advice needed: constantly changing eyeglass Rx?

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Tell me I'm crazy or tell me this makes sense, I'm just about to email my

optometrist and doctor the following text, but I'd like to include something

substantial for them to refer to, to back up my suspicion that this is all

thyroid related...

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the email text:

Today is the day 14 of wearing the new Rx. The first few days were hard and I

had many headaches but got through it. I have worn them consistently every day

until yesterday, by the way, just as you suggested.

Over the last few days I've felt like they were still not right. My distance

sight was nothing like it had been, before the Rx. I've been feeling like as

long as I hold completely still, I can sort of focus on things, but as soon as I

move my head, things are distorted.

As you can imagine, this makes for much difficulty driving. I did get

sunglasses as well, and those have been even harder to wear, but I've suspected

the polarization might be the difference there...?

Yesterday, my eyes were so tired by midday, I decided to take a nap to rest

them. After 1 1/2 hr of sleeping, I got up and forgot my glasses.

Surprisingly, I was able to focus so easily that I didn't realize I was missing

my glasses for at least 30 minutes. Is there a good explanation for why, after

14 days, I can see better without this Rx than with it?

Right now, I'm wearing them to type this and my sight is better, but when I look

up to see a digital clock 10 feet away I can't even force my eyes to focus.

My concern is that this might be related to my ever changing list of symptoms

which I suspect is caused by hashimoto's thyroiditis. Do you have any

thoughts/experience with this? I know when I seem to be having a flare up, I

have a slew of symptoms, often including blurred vision and dry eyes. Two

months ago, my sight was way worse than it was when I saw you this month. I've

had optometrists suggest in the past that the thyroiditis can cause problems

with my eyes.

I am out of town and not near a Kaiser facility until July 2nd. I wonder if I

should come in for a follow up exam to see if I test differently...? I have not

yet contacted my primary doc with this eyesight issue, but can if you suggest.

Or can you forward this to him or consult if appropriate?

Thank you for your time,

Jen

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I've been all over the place with my eyes in the past few months- there are

times when I have to stretch my eye lids to the sides, looking ridiculous, just

to focus on the road ahead of me. NOT what I say is safe, especially with three

kids in the car. Night driving has been out of the question for days at a time.

Dry eyes make it totally hard to function (could that simply be the cause?). I

finally gave in and got an appt with an optometrist, but by the time I got in,

my sight had improved somewhat from the days that I was worried about driving.

Three weeks later and two weeks of wearing a new Rx I feel like this Rx which

was helpful is now totally wrong. They actually worked better for me a week

ago. (I've never worn glasses, only reading glasses for the past 2 years... I'm

41). Fortunately I have a 90 day guarantee on the Rx so I can get it changed at

no cost to me. I just feel like my eyes are a moving target right now.

Does anyone have a good article that I can link to for this email to my doctors?

I don't want to go to them with a suspicion that they only dismiss.

thanks for all the advice coming my way, I know it's here!!

Jen in SF bay area, CA