Say hello to my little friend, the $110 bottle of eardrops: I spent a couple of hours last Sunday at a bowling alley that apparently hasn't been vacuumed since Nixon was President, and about halfway through the party,  I was coughing and sneezing. By Monday afternoon, I wasn't congested that much, but I felt lightheaded. The best way I could describe it was the way you feel when you first get off a merry-go-round that was spinning really fast. That feeling like something is shifting inside your head and you are powerless to stop it. Tuesday morning, the lightheadedness was worse and constant. I called my doctor's office only to learn that the next available appointment was in JULY.  I took a Claritin and tried to stick it out, but by the time I had to drive to pick up Ryan from an after-school activity, I knew I couldn't wait any longer. I dropped Ryan off at home to watch Nathan and Kaitlyn, and drove to a nearby Urgent Care.  The waiting room was surprisingly empty and I … [Read more...]