my eye problems
#306658 - 05/06/07 01:57 PM
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sarah123
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A little while ago I wrote about my eye problems.To those of you who haven't read it,for the past year and 3 months I have been suffering with eye problems.I see red spots out of my side vision,I have lots of after image,tons of floaters,and almost everything I look at looks like the snowy stuff on the tv when the channel goes out.Anyway none of the many doctors I have seen for this have any idea what is wrong with me.They have never heard of this.The last doc I seen for this said I may have a vitamin defficiency in my eyes.He also wanted my to have a MRI to figure this out.So the reason I am writing is because I can't take this anymore.I read on here that a lot of people have anxiety about their IBS,mine has gone way beyond that.I don't care about my IBS anymore because it is well under control.I have such bad anxiety that I can't barely leave my house.When I was about 14 I had a seizure and right as I started the seizure everything started to get that snowy look that the tv gets when the channel goes out.Thankfully I haven't had one since and I am now 23.But I worry that I will have another because that is what I see every second of every day.I am just barely hanging on.Today is not a great day for me because I am so fearfull of what is wrong with me,I fear it is my brain.The MRI is not even scheduled yet.It won't be until about 4 more months.Because of my eye problem I cannot drive and I can't go outside and enjoy time with my son.I have become a only a fragment of my former self.I used to love life, I was the life of the party,now I fear life.MY dream is to be able to get in the car and drive to the store all by myself,sounds simple but I am basically a prisoner.I would love to begin university next fall,that's my ultimate goal.Anyway I was feeling realy upset today and wanted to get it out.Tomorrow I go to my family doc to get some blood results and I am going to beg him to hurry up the MRI.I don't know what else to do,I am an emotional wreck because of this.I feel like crying right now.I just want to be normal and healthy.It's so amazing how one minute things seem normal and the next you are completly blind sided and your world is turned upside down.Sorry for ranting on but I just had to get it out.Thanks for listening.
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I remember your original posts about this. I can't even pretend to know what this must be like for you.
Have you tried hypnotherapy? I doubt it would help your eyes but it is a very powerful for getting anxiety under control.
There are countless people the world over who have no sight. It must be horrible to be faced with losing your vision but it doesn't mean that you can't still live a happy life.
Push the doctors to move things up. And don't stop pushing until they have done everything they can to help you.
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Have you been to an opthalmologist or just a family doc? Doesn't sound like your fam. doc is taking this all serious enough. Maybe if you went to a specialist, they'd look at things differently.
Wishing you the best!
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**Lauren**
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Thanks for your replys.Yes I have been to an optometrist first who then sent me to an opthamologist who then sent me to a neurologist and that is who said finally I need to have an MRI done.
So today I went to see my family doc.I asked if she could get the neurologist to move up my MRI any sooner(I actually broke down crying in her office).She said she would get it moved,thankfully!She is actually a replacement for my regular doc(he is on vacation in Europe,lucky him)She was so much nicer than he ever is and she was more than helpfull.So she said that I should be able to have it done in about a week.She said she would put it in the urgent pile.I was so happy that when I got out of there I just burst into tears,of joy of course!She said that otherwise I wouldn't get in to have the MRI for a really long time.She also ordered more blood tests to be done.
Just when you think all hope is lost somehow someone or something comes in and sheds a ray of light into your darkness.
I'll let you guys know when I get my apointment.Thanks to all who read my posts.Sometimes it is complete strangers who understand and listen the best.God bless you all! 
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Sarah,
I'm glad to hear you had a sympathetic doctor...even if she IS a replacement. You must feel better just knowing you'll get the test sooner.
Hurrah!
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Flipada - IBS-C "It's a gas, gas, gas"
**Lauren**
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Thanks for your kind words.I was really glad to see her because I had a bit of fear asking my real doc.He isn't what you would call understanding or very helpfull.I am a bit nervous for the final outcome but I am glad to get things moving faster because I would really like to get on with my life.I am very eager to go to university.
However,the neurologist did say that if the MRI came back ok that I would have to go to an eye neurologist but he is about a 6 or 7 hour drive away.The MRI is basically to see if it is my brain that is causing the eye problems.That makes me a bit nervous.Anyway the trip to the doc today made me quite hopefull so that no matter what it is at least the sooner they find out the sooner the can get a move on getting me bettter.
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