It's hard to imagine you going a year without a hive full of "your girls", but it sounds like a wise decision - I remember you had a lot of trouble towards the end of last year's run & were debating your next step. A year off sounds like a good plan.

I'm glad you're feeling a little better. Mine still comes & goes for no apparent reason - but at least it's mostly at night where all it does is make my already lousy sleep a bit worse. I think since it's apparently tied in with the stenosis in my neck (which is also causing me balance & gait issues, probably part of why I keep having these falls) I'll be stuck with the weird vertigo-ish thing until they finally decide to fix my neck, which as of now they remain on the fence about. Honestly, I hate surgery as much as the next person - I've already been through 2 neck fusions - but if one more would fix all the issues this current disk is causing (including a pretty much constant headache) I'd just as soon get the surgery & have done with it! I've got enough things that can't be fixed - lets go ahead & fix what we can! *headdesk* *ouch!*

Take good care of yourself- like someone else said, oxygen mask on yourself first, or you're no use in saving anyone else! (Wish I'd known that about 40 years ago!!)
*hugs*