The start of 2010

What a grande way to start the new year....sense my sarcasm? Here's the deal:

My eyes have been bigging the crap out of me the past few months and they seem to get worse. My left pupil is still larger and I continue to get Migraines behind my eyes. They last for days. My Migraines just aren't normal Migraines. With having Fibromyalgia, my pain is debilitating and very little alleviates the pain. I'm down for days, my eysight is affected, I'm nauseous, lethargic, hurt all over my body, confused, dizzy and just sick. They wipe me out.
I thought I for sure needed glasses. I went to an eye doctor and had my eyes checked. Surprise, surprise; my vision isn't 20/20 anymore but that wasn't even an issue, according to doc. My eyes are healthy. It's not my eyes. It's something else and Doc was very concerned about my pupil not working like it should. He ordered me bloodwork and an MRI/MRA the very same day to rule out any kind of brain tumors. Now I am to see a Nuero Opthamologist to get more answers. So, my issue isn't getting a pair of contact lenses. It's something Nuerological. Am I surprised? Not really. I practically lived in a Hospital as a Teenager and saw a Nuerologist weekly. Why? Because of having Fibromyalgia. This Autoimmune disorder causes so many freaking symptoms but there's still so many questions to this Disorder. Your Central Nervous System doesn't work properly, transmitting pain throughout the body and causing many symptoms. It's HELL...becuase there's not much you can do about it.
My MRI cam back normal. I have a great brain. My vessels are good. I already knew this but it's part of Dr procedure to so such extensive testings. I'm really upset it's left me even MORE in medical debt. I do have insurance but I have a whopping 1,500 deductable. And I still am trying to pay for my Hernia surgery. It's seriously retarded. Now a Nuero Opthamologist? I'm ready to just decline doc orders for the sake of my sanity! I don't care anymore.
So, this year is starting pretty awesome, I may say.

..boo hisss....sometimes I don't get life.

My Eyes...

I went to the Doctor today and finally got my eyes checked out. Doc didn't think the difference was a huge cause of concern(HOORAY!) but enough to kind of be baffled. He performed a number of tests on me and I did a basic eye test...turns out I didn't do so great. I was suggested to go see an Optometrist to get an eye exam and probably...GLASSES!! GLASSES?! Are you kidding me?! You know what though, I'd rather need a pair of glasses or lenses over some kind of pressure in my brain ANY DAY!
I was also given a prescription dose of Riboflavin and Prescription Medication for Migraines. They feel the Chronic Migraines could've contributed to it but they're not exactly sure yet. So, I go in next month to get them checked again.
I am grateful it is nothing serious! I kind of had a feeling all along everything would be okay. :)

What are my eyes telling me?!

A few weeks ago I had a regular routine physical and they noticed my pupils were uneven! Uneven pupils? I was a little surprised! The nurse then asked me a bunch of questions, trying to gather more information; to maybe get an idea of what the underlying cause was. I was asked if I've had recent brain trauma, eye damage or always have had this condition. I answered no to all of them...of course. I did have a headache behind that dilated eye and asked if that was the cause. They told me no.... But then they said if I had a headache behind it, it wasn't a good sign!

A few weeks prior to this physical, I noticed my eye sight was a bit blurred out of my left eye. It's since felt heavy and achy and sometime I'm a little disorientated or confused!
I then looked back at pictures, close up, to see if my pupils were normal or abnormal. I noticed an abnormality out of that very left eye! My parents told me I wasn't born with it, or they never noticed and Boricua said they were normal when we first met.
I compiled enough information to conclude this abnormality onsetted a little over a year ago.
To the grace of my parents, they noticed my eyes were a little 'off' lately but never told me! Gee...thanks a lot!
It's good to know my eyes are 'off'! I've been going around looking crazy! That's good to know...
I go in to see my doctor for a prognosis and further testing. It could be nothing or it could be as serious as a brain tumor. It could also be Horner's Syndrome or a slew of other things. I'm hoping it's minor, maybe caused from my chronic Migraine Headaches and Hormones from my IUD(that thing has given me problems! I'm ready to remove it!).
So, I took a photo, myself of my eyes. I noticed NO uneven pupils. Then Boricua advised me it could be from the flash and other things. He still checks my eyes daily and shouts out, "YEP! They're still off!"
Well, I hope this gets resolved SOON!!