Vision - Exercise = bad Alchohol = Good help please?!
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:14 am
Hello all,
I really did not want to be posting here and as I write you hopefully understand why.
About 2 months ago I noticed my right eye was getting faded vision, like reading a letter where the printer was running out of ink. I would say dull, faded, grey? but 100% NOT blurred...
Each day I get up its fine, I get ready for work, shower etc... and then I notice it. It is mostly like it all day but possibly comes and goes.
There is no pain, but almost a feeling of pressure, but very light.
Here is the weird part...
If I goto the gym, or take my dog for walks it gets worse, just as if I run or rush around.
But...
If I go out and have a beer or two, not as in drunk but just relaxed it goes perfectly back to normal!
Also if I lay down and rest, or relax a bit it goes away, and seems to go back to normal at night no matter what I am doing.
After a few doctor visits, a lots of tests as hospital eye clinic, there is nothing wrong. So further questions to doctor and waiting ages I am lucky enough to have taken out health care, so went to private hospital, saw an eye/nuro specialist who did more tests, all fine, so he asked me to go for a 20 minute jog/run and sure enough came back and results on tests were different.
Had an MRI scan and it showed inflammation of a nerve, on further conversation with doctor he used the phrase I did not want to hear...Demyelination of a nerve in the Centra Nervous System.
He has referred me to a Nurologist to speak more but in the mean time I can only but worry.
I have to state that my Dad has MS, and sure enough when younger lost vision in one eye totallty, it came back though, and then 30 years later he has muscle wastage in one leg, started in the last few years.
Appreicatation and thanks to anyone who has read this far...
I am just after some advice, help, or anything on what I should do?
As I understand they do not name it until there are a few different episodes linked together?
I have no idea if connected but my right hand can occasionally feel a little weak when pouring a kettle, and my right leg can occasionally feel, hmmm cold or a little achey, but only if I have been busy like this morning kneeling down painting and bending about which I dont usually do, this could be just as I havent used these muscles etc.... but you cant help but worry.
My doctor did say try not to connect the symptoms and at one point said the eye thing could be a vascular but now not so sure.
Does any of this sound familar to anyone?
He did mention there are steroids which can reduce or even reverse the imflammation.
Is there anything I can do as tests or eat to help or anything?
Sorry a bit all over the place but any information would be helply.
Many thanks in advance.
Dave
I really did not want to be posting here and as I write you hopefully understand why.
About 2 months ago I noticed my right eye was getting faded vision, like reading a letter where the printer was running out of ink. I would say dull, faded, grey? but 100% NOT blurred...
Each day I get up its fine, I get ready for work, shower etc... and then I notice it. It is mostly like it all day but possibly comes and goes.
There is no pain, but almost a feeling of pressure, but very light.
Here is the weird part...
If I goto the gym, or take my dog for walks it gets worse, just as if I run or rush around.
But...
If I go out and have a beer or two, not as in drunk but just relaxed it goes perfectly back to normal!
Also if I lay down and rest, or relax a bit it goes away, and seems to go back to normal at night no matter what I am doing.
After a few doctor visits, a lots of tests as hospital eye clinic, there is nothing wrong. So further questions to doctor and waiting ages I am lucky enough to have taken out health care, so went to private hospital, saw an eye/nuro specialist who did more tests, all fine, so he asked me to go for a 20 minute jog/run and sure enough came back and results on tests were different.
Had an MRI scan and it showed inflammation of a nerve, on further conversation with doctor he used the phrase I did not want to hear...Demyelination of a nerve in the Centra Nervous System.
He has referred me to a Nurologist to speak more but in the mean time I can only but worry.
I have to state that my Dad has MS, and sure enough when younger lost vision in one eye totallty, it came back though, and then 30 years later he has muscle wastage in one leg, started in the last few years.
Appreicatation and thanks to anyone who has read this far...
I am just after some advice, help, or anything on what I should do?
As I understand they do not name it until there are a few different episodes linked together?
I have no idea if connected but my right hand can occasionally feel a little weak when pouring a kettle, and my right leg can occasionally feel, hmmm cold or a little achey, but only if I have been busy like this morning kneeling down painting and bending about which I dont usually do, this could be just as I havent used these muscles etc.... but you cant help but worry.
My doctor did say try not to connect the symptoms and at one point said the eye thing could be a vascular but now not so sure.
Does any of this sound familar to anyone?
He did mention there are steroids which can reduce or even reverse the imflammation.
Is there anything I can do as tests or eat to help or anything?
Sorry a bit all over the place but any information would be helply.
Many thanks in advance.
Dave