Another Quiet Sunday
I've been having some problems of late with my right eye, floaters I'm told which will either go away or I will get used to.
Last night I noticed that it was becoming difficult to read and knit and realized that I'd lost half the vision in my right eye. I went to bed hoping it was just a case of over tiredness but by this morning it had only gotten worse. On top of that I was loosing my balance and was slightly nauseous.
A trip to the ER was in order thinking that maybe I was having a small stroke or some such nonsense. A thorough examination followed including a brain scan to make certain nothing strange was growing there, a stroke test and then I was sent home without resolution. I didn't have a stroke and I don't have a brain tumour so what the heck is causing my vision problem.
In spite of the problems with our health care system and the long waits in the ER, the moment I said I was having vision problems and I felt dizzy I was put to the front of the line.
Tomorrow I hope to score an appointment with the eye guy who hopefully can solve this problem. After spending six hours in the hospital we came out to our car to discover it wouldn't start. The battery was dead, dead and more dead. We eventually got rescued by CAA but only after repeated phone calls...they went to the wrong hospital. So tired, cold and hungry and still can't see, bummer. I hope your Sunday was better...
Labels: Health
posted by Rositta @ Sunday, January 11, 2009
9 Comments:
Is it an ocular migraine? I get them periodically and sometimes, they precede a full blown migraine.
oh my gosh honey! that's awful. glad you are going to the eye guy...
hugs, bee
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Rudee, I've had migraines for 45 years and have never heard of a ocular migraine. I've also had two migraines in the past week, a mild one on Sunday and a bigger one on Wednesday. I thought that would be it for a month.
Thanks Ms Bee, I'm phoning first thing tomorrow, as long as I don't have a migraine...
I am worried about this. There are some serious eye issue that need attention ASAP. Get an appointment with that eye doc. soon.
People who are nearsighted are more prone to eye floaters. Excessive computer use or near work may contribute to the onset of floaters as well. As one ages, the vitreous gel (which helps maintain the shape of the eye) starts to liquefy, adding more stress on the connective tissue between the vitreous sac and retina, thereby increasing one’s risk of getting eye floaters.
Sometimes an eye floater may be simply debri left over from fetal development where blood vessels no longer needed did not completely dissolve, leaving bits of debri in the vitreous gel. This debri may have just been out of "field of focus", then for whatever reason floated into view.
Anyone experiencing a sudden increase in eye floaters should get examined by their eye doctor.
Diet, lifestyle, and specific nutrient supplementation can play a role in preventing eye floaters.
For more information on eye floaters and ways they may be prevented and possibly helped, go to Natural Eye Care for Floaters
Michael, thanks for stopping by. I did some checking on floaters and have also been checked 6 weeks prior for retinal detachment. What worried me this time is that I seem to have lost vision in the eye, about half I'd say. I will see the eye doc tomorrow though...ciao
Oh that sounds terrible.
Yes, since you mentioned the floaters before, I also remembered the retinal detachment. I'm glad you're seeing the eye doctor, he'll know what to do.
Good luck!!
Thanks Devil Mood, I see the doc in a week. I keep hoping it's a occuar migraine as Rudee mentioned and will resolve itself. My regular doc today thought it might...
I hope they find a cause and that you soon feel better!
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