Guest guest Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 Hello group, I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Welcome Jane, I'm glad you located us, but I'm sorry it is under these conditions. I'm very pleased that you have an appt with Dr.Shoemaker and I think you are definately on the right road and most likely one of the best chances of recovery. After about 8 years dealing with this with my wife, who was exposed at her place of employment, we also had just visited Dr.Shoemaker (in October) like many others on this board. My wife and one other employee had also lost their eyesight for a short period of time, completely. Thank goodness that didn't last. Since being out of the contaminated environment she has not had this problem since, but her eyesight has continuously diminished. But I have come across some very severe cases. This is one question you may want to put on your list to present to Dr.Shoemaker. We wish you all the luck and please let us know how things go. Take care, KC --- In , " janebair73 " <janebair73@y...> wrote: > > Hello group, > I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. > I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my > home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had > many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated > IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a > hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is > extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for > about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered > if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. > Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 My eyes were blurry, LOTS of stringy discharge and itchy, red. It has been traced back to a Yeast infection (fungus)that may have been caused by mold. Getting better though after being out of the workplace for 3 1/2 months. SW -- [] Fighting to get better Hello group, I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Yes, I've gotten visual disturbances. The blurriness is no fun, but the sensitivity to bright light is far worse. At its worst, a pair of oncoming headlights or a missing taillight lense would be enough to blind me at 70 MPH, so I quit driving at night. When I say blurry, I mean this feeling that there's some kind of muck in your eyes. The other thing is just inability to track or focus, which left me unable to read at some points (not that I would have remembered what I read or where it was written down anyway). You probably won't have to tell Doc Shoemaker about it. He knows about us. He'll probably ask. Congrats on getting in, btw. Hope you feel better soon! janebair73 <janebair73@...> wrote: Hello group, I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 My vision was one of the first things to be affected besides the terrible fatigue. At first my eyes would burn and tear when I left the school where I was exposed and I would have to pull over to the side of the road for several minutes until they cleared. Then I developed blurred and double vision. This was just the beginning. Hopefully, you haven't been exposed long enough for it to continue further and Dr. Shoemaker can help you. My eyes are dong much better now, so hopefully this is reversible. janebair73 <janebair73@...> wrote: Hello group, I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 just to kick in here, serena, & add to the " list " .....i also have the blurred vision (NEVER before i got sick, though) & often have a sensation in my eyes where it feels like pins sticking me in my eyes. somebody else called it " ice pick syndrome. " my docs here have NO idea about this, of course. no surprise there. others from my workplace have gone blind. take care, all..... victoria Re: [] Fighting to get better Yes, I've gotten visual disturbances. The blurriness is no fun, but the sensitivity to bright light is far worse. At its worst, a pair of oncoming headlights or a missing taillight lense would be enough to blind me at 70 MPH, so I quit driving at night. When I say blurry, I mean this feeling that there's some kind of muck in your eyes. The other thing is just inability to track or focus, which left me unable to read at some points (not that I would have remembered what I read or where it was written down anyway). You probably won't have to tell Doc Shoemaker about it. He knows about us. He'll probably ask. Congrats on getting in, btw. Hope you feel better soon! janebair73 <janebair73@...> wrote: Hello group, I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. FAIR USE NOTICE: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Yes, my eye Dr did not get it, but the nuerologist called it " ice pick eye " , said people with mygrains get it. Don't like to talk about my vision problems, I depend on excellent vision for my work, and I would like to have my life back Hello group, > I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say hello. > I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in my > home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had > many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an elevated > IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a > hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision is > extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for > about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and wondered > if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual episodes. > Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. > > > > > > > > FAIR USE NOTICE: > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Amen, . I think ALL of us would like to have our lives back....if only it were that easy, u know? take care, [] Re: Fighting to get better > Yes, my eye Dr did not get it, but the nuerologist called it " ice > pick eye " , said people with mygrains get it. Don't like to talk > about my vision problems, I depend on excellent vision for my work, > and I would like to have my life back > Hello group, >> I am new here and want to spend time reading posts after I say > hello. >> I have been exposed to aspergillis, penicillium and other molds in > my >> home. I have an upcoming appt.w/Dr.Shoemaker next week. Have had >> many painful tests & procedures in the last 5 years, have an > elevated >> IGM, and sed rate of 60. Have been so ill since being in Fla. in a >> hotel in Sept. and since then have been constantly ill. My vision > is >> extremely blurry and I lost my vision from the bottom up once for >> about 10 secs. Have had many scary visual disturbances and > wondered >> if any of you on this site have experienced bizarre visual > episodes. >> Anxious to read posts here, Thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> FAIR USE NOTICE: >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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