luck that this is gone and past by the time I start my new job October 17.