As many of you know, this January I went into the hospital for what they thought was the flu and pneumonia only to leave with a headache like none I have ever experienced before. Upon waking up the next day, my vision was blurred and I could see nothing in focus. Thinking I was just still recovering I slept the rest of that night and day and night away only to wake up a few days later with increased head pain and decreased vision. Upon the advice of my family doctor, I returned to my closest emergency department..
After an MRI, CT Scan, X-Rays, Blood and various other tests, they sent me to another hospital to have the back of the eyes looked at. They thought I might have what they call IIH. Short form for Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Basically what that means is that for no apparent reason the fluid in the brain causes too much pressure on the brain and on the optic nerve causing damage to both. I had a choice of doing nothing and suffering these mind blowing headaches, taking pills that would damage my already britterly fragile kidneys, or constant spinal taps to relieve the pressure. I opted for the pills... for now.
So yesterday I went to the Neuro-opthamologist (who coincidentally did both my cataract surgeries) and he said that everything is looking good and that the pills seem to be doing their job. So I am thankful for no further damage and I am thankful that we caught it early enough that no permanent damage was done to my sight.
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