taniaaust1
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The other day I posted the following as I had a whole new degree of blurring http://forums.phoenixrising.me/showthread.php?15032-Blurred-vision Since then, my vision hasnt been as good as it usually is, forcing me to have to wear my glasses more then I usually do.
Now Ive had something else happen.
Yesterday I was at the library reading the back of a DVD when suddenly I started to get rapid flashing in my vision (like cameras going off in several places just on the outside of my vision which was lighting things up then right across my visional field (they were bright). As I was reading when it happened, I figured it was triggered off from reading. It only lasted several moments and then stopped as sudden as it had started. I was left afterwards for a while with like looking throu clouds/haze. (Ive since read a floater can appear like that. Floaters can be another sign of retinal issues)
Im now freaked out about all the new eye symptoms as on researching the flashing symptom Ive come across a description of different kinds of eye flashing and the one I experienced (happening from edge of vision) is exactly described for retinal tears which can lead to retinal detachment.
Ive since read a floater can appear like looking throu haze. Floaters can be another sign of retinal issues and happen with flashing.
Eye sites, recommendation on flashing etc is sometimes counted as a medical emergency and to promptly go to eye doctor to get retina looked at to make sure its not starting to detach.
Its Saturday now and my eye specialist I know dont work till Monday at the earliest... shit.. I dont know why this happens to me, whenever I get a new symptom which needs checking out it always seems to happen on either a Friday or weekend when I cant go and see someone.
Its not helping my stress either to read that retinal detachment is far more common in diabetes and Ive already had complications of diabetes happen (eg I ended up with a frozen shoulder at the age I did.. scar tissue/bad healing, orthopedia specialist put it down to autoimmune related probably due to my hyperinsulinemia and issues with sugar. Ive only just recovered after a very long time from the frozen shoulder issue). Scar tissue in eyes can lead to retinal detachment.
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Im also wondering if retinal detachment is more common in the ME kind of CFS?? Does anyone know. I know vasculititis happens in ME (I wonder if the abnormal skin patch on my foot/leg which appeared 4-5? months ago, which doctors cant work out what it is, is a sign of vasculititis?? its like bruising but not a bruise). Could vasculititis too lead to retinal detachment????
My other question is can drugs help cause this issue??. I started a new med recently just before I started getting all the new eye issues, (Im resorting to self prescribing seeing I dont have a GP to help me). Could there be any relationship to taking Doxylamine succinate tablets?? (really hoping there is a medical person at this site or can give me a yes or no to that question. These new pills are giving me a far better sleep for the first time in ages).
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Medically Im a little overwhelmed right now and Im currently still without a GP but trying hard to sort that issue out and "may" have that sorted out with a little more time but may be without a GP for next couple of months.. seeing someone new in Mid Feb who I finally managed to get to take me on as a patient after 2-3 years of trying to get in). Also seeing the professor of Pathology at the main states hospital on the 20th of this month. Hopefully my health can hold up till then and not worsen more.
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health update for past 4-5 mths.
newish symptoms
* severe blurring, flashing and cloudy sight episodes. Sight worst then usual, suddenly having to wear my glasses more
* foot/leg skin discolouration (like bruising but not a bruise, 3 doctors dont know what it is)
* orthostatic hypertension worst then it was ever before (up to and over 170 systolic in one minute of standing and then I sat at that point so it would be going higher then this at times).
improving symptoms.
* insomina thou its still bad, the new pills are actually helping me to get to sleep at a better time (today Im up the earliest then I have been for a very long time)
* food intollerances I dont seem to be getting them anymore
* MCS is slowly improving with time (only issue now seems to be perfumes in things).
* brain improvement still happening (ability to learn new things is back, more able to concentrate). The brain shift is due to molybdenum (molyzinc) fixing my molybdenum deficiency or the selenium I started to take.
* Finally recovered from the frozen shoulder Id had for 2? years.
umm I guess I should be positive when summarizing past 4 mths ...
5 things fixed or improving and 3 different things worsening, so does that mean Im getting better?
(all other symptoms at same level, exercise intollerence extremely bad as normal, cant be active).
