Chrissy Cruiser wrote:
>On Fri, 03 Dec 2004 18:01:24 -0500, rockinggal wrote:
>
>> There is a rare syndrome that is becoming more common as cruising
>> increases. A person takes month or year to get their "sea legs" back
Do you mean sea legs or do you mean land legs? After we've been
living on the boat for several months, we both (to different degrees)
can't stand up with our eyes closed very well. So when we shower, we
may want to hold on to something. I lasts longer in my husband.
There isn't any problem with our eyes open, and we don't have fatigue
or difficulty concentrating.
>> after a cruise, boat ride, or even an airplane trip. Many of us have had
>> this syndrome for years after taking a cruise. If you feel a rocking,
>> swaying, or bobbing motion, imbalance, and fatigue and have difficulty
>> concentrating every day, all day, you probably have this.
>> This is called Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (MdDs).
>
>Sorry to hear about your illness. Let's not forget to advise that anyone
>who has these symptoms had best check with their ddoctor and not
>self-diagnose. Meniere's Disease, BPPV and several others mimic as does
>Simple Vertigo which I had from my last cruise.
>
Vertigo isn't particularly simple - I've had that. I was lying in bed
and all of a sudden the room started to go around. Had I not known
better I would have thought I was on a boat which was doing some
violent rocking and rolling.
>> If you need
>> information email me or contact http://nhffoundations.net or type in Mal
>> de Debarquement into Google. A lot of people feel like they are going
>> crazy when the rocking doesn't stop for weeks or months and this actual
>> effects your ability to think and speak for most people, in some degree.
>> We are trying to increase awareness of this syndrome and let people know
>> what they have. I have had this for over two years after a cruise. I
>> have had other shorter episodes after boat rides and cruises. If you have
>> never experienced this you are very lucky, if you have had it even as
>> short as a week you could be very suseptible to getting this for a much
>> longer time.
>
>Thanks for the warning and Good Luck.
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