Weird Eye Sensitivity
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Considering the number of specialists I've had to see in the last decade for different issues, I think I personally opt for the doctor with more specific training and knowledge, as well as experience.
And I guess I never fully followed up on this. They did diagnose the issue as ocular migraines. Initially thought MSG might be the trigger, but it now appears that it is more likely that it was histamine intolerance. However, I had NO idea that tea and such could be a DAO inhibitor, which is the enzymes that breaks down and processes histamine. I found that out YESTERDAY. I'd been drinking tea brewed with 5 tea bags 5 days a week!!! And it wasn't good stuff... It was pesticide-filled Lipton. I also had suffered issues with Kombucha - again TEA! So, since I still have some kombucha saved, I may actually revisit that issue out of personal interest.
They increased my blood pressure medicine (still lowest dose) to twice a day, and I think I've had one episode since then, in the weeks following the adjustments, and none since, which is now, what, 6-7 months later? However, I've developed some mild breathing irritations, and I'm working to figure out if it is related to my medication (as it is a listed, known side effect), or to something else... I just would really like to know why I can take a medication for months or years and not develop a certain reaction until some random date... *sigh*1 -
@KnitOrMiss you are making great progress drilling down to cause vs symptoms and are so much younger than I am. I wish I had of known what I know now 26 years ago.
Getting to the point of understanding there is only one major health issue and that is long term even if at low levels of body inflammation I have decided is the key to better health for us all.
Thankfully I have been off Rx meds totally for over 12 years. As long as Rx meds are required it does make it very hard to know what is what but some without Rx meds would not be living well today.
Keep up you search for the truth needed to bring the healing that your body needs. We all have to work with personal limitations yet keep moving ahead. You are a good example to all.0 -
@GaleHawkins - I too, wish that I had pushed harder when things started for me, which the most significant moment for me was around age 24-25, when my body just nosedived following my pregnancy and delivery of my daughter. I'd had no idea what it was. I can look back and see that it was definitely the beginning of all the worst stuff I'm facing now. I may be only 40, but I wonder what my life would have been like had I figured things out back then...
As for progress, with every thing I uncover, I feel like there are 20 more that much closer to the surface... I feel like I'm on a long a winding circular road that's leading me back to where i started... It's frustrating. I feel like I'm mired in doubt now that I was 5-10 years ago when I started looking for things!
Luckily I'm so stubborn, I don't know when/how to give up. I may take breaks, but I am the type who can't let it go forever... I'm blessed, I guess, though it's also frustrating because I overthink things, too.
Thanks for the reminder to just keep fighting on, @GaleHawkins - I needed that today.2 -
slimzandra wrote: »@GaleHawkins Just personal opinion based on a past experience. Your mileage may vary.
I would agree from what I've experienced. Not all optometrists know what to do when it comes to stuff like ocular pressure and corneal issues.0 -
baconslave wrote: »slimzandra wrote: »@GaleHawkins Just personal opinion based on a past experience. Your mileage may vary.
I would agree from what I've experienced. Not all optometrists know what to do when it comes to stuff like ocular pressure and corneal issues.
I can see that could be the case with optometrists and have experience that with ophthalmologists as well. Optometrist training started changing about 30-40 years ago prior to them being licensed to use and prescribe therapeutic drugs in the USA. Now some do laser surgery in managing ocular pressure.
We do not get new eye balls so go the the eye care professional that can best help you keep full vision.0 -
The first thing I thought of was ocular migraines as well. With an ocular migraine you get the aura that precedes a migraine without the headache. I get migraines with and without an aura, and what you described sounds so much like it.1
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baconslave wrote: »Yep. There's such a thing as seronegative RA and Lupus and Sjogren's, too. Yipee...sigh.
How do we even fix this mess...if I had an RPG, I'd blast those little *kitten* good.
So you mean we can have symptoms of a disease and ACTUALLY have something wrong with us without blood tests to back up our symptoms?? WOW. Wish someone would tell my rheumatologist..
can I borrow you RPG?1 -
missippibelle wrote: »baconslave wrote: »Yep. There's such a thing as seronegative RA and Lupus and Sjogren's, too. Yipee...sigh.
How do we even fix this mess...if I had an RPG, I'd blast those little *kitten* good.
So you mean we can have symptoms of a disease and ACTUALLY have something wrong with us without blood tests to back up our symptoms?? WOW. Wish someone would tell my rheumatologist..
can I borrow you RPG?
You are more than welcome to it. I'll paint "Dear Clueless Rheumy, you are an *kitten*!" in gold glitter on the side of a rocket for you. It will be waiting.
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baconslave wrote: »missippibelle wrote: »baconslave wrote: »Yep. There's such a thing as seronegative RA and Lupus and Sjogren's, too. Yipee...sigh.
How do we even fix this mess...if I had an RPG, I'd blast those little *kitten* good.
So you mean we can have symptoms of a disease and ACTUALLY have something wrong with us without blood tests to back up our symptoms?? WOW. Wish someone would tell my rheumatologist..
can I borrow you RPG?
You are more than welcome to it. I'll paint "Dear Clueless Rheumy, you are an *kitten*!" in gold glitter on the side of a rocket for you. It will be waiting.
Thanks friend! Going today with my hubby to our camp in the woods so he can go turkey hunting. May have to put in a little target practice 2 -
missippibelle wrote: »The first thing I thought of was ocular migraines as well. With an ocular migraine you get the aura that precedes a migraine without the headache. I get migraines with and without an aura, and what you described sounds so much like it.
I thought this too. i get a zig zig in my vision sometimes that comes with migraines. Weird. It isn't every time but it can last a few days.
I wanted to mention uveitis. I have a family member with this so I know it is something that should be treated. As I understand it, she sees a lot of floaters and they can increase to the point or affecting vision. Perhaps google it and see if it is something you should see the doctor for.1 -
Actually, most of my floaters have dissipated since low carbing. I hadn't even noticed...1