I just remembered, I have had increased sore throats again and often a new morning cough for past few months (cold air triggered... asthma??? My daughter had a slight morning cough to cold air for years and ended up having a severe asthma attack so was finally diagnosed at that point)
Now Ive had something else happen.
Yesterday I was at the library reading the back of a DVD when suddenly I started to get rapid flashing in my vision (like cameras going off in several places just on the outside of my vision which was lighting things up then right across my visional field (they were bright). As I was reading when it happened, I figured it was triggered off from reading. It only lasted several moments and then stopped as sudden as it had started. I was left afterwards for a while with like looking throu clouds/haze. (Ive since read a floater can appear like that. Floaters can be another sign of retinal issues)
Im now freaked out about all the new eye symptoms as on researching the flashing symptom Ive come across a description of different kinds of eye flashing and the one I experienced (happening from edge of vision) is exactly described for retinal tears which can lead to retinal detachment.
Ive since read a floater can appear like looking throu haze. Floaters can be another sign of retinal issues and happen with flashing.
Eye sites, recommendation on flashing etc is sometimes counted as a medical emergency and to promptly go to eye doctor to get retina looked at to make sure its not starting to detach.
Its Saturday now and my eye specialist I know dont work till Monday at the earliest... shit.. I dont know why this happens to me, whenever I get a new symptom which needs checking out it always seems to happen on either a Friday or weekend when I cant go and see someone.
Its not helping my stress either to read that retinal detachment is far more common in diabetes and Ive already had complications of diabetes happen (eg I ended up with a frozen shoulder at the age I did.. scar tissue/bad healing, orthopedia specialist put it down to autoimmune related probably due to my hyperinsulinemia and issues with sugar. Ive only just recovered after a very long time from the frozen shoulder issue). Scar tissue in eyes can lead to retinal detachment.
...
Im also wondering if retinal detachment is more common in the ME kind of CFS?? Does anyone know. I know vasculititis happens in ME (I wonder if the abnormal skin patch on my foot/leg which appeared 4-5? months ago, which doctors cant work out what it is, is a sign of vasculititis?? its like bruising but not a bruise). Could vasculititis too lead to retinal detachment????
My other question is can drugs help cause this issue??. I started a new med recently just before I started getting all the new eye issues, (Im resorting to self prescribing seeing I dont have a GP to help me). Could there be any relationship to taking Doxylamine succinate tablets?? (really hoping there is a medical person at this site or can give me a yes or no to that question. These new pills are giving me a far better sleep for the first time in ages).
.......
Medically Im a little overwhelmed right now and Im currently still without a GP but trying hard to sort that issue out and "may" have that sorted out with a little more time but may be without a GP for next couple of months.. seeing someone new in Mid Feb who I finally managed to get to take me on as a patient after 2-3 years of trying to get in). Also seeing the professor of Pathology at the main states hospital on the 20th of this month. Hopefully my health can hold up till then and not worsen more.
..................................................
health update for past 4-5 mths.
newish symptoms
* severe blurring, flashing and cloudy sight episodes. Sight worst then usual, suddenly having to wear my glasses more
* foot/leg skin discolouration (like bruising but not a bruise, 3 doctors dont know what it is)
* orthostatic hypertension worst then it was ever before (up to and over 170 systolic in one minute of standing and then I sat at that point so it would be going higher then this at times).
improving symptoms.
* insomina thou its still bad, the new pills are actually helping me to get to sleep at a better time (today Im up the earliest then I have been for a very long time)
* food intollerances I dont seem to be getting them anymore
* MCS is slowly improving with time (only issue now seems to be perfumes in things).
* brain improvement still happening (ability to learn new things is back, more able to concentrate). The brain shift is due to molybdenum (molyzinc) fixing my molybdenum deficiency or the selenium I started to take.
* Finally recovered from the frozen shoulder Id had for 2? years.
umm I guess I should be positive when summarizing past 4 mths ...
5 things fixed or improving and 3 different things worsening, so does that mean Im getting better?
(all other symptoms at same level, exercise intollerence extremely bad as normal, cant be active).
I just remembered, I have had increased sore throats again and often a new morning cough for past few months (cold air triggered... asthma??? My daughter had a slight morning cough to cold air for years and ended up having a severe asthma attack so was finally diagnosed at that point)