worriermama
30-05-17, 22:18
Hi all,
Well, my health anxiety is giving me quite a run for my money.
About a month ago I noticed some flickers/flashes in my peripheral and lower vision. Sometimes like a sparkle/pinprick of light, sometimes a little bigger and more blurry. Naturally I have been freaking out since this started. It happens on and off throughout the day. It is not very bothersome, apart from freaking me out. Some days I don't notice it. It actually had mostly subsided until I ovulated this month when it started up again so maybe it's hormones/migraine?
I do have a history of migraine with aura and some other weird eye stuff (persistent spots/blotches in peripheral vision), but the sparkles and flashes are new to me.
I went to the eye doc and had a dilated eye exam, including visual field test. All was normal. I also went to a neurologist and he did a manual neuro exam, checking my reflexes, strength, coordination, etc. That was all normal too.
I am going to get an MRI for peace of mind sometime in the next week. I'm still so freaked out about the possibility of a brain tumor.
What are the chances that I would have normal eye, visual field, and neuro exams if I had a tumor? It must be quite low, right? Why can't I convince myself?
I welcome any advice from you all... Vision stuff is my achilles heel when it comes to anxiety. (Well, that and moles!)
Thank you!!
PS -- I should add that I do have some dizziness and nausea but that is not necessarily new for me, I tend to get those symptoms when I'm anxious and panicky. I also have a bit of a mild headache that comes and goes but I think and hope it's tension related since it seems to be worse when I'm crunching up my shoulders/neck, and better when I'm straightened out and relaxed.
Well, my health anxiety is giving me quite a run for my money.
About a month ago I noticed some flickers/flashes in my peripheral and lower vision. Sometimes like a sparkle/pinprick of light, sometimes a little bigger and more blurry. Naturally I have been freaking out since this started. It happens on and off throughout the day. It is not very bothersome, apart from freaking me out. Some days I don't notice it. It actually had mostly subsided until I ovulated this month when it started up again so maybe it's hormones/migraine?
I do have a history of migraine with aura and some other weird eye stuff (persistent spots/blotches in peripheral vision), but the sparkles and flashes are new to me.
I went to the eye doc and had a dilated eye exam, including visual field test. All was normal. I also went to a neurologist and he did a manual neuro exam, checking my reflexes, strength, coordination, etc. That was all normal too.
I am going to get an MRI for peace of mind sometime in the next week. I'm still so freaked out about the possibility of a brain tumor.
What are the chances that I would have normal eye, visual field, and neuro exams if I had a tumor? It must be quite low, right? Why can't I convince myself?
I welcome any advice from you all... Vision stuff is my achilles heel when it comes to anxiety. (Well, that and moles!)
Thank you!!
PS -- I should add that I do have some dizziness and nausea but that is not necessarily new for me, I tend to get those symptoms when I'm anxious and panicky. I also have a bit of a mild headache that comes and goes but I think and hope it's tension related since it seems to be worse when I'm crunching up my shoulders/neck, and better when I'm straightened out and relaxed.