Serenity1990
23-06-14, 16:25
Six weeks ago I started to notice this black speck in my vision, that wasn't a floater as it didn't float. I was also getting flashes and one eye brighter than the other. Being the MS hypo that I am I started to wonder about optic neuritis. I left it six weeks, resisting getting it checked as I know I have HA. Then suddenly yesterday I started to getting eye socket pain, and pain when moving the eye.
I was utterly convinced it was ON, and took myself off to the eye hospital this morning.
I was honest about my symptoms and didn't voice my suspicions. The consultant did loads of tests and eventually told me it could be one of a number of things, none of which are anything to worry about and I'd need further investigation to pin it down, or it might go away by itself. At this point I explained that because of various other symptoms I was worried about MS, and asked if it could be optic neuritis. The doctor's response was "absolutely not", as my clinical presentation was all wrong as were my symptoms.
I guess this is a lesson for me and hopefully one or two others reading this at some point: you can be convinced beyond all doubt based on google that you have something, but to a doctor with actual medical training and years of experience the same set of symptoms point somewhere completely different.
I was utterly convinced it was ON, and took myself off to the eye hospital this morning.
I was honest about my symptoms and didn't voice my suspicions. The consultant did loads of tests and eventually told me it could be one of a number of things, none of which are anything to worry about and I'd need further investigation to pin it down, or it might go away by itself. At this point I explained that because of various other symptoms I was worried about MS, and asked if it could be optic neuritis. The doctor's response was "absolutely not", as my clinical presentation was all wrong as were my symptoms.
I guess this is a lesson for me and hopefully one or two others reading this at some point: you can be convinced beyond all doubt based on google that you have something, but to a doctor with actual medical training and years of experience the same set of symptoms point somewhere completely different.