Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Swollen Nerves Due To Chemotherapy Does Anyone Know Anything About Causes/treatment For Swollen Optic Nerves?

Does anyone know anything about causes/treatment for swollen optic nerves? - swollen nerves due to chemotherapy

A week ago I got a headache, headache quite normal, so I really do something to keep them, although I rarely headaches before. On 1 and 2 January headaches have increased greatly. Certainly, the worst headache I had. It was accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light. On Day 3, were headache again with a little headache, normal level, but the vision of my left eye was blurry. This uncertainty has in the day and night, was originally a double vision increases. A few days later, I saw double, I went to the doctor (5 January). He said I was probably a migraine and gave me a couple to take the pill and told him to come back, if not improve my vision. A few days later, he still pursued doubthim and the vision of my left eye was blurry. I went to the doctor (January 8). This time, she said, it was mg) on blood pressure and prescribed lisinopril (10 and told me that an eye examination. So that day I went to Wal-Mart Vision Center and has an eye examination and a photo taken of my eye optomap. The doctor told me that my optic nerves were swollen, my left eye than my right and referred me to an ophthalmologist. The next morning we went to an ophthalmologist, and he told me I had pseudo-tumor (which, incidentally, my husband has a severe case) is a derivation. The doctor sent me to the emergency room of an MRI and a spinal tap. These two tests are clean. Now I have another appointment with the specialist and an appointment with a neurologist. (Incidentally, theSpecialists said that my vision would not clear up to 3 months) I was wondering if anyone any idea on what other tests can be carried out or could be, what was wrong with me? I have no insurance and I began to worry about paying for everything! Nobody in the world experienced such a thing? Advice or knowledge would be very grateful!

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