Bed rest 10/06/15

Bed rest 10/06/15

This week wasn't such a good week. Monday afternoon at work my eyesight got worse and my head was pounding. I couldn’t read a word that was on the screen, nothing made sense. The harder I tried the worse it got. I was getting more and more frustrated with myself. Something so simply as reading an email had stumped me! My vision my freaking me out as I had this weird aura partially around my right eye, it made it feel like someone was stood next to me. I kept looking but no one was there. People must have thought I was crazy. By this time I was so worried that there was something seriously wrong with the AVM. We were never really given much information about it at the hospital back in May so I didn't know what to expect. So I called the Neurologists Secretary and asked if she would ask him for some help. She said she would pass on my symptoms and he or she would get back to me when she had spoken to him as he was in clinic at the moment. Eventually I had to give in, the beads of sweat on my brow and the pain in my face was too obvious by now and one of my managers had noticed. So I caved in and called it a day and went home to bed. The Neurologist never called nor his Secretary that day.

I slept until the following day and woke with a muzzy head, I was eager to return to work so I picked up my laptop to test myself by reading some emails. The first email was ok but as I started on the second the aura started to return and the feeling of frustration and anger returned. I felt so sick and in many different ways. I called into work sick and then called the Neurologists Secretary back. She explained she hadn't spoken to him until late yesterday and he said to contact my own GP and if my GP had any concerns to contact him. So I called my GP’s surgery for an appointment. I slept on and off ALL day.

Later that afternoon I went to see my GP. It wasn't my usual GP but he read all my notes regarding my AVM so he was up to date on the situation. He did the usual tests BP and such things and decided it would be sensible to increase my medication. He also taking into consideration my new glasses prescription which would be coming in a few days, which he thought may have some influence to how my eyes were reacting to my new job. So let’s see how this goes, I need to give this about 3 weeks to see if it’s really helping. Watch this space…..