Ouch and Umm? What the heck was that?

[seren_ccd]

So, yesterday I woke up at the usual time, had a cup of tea and slice of toast, then sat down watched two minutes of Murder She Wrote (with a very young Linda Hamilton!), then opened my laptop and COULD NOT READ ANYTHING due to this weird crescent shaped wavy line that got bigger and bigger across my field of vision in my right eye. I couldn't read any text at all.

I took off my glasses, my head started to hurt and I closed my eyes. It got better. I got up to make some whipped cream and it started all over again, this time in my left eye. I made what I needed to make, then sat down in a dark room, with my eyes closed and my glasses off. It eventually went away, but I STILL have a dull ache in my head.

The internet says this was an optical migraine? I've only ever had one migraine before (after watching John Carter in 3D, not pleasant), so this was new and painful and not fun. I'm off to the eye doctor tomorrow to have things checked out vision-wise, simply because glaucoma and cataracts run in the family. My mother also had a macular hole, so I'm being cautious.

So...not a fun day. Although, I made an awesome Key Lime Pie using this recipe. SO good.

How is everyone?

Comments

[wendelah1]

Sounds like a migraine for sure. Occular or classic, I couldn't say. I sometimes get an aura--a warning, in a sense--with my classic migraines that consists of waving, pulsating lines in one part of my visual field. If I take my migraine meds as soon as the aura hits, I can avoid the headache. It's always a good idea to get eye changes checked out but this sounds like a neurological issue, not an eye problem, but I'm neither a neurologist nor an ophthalmologist. If this turns out to be a recurring problem, you should see your physician who can refer you to a neurologist if need be. There is medication for migraines. People have triggers, usually more than one.

[seren_ccd]

That's more or less what I thought! I'm going to see if it happens again, and if so, I'll head to the GP. It's been a little while since I had my eyes checked and I've done a lot of writing, reading, proofing, etc and may have worn out my eyes a bit in the last year. But thank you! I had wondered about the migraine aspect.

[havocthecat]

I get those. They hurt like hell, and that's not actually enough of a descriptor. Here's to hoping you never have another one!

[seren_ccd]

It freaked me right out. One second I'm reading, the next - Ahhh! Where did the words go? I really hope I don't have another one and I'm so, so sorry you have to go through these. Ugh!

[sarken]

Mmm, key lime pie! :D

And, yeah, that definitely sounds like a migraine. Not only are they painful, but they're scary as hell when you start seeing things. I hope everything goes well at the eye doctor!

[seren_ccd]

The key lime pie was SO good. I'm definitely making that again.

It really freaked me out! So bizarre!

[st_aurafina]

That's how my migraines go - I see a wavy disc, but yeah. And then the need to sit in the dark, and then really quite an intense amount of pain, and then it goes away. Bleh. They're a misery, but fortunately I don't get them so often. I hope you're feeling better.

[seren_ccd]

That's pretty much exactly how this went! Here's hoping neither of us get them ever again!

[aj.livejournal.com]

!!!!!!!!

Eye stuff is SUPER scary, so I thumbs up heading to the doctor. Hopefully it's stress-related (you are super stressed, don't even lie) and will theoretically get better without much intervention.

*sends hugs and lots of love in your direction*

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

I'm heading there tomorrow. And your comment made me snicker out loud, because I read Hopefully it's stress-related and immediately thought: I'm not stressed! Then I read the rest of your sentence. And laughed. :P It probably is stress-related and hopefully it's a one off, but I'll check the eyes out with the eye doc and see.

*HUGS*

[aj.livejournal.com]

*fingers crossed* Hope everything went ok! If not, let yourself process, dude. Health stuff is extra scary and stupid on top of the actual problem because your brain builds stories and those are just no help. :( ESPECIALLY when it comes to eyes.

(And I could TOTES make a list, but know that it's pretty normal to not think you're stressed when you're a compressed little diamond. Your brain likes to protect you by being EXTRA unhelpful and basically doing this:)



<3

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

It's so ridiculous. Because, yes, I'm very stressed, but things are actually being handled? But my body is all - NO! It's NOT being handled! Have a headache! Or three! And you know the stuff you enjoy doing? Let's give you a headache that makes it impossible for you to do it! Woooo!

*side-eyes brain*

On the plus side, my eyes are fine! I have a healthy retina and my nerves are where they should be. Yay!

[aj.livejournal.com]

Oh, hon. Not ridiculous at ALL! Actually, for me, when things are being Handled and Dealt With, it's even MORE stressful because that means other people are doing active things for changes, and when I'm in my little hamster running wheel of STRESS, relying on other people to do The Things is like greasing up the gears with WD-40 to make said running wheel go even faster. And even when I know that Other People are more capable, the right people to handle The Things, it doesn't shut up the voice in my head screaming about independence and I should be DOING THE THINGS because it's MY THING and I am a terrible person for not being active and fixing THE THING.

Basically, letting other people help is ALSO stressful and it takes stupid time and stupid distance to really cope with that.

And something that works for me when I'm hamster balling out of control? Is to find a comfortable, soft place, put on mellow-ass music (see: "Hands to Heaven" by Breathe, etc.) and mentally focus on releasing tension body part by body part. It helps A LOT and just lets me slow my brain down. *hugs* And keep walking!

AND YAY, HEALTHY RETINA! YAY, HEALTHY NERVES! I am 100% jealous of your awesome eyes! :D

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

SERIOUSLY! Most of what I'm stressed about (Ben's health, getting a job, etc) is SO out of my hands. I have done EVERYTHING that I can. It is up to other people to do the THING. *wibbles* So stressful! When are we going to buy that island somewhere where all we have to do is read and watch tv? 'Cause I'm so ready to Golden Girl it up somewhere.

Oooh, I like your relaxation idea. I may try that tomorrow. I've been going to Starbucks and chilling with my Kindle, but I like the idea of actually releasing the tension somehow. *HUGS*

[janus-74.livejournal.com]

:( Sounds like a migraine. I get them very occasionally and usually spend a half hour trying to figure out if my contacts fell out before realizing that it's a migraine.

Hope it gets better and that you don't have to deal with another one.

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

Aw, heck! I'm so sorry you get this, it was so weird and just ugh. :P

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I get the optical migraines quite frequently. Nothing really to be done with them, but a good idea to have an eye doctor take a look, because other things can mimic the symptoms. My son is now on an aspirin regimen because his turned out to be a minor blood clotting problem.

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow! I'm glad I'm heading to the docs tomorrow. I'm so sorry you and your son have to deal with that. :(

[lullabymoon]

Ugh, fingers crossed it's a one off! Good luck at the opticians though.

*hugs and sends tea*

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

Here's hoping! *HUGS*

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

Yick yick yick I TOTALLY know that feeling, and they are bizarre as hell. Sorry you got to experience one first hand, though hey - you have now experienced one for if your characters ever do lol

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

It may actually come in helpful for one of my characters actually, it was truly bizarre! :P