Nine days ago I suddenly felt faint, then saw bright "kaleidoscopes" and had double vision that went away when covering one eye, I fell down every time I tried to stand, and eventually went to the ER. my left pupil was bigger then my right, and the eye had rolled completely in towards my nose. They thought I had a "TIA" and sent me to a neurologist who said I had "bilateral INO's"
I had a normal MRI, CT Scan, neck ultrasound, and bloodwork. I still have the double vision unless my eye is patched, and saw an eye dr. and have lost almost all visual acuity in my left eye, and my right eye (uncovered one) has a dark film over it, or everything seems "tinted". Eye dr. said my eyes are undiseased and it could be a "cranial palsy" but my diabetes and hypertension have been well managed. over the last week I have had constant headache, dizziness, nausea, and my vision seems worse. My eyes see two different things.
Last night the headache turned to about an 8-9 on the pain scale, and I took 3 vicodin left from an old RX. It gets worse/better but never goes away. I called the neurologist and he left me a message that said he was scheduling a spinal tap - a month from now - and he didn't perscribe any pain meds or anti nausea medication.
I am terrified, to be honest. I feel like I'm going blind, no one has answered any questions, other than to say "it could go away in 3-6 months" in the meantime I'm taking care of an 8 month old by myself and I cant see to drive, read, or write. I've fallen several times due to dizziness. Tonight I started having the "kaleidoscopes" in my eyes again, like a circle of green/purple knots turning. It's very strange.
Would the nerve palsy explain the sudden onset of symptoms? Will it go away suddenly too? Could the (non contrast) MRI have missed something important? I realize its not an exchange for actually going to the Dr, but please, any information or insight you might have could really help.
~RS