Another step.

[PastorDan]

Cleveland Clinic spine guy couldn't access my MRI images, only the radilogit's report.  Glitch in their system yesterday; I'd called ahead Saturday to check, and they were there and readable, just fine at the time.

This guy Rx'd Flexeril to loosen up my back at bedtime.  The report didn't sound terribly bad to him, but matched my symptoms found in his exam.  He also wrote an Rx for specialized PT, which we should be able to arrange in our county seat, 15 minutes from home.

Neuro-ophthalmologist was great.  She went over every step of the testing they did and what they found at each step of the exam.  She had a neuro intern shadowing her; he looked in my eyes with the slit lamp, and saw just what she saw: nothing to worry about.  No signs of any nerve-related problems in there at all.  In fact, she described them as healthy-looking.

Well then, doc, why do they hurt so much?  Why am I seeing double?  What about this hazy section?

She attributes all of that to dry-eye syndrome, and prescribed certain brands and types of eye drops and a gel to use at bedtime.

In summary, the spine doc thinks that a lot of my problem is in the brain, but there are spine issues requiring treatment.  The eye doc thinks the eyes have it, and my optic nerves are just peachy.  Dried peaches.  I have a slight convergence deficiency.

I took Flexeril and put gel in my eyes last night.  Slept like a baby.  Eyes aren't hurting yet today.  Still seeing double.

I see Doogie in 22 days.

[HVAC]

If the double vision were Neurological there is not much they can do about it. I hope your back feels better with the PT and it is dry eye.

Alex

[kwarendorf]

Sleep is good PD, and as long as you're seeing double you might just as well have pain free eyes!

Kyle