what's wrong??

slept a few hrs and woke. Webt to get up and was falling over. Figured I was just groggy, and sat down. Vision was off, like my eyes were crossed or something. Each eye looks fine with the other closed. But both together, something is wrong. Went into the kitchen, and had a hard time standing up. Kept going over. Thought it was my vision causing it, then thought it was vertigo. Vision is still off.

Wonder if it is from the old dust or dirt from taking the trip off the house. Maybe some old toxin got into my system. I worked on the trim I took off earlier. One eye feels funny. At least my back doesn't hurt.

Eye still feels odd. It is on the side I sleep on. Feels like the eye isn't adjusting right away when I move my head. Seems to take a second or two when I move my head. I had the problem when I was first injured, but the problem was with both eyes. Don't know if that is the problem. My neck feels stiff on that side. Maybe a muscle or nerve is messed up Want to go out but better not as long as the problem lasts. Typing is difficult.

took a pseudoephedrine that works on the eye muscles. It will help with eye muscle fatigue.

eyes still aren't right. Think my stiff neck is the cause, but can't figure how, unless affecting the muscles, maybe a spasm. Thinking a cayenne plaster might fix it, but too lazy to put one on. Might have to. Read about the problem and visual therapy fixing it, but no info on what it is.

neck tension can cause eye muscle problems. I think that is the problem. Hope so. Takes long to refocus.

slept a bit hoping for this eye problem to pass, but it hasn't Better than when I woke last night, but similar. Going to have to try the cayenne on my neck, but it won't be easy. Going to try a heating pad on it first. Maybe that will fix it or make it easier to try the cayenne. My left eye feels strange, almost like a cold in the eye. A little discomfort, and the focusing problem. Thinking the dust from taking off the trim may have saused it, affecting or infecting it., or it is a kink from the way I slept last evening.

If I blink or move my head I see double for a second. Seems muscular, and from my neck which was listed.

still off. Gona lay down with the heating pad on my neck. If that doesn't help I'll jabe t do the cayenne plaster. That should help.

Have an eye clinic right around the corner, but I wouldn't walk the way I am functioning, having to cross a big street. Talked to sis, and she said she would take me, but just getting out to the car could be a problem. Might have to call an ambulance, so hoping I can fix it.

Looked at antique scroll saws on the net. Some interesting old, fancy ones. Still can't find or think of what ese to make with one.. Maybe have to come up with something abstract.

slept again with a heating pad on my neck, and it didn't help/ Made tyhings worse. Now it is hard to get my eyes to converge. Broke down and put cayenne on my neck, and it is getting hot, but no change. Even got some cayenne in my eyes. Burns a bit. Also I got a dark spot in the affected eye, like I have had in the other eye twice, which is a concern. With the other eye I did things I could blame it on, but not this time. Gona break down and get checked out, but don't know when. Going to check all options, a famus eye hosp, the VA, and a Dr around the corner. Figured how to get to the local one without having to cross the main st, could get there in the subway entrance, but crossing any street or walking would be difficult.

still seeing 2. Trying different things to try to fix it. Taking a Little bicarb which brought back my lost central vision when i was first injured. Just a little in case if isn't good for it. Took some B-1 a while ago to see what that might do? Even smoked and smoked one of the lil cigars I used to smoke, and did a search of the current brand just to see if there was anything on them causing it. I still think my neck is the cause, but heat and cayenne didn't help. The last time I put heat I woke with it worse. Closing either eye fixes it. so they must not be converging, so probably the muscles. Odd that when I close ome eye amd alternate, the rt eye which I don't think is affected, the image moves and joins the other. Odd I feel likie working,,, Thinking eating a certain thing like the chic stars soup might help. Probably just getting hungry.

HOW is it now??

it's 6:34 pm -
I just had a good friend who waited all weekend to seek Medical help,,,,and his eye was affected as he had a stroke!!

Don't you have insurance?? are you a Vet? You might need an MRI??

also, I know I've spaced,,,,,,,,easier for ME to read..........the heating pad alone isn't good........that is DRY heat. If you do it again,,,fill a hot water bottle and put in plastic bag - then heating pad on top of it.

Good luck - keep us posted.

what's not dry about a water bottle in a plastic bag, sweat? I did the cayenne on it. Son't think it's a stroke, but convergence. I can see out of both eyes well, seperate, so seems muscular or nerve.

that combination is supposed to make MOIST heat.

now my right eye has the slight discomfort my left eye had befre, and seems a bit blurred. Maybe the cayenn3 on my neck pain Fixed That, but not my vision. but it is changing.

I'm missing the baseball game...

changing got a bit better and back again.

slept a bit, about 4 hrs. When I lay down my vision was single, not double. When I woke it was still single, but when I sat up it was doubling again.

Wanted to get my eyes tested even before this happened to find out what was going on with some minor quirks, and. definetly now .


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxKCPjcvbys

Why don't you go ask Dr. Stoll about your double vision, etc.??

laying down I can see normal. Any pains are about gone, moving from my neck to my eye on that side to the other eye. Back to where close things will be double if I blink my eyes and slowly come into focus. Going to be hard to get dressed, and have someone carry me there, since I will have to do some walking.

The 2 images I see when I look at the TV aren't as different in each eye with the other one closed. Before one was normal, and the other higher and tilted a good bit.

my mind tells me to work, but my bod says to rest. Just thinking of starting on the last pieces of trim I took off. Going to wait till tomorrow to go to the eye Dr, If I can get in.

Good luck!

should hve grabbed the apt tomorrow when it was offered, but had to check on a ride. Now it is emergency or an apt I made for Fri. Going to call the hosp tomorrow to see if they can tell me what emergency might cost, and what they might test for, since it might be the same as the Dr's apt with Ins. Was thinking the problem might resolve on it's own since it is changing for the better, but then stops.

slept a bit and laid in the opposite side that I usually do, and the side I got a stiff neck from, and this all started, and iit is easy to see one image in the TV. Not at first, but I can bring the 2 together and keep them together by moving my eyes, and blinking doesn't seperate them, as much. Should have done it before, but it isn't as comfortable.

I read somewhere that a stiff neck can affect the eyes, then read a Dr answering someone saying, he never heard of it. Have to search some more.`

doing some things. Not easy, but I'm managing, so must be easier.

Trying to figure out who to go see for my eyed. Medicate will cover glaucoma testing which is what I was interested in before the doubling. Have to see if the ER will do it, or if I need to go to a Dr?

My vision gets better then a bit worse. Seems to be improving, which makes me think it was ftom my stiff neck. Slept a bit with my neck on the heating pad.

squeezing the backj of my neck makes my eyes line right up.. I thought maybe massage would help, but lightly. Don't need more pain and problems.

too bad Jan is way out in Colorado......she'd be good! (she does massage, in case you didn't know it) Licensed Massage Therapist................her name should be in your books.

IF you went for a massage, you need to tell them (the massage person) what is wrong and ask for a light massage.
but you will need to drink water as that is what is needed to take the toxins out after massage (twinkies,,,ho ho's, them toxins )

I don't worry about toxins unless I'm allergic to them. You think my eye nerves are pinched because of toxins? How about abnormal pressure from the way I slept? We can get double vision and other eye problems from the way we use a PC.

http://library.thinkquest.org/C0123325/synd.htm

It's like a bruise takes time to heal., like a strained or pinched nerve hurts.

Before I went to sleep I went out to the car. It was strange visually and walking. Walking around the house, I go to lean on something, and it is further away than it looks. It even affects my balance.