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My little battle with Orbital Pseudotumor

About 9 days ago I had a bit of irritation in my right eye but thought nothing of it other than allergies. The next day I developed a bad headache and again didn’t really think much of it because I am prone to headaches. Next day, developed a debilitating headache that felt like some of the migraines I have had in the past. I thought nothing more of it other then I really don’t like migraines and treated with acetaminophen. This went on for a couple of days until my eye started turning bloodshot and the area around the eye started to swell. The next morning was really bad pain just to open my eye and I went to the emergency room where the doctor told me it was Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis). I knew from reading this didn’t fit the symptoms of the severe swelling and extreme pain and voiced this to deaf ears. She gave me some antibacterial eye drops and said there wasn’t any pain! I tried the drops and the next morning I could barely open my eye, my vision was going blurry, and there was tons of pain. I told my friend that I had to see an eye doctor. They took me on an emergency basis that morning and as soon as he saw me he said that’s not pink eye. He tested me with a bunch of stuff and called in one of his colleges to do all the tests and give an opinion. The eye pressure was so high they couldn’t dialate the pupils. After 2 hours of testing with tons of other patients waiting and coming around complaining of the wait I knew something was very wrong. He sent me directly to the nearest cat scan where I got 2 ct’s and a bunch of bloodwork done. As I was walking out the door they called my cell and asked if I could get more ct’s done with contrast. The eye doc called a few minutes after the ct’s were done and said I had orbital pseudotumor, swelling of the tissue of the eye orbital.
I received a script for prednisone and eye drops to lower the eye pressure. My vision started to deteriorate rapidly from then tue to now fri. I have seen him again and today saw another doc for tons of pics of the retina and some sort of laser scan of the retina. I am now legally blind in my right eye with 20/300 vision and what little I can see is yellow from fluid leaking in. My retina is detached in a few places that I saw on the laser scan. He told me he could only find 1-2 cases of detached retina caused by this documented but with the correct treatment I could fully recover with time. I have to see 2 docs on mon and one on tue. The only good news is the pain, swelling, and eye pressure are good now though my right eye is smaller then the other and I look kinda crazy with a big left and small bloodshot right eye. It’s been hard to adjust to seeing with one eye, I almost fell on my face stepping of a curb, keep bumping into things, keep missing when I grab for something, there is no way I could drive responsively, and reading is very hard.
Sorry for the long winded post.
If anyone is waiting on a plant from me I am shipping Monday.

Peace,
Zero
 
Aww man! That sounds TERRIBLE! I hope things improve quickly!
 
nothing like traumatic experiences to make you tougher. while im not happy that you had to go through this ordeal, i am glad that it was classified as a pseudo-tumor. eye cancer is not fun. so from what i understand, the vision in your right eye is not going to return? im so sorry to hear that.
 
I'll bet this is residuals from that assault by those *** holes next door, lawsuit time my man! :D

If they're too young to sue then sue their worthless parents. IF they work they can get their wages garnished.
 
That blows man, I'm sorry. Hopefully you get that right eye back soon.
 
That's scary, dude. Take care of yourself. We'll be pulling for you.
~Joe
 
amphirion, They told me yesterday I should get most if not all of my vision back. It figures it was my good eye.
swords, They have no known cause so I don't think it was blunt trauma.
Thanks, I'll give an update in a few days when I know more.

Peace,
Zero
 
Dude, that sucks. What a scare. It's amazing how fragile our bodies are. Oh and Prednisone is nasty nasty stuff.
 
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nightsky,
Prednisone is nasty stuff! It shuts down the immune system, adrenal gland, and causes premature aging.
I found out I most likely won't get all my vision back.
I will be happy to get rid of the yellow dark vision I have now.
I still have 20/300 vision in my right eye plus darkness and yellow tint.
I see black at night but can see a bit during the day.
One of the odd things about this is green is blue in my right eye.
I will have to be on prednisone for a few months at the very least.
I don't know how this will affect my drivers license as I have no glasses.
Peace,
Zero :)
 
  • #11
Ah man, I'm sorry to hear about this. Stay strong, and I hope things improve for you. Not quite a comparison... But our 5 year old miniature poodle just developed a full blown cateract in her left eye. They were able to find no cause of it, but luckily her right eye is looking fine. Hopefully whatever it is doesn't happen to the other side.
Hang in there and keep us updated,
Andrew
 
  • #12
That's a real bummer... My prayers are with you for a speedy recovery.

-Hermes.
 
  • #13
Dude, that sucks! Best of luck, and get well soon!
 
  • #14
I will certainly be keeping you in mind. There is nothing worse than sudden huge life changes that take a bit of getting used to. A few months ago I developed tinnitus out of the clear blue (constant ringing in your ears.) The ear nose throat specialist said there was nothing I can do. It is most often caused by loud occupational noise that people are subjected to over many years. I'm an accountant and am almost always in a quiet environment. Case and point, I have now adapted to my issue, and most of the time can tune out the noise, or create an environment that drowns out the ringing, e.g. sleeping with the radio on at night time. I'm extrememly sorry to read about what you are going through, but am confident that you will eventually be able to cope with it. The human body is incredibly resiliant, and time can be the great healer. Get well soon!
 
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