Double Vison?

[mom2ellabella]

Hello! I am a 33 year old stay at home mom of 2 and have been experiencing a wide variety of neurological oddities in the past 6 months including lightheadedness, imbalance, vertigo, pins & needles in my legs and head, lots of tingles that shoot down my extremities, numbness in my toes, memory problems, muscle cramps in my legs (ouch), hand pain (arthritis??) and sharp shooting pains through my eyes and temples and general eye pain.

I have found that I also have double vision when I am tracking a moving object that is far away.  Does everyone do that or is it just me?  It happens when I am watching birds soar through the sky and it really got my attention yesterday as I was watching a waterskier (or what I thought were two waterskiers, but when they got closer they merged into one.  I felt kinda silly excitedly pointing out to my kids - look!! That boat is pulling TWO people - WOW! Oh... wait... my bad.

I've had a clean MRI, and a normal blood work up for the usual deficiencies and autoimmune problems, next week I have an evaluation scheduled with a Neuropsychologist to assess my sanity and memory skills (i assume). Should I add an exam by a ophthalmologist in there? I hate to have another doctor look at me and tell me everything's normal.  Is it normal to have double vision when looking really far away at something moving? My vision is blurry anyway because wearing my glasses makes me extra dizzy. But its not too bad.

Any suggestions on where I should go from here?  My doctor has offered to send me off somewhere for a second opinion, but his opinion is that I am just stressed out.  Which is odd since all I do is stay at home, clean house, cook dinner and watch the kids.... you really can't get a less stressful life than that! I seriously have it easy. (and I am very thankful)  I do feel guilty though for plowing through our savings accounts with all these tests and doctors visits and I hate to add an eye doctor on top of all that.  Of coarse though if I should, I will.  What do you guys think?

Thanks a lot!

[caregiver222]

Double vision is common when a cranial nerve develops a palsy, generally the third nerve.

It may may have several etiologies, but a common one is diabetes.

So square one is a test called the hba1c, and a complete diabetic screen, which your care provider should have suggested.

[mom2ellabella]

Thanks - i know, its just hard to justify when my husband hears the doctor say 'she's fine, she's just stressed out' Bah. What stress?! Oh the stress *YOU* are causing me, doctor? lol.

I have figured out today that its not just double when something is moving - if I focus on something far away it splits into two. Light poles were doing it while in traffic today. But it has to be really far away.  My husband thinks I just need to wear my glasses, so now i have my glasses on (I have a really weak prescription and don't ever use them unless I am driving at night or something) and I am waiting for a bird to soar by to test his theory.  Who knows - maybe he is right.  Off to wait for the passing, soaring bird.

Thanks for the thoughts - anyone else had double vision?? What was it like for you?

[Londres70]

Good health is PRICELESS.  Don't feel bad about taking care of yourself.  It is not like you are spending money on expensive things you don't need.  

Secondly, I would recommend seeing the Ophthalmologist. Double vision is NOT normal.

Thirdly, have this Neuropsychologist assess you and see what he/she says.  

Lastly, the STRESS CARD is played too often nowadays I think.  

Keep us posted.