Posted on 03/08/2020 3:08:15 PM PDT by Lazamataz
As you may or may not know, I only really started taking care of the diabetes in 2017, though I was diagnosed in 2010. Even then, my control has been kinda bad. I sometimes see a blood sugar near 300, but I am getting better.
Some of my neglect has caught up with me.
Friday morning, I noticed I was seeing double when driving. I went to the doctor for a previous appointment, unrelated to this. I didn’t bother to mention this issue because it came and went, and I figured it was just eye strain or something.
Well, it got worse Saturday. My optometrist is open on Saturday, at 11AM, but I ended up calling the on-call doctor (they say to call if it is an ocular emergency. I figured this was close enough to an emergency.
So I got in touch with him, and he told me to come in right at 11AM, and that he would bump his previous person’s appointment, because this is serious. I came in, he looked me over (retinas, eye movement, prescription change). When he got done he told me what has likely happened is that one or two of the 6 major nerves, or a blood vessel feeding one of the eye muscles had either a stenosis (narrowing) or aneurysm (swelling). He would be concerned if is is an aneurysm, so we’d want me to get to my normal doctor)first thing on Monday in an emergency basis, and at his recommendation, to order a scan (CT or MRI) using angiogram / radioactive fluids so they can see what’s going on it there. So I will need to do these things to maybe get my eyes back to normal function.
There is a bit of good news – the optomologist said the prognosis for a recovery in weeks or months is pretty good, because my pupil function was perfectly okay. He told me the body will come up with new blood vessels to feed the nerve and the muscle that is in a state of palsy, and that if there is nerve damage, even that can be repaired. If it does not work out, that there are surgeries possible to repair things. Not sure that is a great option, I don’t see how they could correct that.
The level of double vision is extreme when I am driving, but near-in … looking at a computer screen … seems to be okay. If that deteriorates, I should be able to keep going by wearing an eye patch and using one eye.
Needless to say, I am terrified. The one thing I do not want to lose is my sight.
Your fear is perfectly understandable and prayers are certainly in order...You will be added to a prayer list which gets longer all the time. Whoever warned us of such a thing? Take care and from now on, follow directions!!
Will Pray. Will Pray.
Prayers up dude.
Don’t knock double vision, its the best way to have a threesome without cheating on your girlfriend.
There goes my unblemished 20 year record here.
No but to him it’s related to what’s called “lazy eye”
Needless to say, I am terrified. The one thing I do not want to lose is my sight.
Job 3:25 For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.
Your last statement caught my attention and the echo was to Job.
I am right there with you, experiencing the thing I fear. But we are not the first or last, Job’s experience might give some guidance to both of us.
One question. How will you know to hit it if you can’t see it? So this is indeed serious.
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Best. ........
It’s transferable? No?
Prayers for you, Laz.
Prayer up Laz!
Laz my brother. Yes prayers up for you. Hubby and I have both gone through some vision stuff and that’s without diabetes. I see an opthomologist every 6 months now and also losing my sight would be a scary thing.
Done.
Praying
Hang in there, Laz.
We’ll say a prayer, and more after that one.
Prayers.
Prayers up from here that it’s fully treatable, Laz.
Prayers! Best wishes for a full recovery.
This is Hugh and Series. Ladies, Laz will not be hitting it for a while. Please be patient.
Get well soon Laz, Prayers up for you!
FMCDH(BITS)
Please look into using a ketogenic diet to control your diabetes. That is, if the coronavirus doesn’t kill you.
Praying Laz, however does this mean you are seeing 2 of all women instead of just one!! LOL just kidding in all seriousness I hope all comes out better than fine AND start taking care of yourself NOW!!!!
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