There is hope!!! I am doing well!

June 22, 2008

Hi everyone I read alot but post very seldom.

Had tethered cord release with discetomy at L5/S1 tomorrow will be 3

weeks ago. Muscle spasms are no fun but I am doing well. Hope to go

back to work part time in another week.

This may have nothing to do with anybody elses problems but I had

some of the same things after my posterior fossa decompression and my

tethered cord release(almost 3 weeks ago).

I have been reading about nausea, vision problems, etc. Thought this

might help someone.

Do you wear glasses or contact lens? I do and have since 8th grade

but before my PFD in September of 07 I noticed if I was wearing my

glasses my nausea was not as bad but did not go to my eye Dr. at the

time. After surgery it was really bad especially if I tried to wear

my contacts so I went to my eye doc and he found my eyes were not

moving together. My left eye was slower than my right. My father

had this same problem after a stroke. I forget the name of it.

Anyway I was given a new pair of glasses with a prism in the lens on

the left and everything got so much better: headaches, nausea,

balance. It was wonderful. I had to wear them for 3 months then

was able to go back to normal as my eyes had stabilized.

Didn't think much more about it until after my tethered cord surgery

3 days ago when I wore my contacts when some friends were coming to

visit and had a horrible headache, nausea, and just yuk feeling

afterwards and for another day . Then thought about my eyes. But my

glasses with prism back on and for the last 2 days have been

wonderful again.

I fully believe swelling, pressure, anesthesia, something like my eye

doc says puts pressure on the nerve and things go weird and the eye

needs help for a while.

Do some research and get with an eye doctor. Just a suggestion.

I hope to go back to work in another week and can not wait. I will

be wearing my glasses(small price to pay to be semi-normal again).

in Georgia

Thanks Dr. Milhorat, Dr. B, , and You guys are the

best!!!!! My life would be a mess without you!!!

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