tlm23
12-10-15, 15:53
Hi everyone -- happy to have found this community. I've been in a tough situation these last few months and am hoping for your words of advice or encouragement.
A few months ago, I went to an optician because I was noticing some strain on my eyes when I use the computer. While there, she felt that my optic discs were a little blurry on her photographs, so she sent me to an ophthalmologist. He took more photographs and did an ultrasound on my eyes, and said my optic nerves are raised. He wanted me to have an MRI to rule out that any swelling in the brain (which, in my anxiety I translated to BRAIN TUMOUR of course). I've had my MRI now and am anxiously waiting on results, sick with worry.
The worst part of all of this is that I have hardly any symptoms. I've had some small headaches in the afternoon on and off, but as a PhD student who works on the computer all day, it doesn't seem out of the ordinary. I also had some tinnitus in one ear during hayfever season, but that's been gone for weeks. I feel like I'm being pushed through the hospital system and put through months of anxiety when I don't even feel like anything is wrong. Has anyone had any similar experiences?
A few months ago, I went to an optician because I was noticing some strain on my eyes when I use the computer. While there, she felt that my optic discs were a little blurry on her photographs, so she sent me to an ophthalmologist. He took more photographs and did an ultrasound on my eyes, and said my optic nerves are raised. He wanted me to have an MRI to rule out that any swelling in the brain (which, in my anxiety I translated to BRAIN TUMOUR of course). I've had my MRI now and am anxiously waiting on results, sick with worry.
The worst part of all of this is that I have hardly any symptoms. I've had some small headaches in the afternoon on and off, but as a PhD student who works on the computer all day, it doesn't seem out of the ordinary. I also had some tinnitus in one ear during hayfever season, but that's been gone for weeks. I feel like I'm being pushed through the hospital system and put through months of anxiety when I don't even feel like anything is wrong. Has anyone had any similar experiences?