An eye has gone bung again

Brenda5

Why is it always this time of year and on a weekend this stuff happens? Last year I had a clot in a vein in the back of my left eye. Over time it has repaired itself but was very worrying. My vision in the eye that time was like gray snow.
Yesterday I thought I would pull a couple of weeds out of the pathway. I only lasted about 5 minutes and I got dizzy and nauseous and ran out of energy so I came inside and in about an hour on a Saturday I had a black furry line in my right eye vision. Through the rest of the day and now on Sunday the black fuzz has increased. No drops are helping so first thing Monday morning I will be going to see if I can see the optometrist specialist. I hope they aren't away for Christmas break yet. It is no good going to the hospital as I tried that last year and they have no specialists for eyes. 
My mum says the cancer is gone, get out and do the normal things I used to do but every time I do something bad happens so I am going to say at this table with my computer and fan and jigsaw puzzle and not move, it's safer.
 

Annski

Oh Brenda I do so feel for you! I just went through s*** with the hospital-acquired antibiotic resistant bladder infection which I brought home with me as a souvenir along with the scars and drains and the rest. Now I am still struggling with decisions about chemo so I am very new to this madness, but I can see that it begins the minute after the diagnosis and probably never ends after that. I feel afraid to go into the garden because the super-strength antibiotics I am on make me dizzy and I am supposed to keep out of the sun. I know exactly what you mean about staying at the table. I am spending as much of today as possible on the sofa with the computer and the television on (but the sound off) in the background. Luckily am in the mountains, beautifully cool, don't need a fan! 

primek

I would be visiting the hospital quick smart just to ensure it is not a retinal detachment. The doober treated tbe better. If they suspect they will call someone in. 

Molly001

Hope all is okay Brenda.

onemargie

Bloody hell @brenda it’s just one thing then another with you and it’s got me buggered how you stil can’t get a DSP. From Centrelink. I hope all goes well with the optometrist please let us know how you go. Biggest hug. Margie. Xx

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SoldierCrab

Hey @Brenda5
I agree with PrimeK get up the hospital girl and have it checked please. 

iserbrown

@Brenda5 eyesight is too precious!  As everyone has said get yourself off to the Drs/Hospital.  In Victoria we are fortunate to have the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital.  Do you have such a facility near where you are?  Take care x

SoldierCrab

@Brenda5 wondering how you went with your eye.

Caseypinto

@Brenda5 hope by now things have been sorted with your eye- what a horrid experience- xx

Brenda5

I got an appointment with the doctor to check my blood pressure and make sure this eye wasn't anything to do with strokes or anything and that is fine like it always is.
The optometrist said my vision is A OK but I have burst a blood vessel behind my eye and some of the blood has mixed in with my eye gel and will take a couple of weeks to come good. There is no retinal detachment even though I do have fairly thin retinas.
In light of this I think I may agree with my oncologist and get a test done in six months to see if my menopause is over and change my meds from Tamoxifen to Femara. I may be safer for my eyes.
I learned something interesting from my optometrist, why it puts a strain on your eyes and neck to look upwards for a length of time. With no predators from above nowadays, we have stopped using a lot of those eye and neck muscles.

primek

Glad all will resolve and nothing more serious. Good idea about changing medication as it seems it just doesn't suit you. 

Afraser

A nuisance but glad it's nothing more serious. I shall keep doing back bends and looking up at yoga, now I know about the risks of no predators! Best wishes.

jennyss

Good news about your eye; and very funny about looking up for predators. Best wishes from jennyss

Payne

Glad the eye issue is not serious.  Thanks for the tip re predators.  Im going out to look for some now, you never know

socoda

Hey @Brenda5, excellent that it was just a burst vessel. Give you another tip whilst on Tamoxifen - don't do repeated somersaults!!!! All the blood vessels in your eye will burst within a couple of hours - looks more horrible than anything else unless you're going to go to a fancy dress party as a vampire - then it would look excellent!!! So glad you're OK lovely. Xx