Hi Mayflies
Having a rough day today. Woke up with a sudden onset of vision loss in my right eye this a.m. It resolved itself within 10 minutes but it left me a little shaken. Saw a retinal specialist at work.....have a small retinal hemorrhage in that eye and the episode was diagnosed as an ischemic optic stroke (blocked blood flow to the optic nerve resulting in permanent or temporary blindness) of unknown etiology. Basically after the full monty he said my eyes are fine (sans hemorrhage)....but something else isn't. He suggested I schedule with my family dr. in a timely fashion for referrals. I see her on Friday. I follow-up with him in 2 weeks on the hemorrhage.
I'm worried, he's forwarding testing recommendations to her but would not review them with me when I asked him to elaborate. That's not like him. Prayers welcomed.
On the upside, none of this wants to make me drink. It makes me want to continue consulting Dr. Google. Dr. Google is giving me nothing helpful to my mental state so I shall discontinue use, take 2 aspirin, and see my doctor Friday morning.
