I have had pain in my left ear for over a month. I had an appointment to see the Ear Nose and Throat doctor today. But then I had a wacky breakout of symptoms on Saturday. I got severe vertigo, a pounding headache, ear pain, blurred vision and sinus pain. I went to Urgent Care twice, and then to the ER so they could do a head CT. The head CT only showed a sinus infection, which was good. I mean does anyone really want a stroke? No.
I got home from the ER at about 6 on Sunday. Two hours later there was a bright swirling mass in the peripheral area of my left eye. On Monday the eye doctor insisted I come in immediately. I had to drop $40 on a cab because we don't have a car and I couldn't set up a ride last minute like that. The eye showed an abnormality where I lost vision so they sent me to the retinal surgeon today. I show up and they dilate my eyes and peak inside. The surgeon ruled out a detached retina but sent me to do a field vision test. By this time I'd already missed my ENT appointment. Grrr. The test showed a large area in which I couldn't see.
One last test was evaluated. I had to have pictures of my retina taken. The scan showed that my retina is thin where the vision is lost, and he said that a clot wouldn't caused this. He told me my vision may or may not come back. I have to repeat the tests in two weeks.
As for the ENT I have to reschedule that for as soon as possible. I'm still having ear pain and a lot of pressure in my sinuses. I get sinus infections often so I know how they are. I'm just so aggravated I have to go all the way back into Boston for another appointment. I live 20 miles away in a suburb of Lowell and with traffic, that's a long ride.
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