Latest developments - not good

[Guest guest]

Yesterday I saw a new neurologist who was supposed to be good with

headaches. I won't describe how bad he was except to say he noted two

things - I almost feel out of my chair.

1. My right eye pupil was 2 mm larger than my left.

2. My hearing was reduced in my right ear.

His comment was that I probably already knew that. I told him no one

had ever told me that in my entire life of wearing glasses and my

hearing when last checked this year by an audiologist was excellent

in BOTH EARS. He decided I have tension headaches for 380 days

straight when I never had tension or migraines either my entire life -

and I am not 25.

So this morning I had a follow-up apt with my eye doctor - God must

be looking out for me.

He said that I NEVER had that pupil larger before and that my vision

in that eye is not the same as one month ago with double vision.

So I go to my GP this afternoon - told the nurse it was an emergency.

My doc gave me a scrpt for Diamox - kind of a rough but safe test to

see if I have intracranial hypertension damaging things - we know I

already had vestibular nerve damage, worse on the right side - no

surprise, is it?

Then she will refer me to a neuro opthamologist in Reno - the only

one in NV. This guy is an expert on intracranial hypertension. Of

course, I hear you all screaming at me, it's infection. I know that,

but I want to control the pressure and not go blind or deaf. Yes, I

do need to find out what infections and what antibiotics. But right

now, first things first.

I will keep you posted.

a Carnes