Dillon
Well-Known Member
For those who have been following I’ve been having health problems lately dealing with vision problem and headaches as well as some mild speech problems that seem to flare at times. Also as of earlier in the summer I’ve been having problems with bladder retention and control and having stiff muscles that spasm sometimes in my biceps and legs.
I saw a neurologist earlier in the week for the first time ever and while providing my background/history and going through a physical examination I learned I may have optic neuritis and not glaucoma after going through a brief eye examination and based on clinical symptoms. I also noticed a slight loss of color vision in my right eye as well. I was told the key difference between glaucoma and optic neuritis is that pain behind the eyes does not occur with glaucoma but maybe rarely.
So this whole time since 2021 I may have been misdiagnosed by an ophthalmologist and now I am being tested for the possibility of having early onset of multiple sclerosis. I am having to go in for an angiogram to measure the blood flow of my spinal cord and brain and more than likely will have to undergo a spinal tap/lumbar puncture which I hear hurts a lot. My brain MRI was clear no tumors or anything but I have a tiny lesion in the front of my brain that’s not causing symptoms it seems. I have to go in for another MRI soon as well to look inside my optic nerves and eyes as the other one only showed my brain so that will be “fun”.
It seems like I am finally getting some answers to what is going on by a doctor who doesn’t believe in throwing pills at you to “cure” symptoms but decides find the root of the problem .
So yeah not only do I have to deal with everyday life as an ASD individual but I may also possibly deal with having M.S.
Despite this situation though my life has been going good such as for example it is more than likely I may end up getting a job positioned as a 5th grade math and science teacher and I should know something with that by next week so fingers crossed!
I saw a neurologist earlier in the week for the first time ever and while providing my background/history and going through a physical examination I learned I may have optic neuritis and not glaucoma after going through a brief eye examination and based on clinical symptoms. I also noticed a slight loss of color vision in my right eye as well. I was told the key difference between glaucoma and optic neuritis is that pain behind the eyes does not occur with glaucoma but maybe rarely.
So this whole time since 2021 I may have been misdiagnosed by an ophthalmologist and now I am being tested for the possibility of having early onset of multiple sclerosis. I am having to go in for an angiogram to measure the blood flow of my spinal cord and brain and more than likely will have to undergo a spinal tap/lumbar puncture which I hear hurts a lot. My brain MRI was clear no tumors or anything but I have a tiny lesion in the front of my brain that’s not causing symptoms it seems. I have to go in for another MRI soon as well to look inside my optic nerves and eyes as the other one only showed my brain so that will be “fun”.
It seems like I am finally getting some answers to what is going on by a doctor who doesn’t believe in throwing pills at you to “cure” symptoms but decides find the root of the problem .
So yeah not only do I have to deal with everyday life as an ASD individual but I may also possibly deal with having M.S.
Despite this situation though my life has been going good such as for example it is more than likely I may end up getting a job positioned as a 5th grade math and science teacher and I should know something with that by next week so fingers crossed!
