Yikes, sara! Fading is good.
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2012 4:52:12 pm PST #16890 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
lisah - Jan 17, 2012 4:53:34 pm PST #16891 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
yikes, sara! Glad you have a nurse right nearby.
Congrats, msbelle!!!
sarameg - Jan 17, 2012 4:55:10 pm PST #16892 of 30001
Yeah, I was rather flipping out. Proof: I actually called a medical professional!
I've gotten lightheaded before, but usually it is the periphery thing. Not a blank spot. Had it lasted even another minute more while on the phone with T, I would've had someone haul me to Union Memorial down the street. But it went away with the breathing exercise.
§ ita § - Jan 17, 2012 4:56:22 pm PST #16893 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah, she diagnosed you the same way I've experienced those symptoms, but fuck, without content that shit is scary. Partial blindness? You handled it very calmly.
sj - Jan 17, 2012 4:56:45 pm PST #16894 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sarameg, that sounds very similar to the ocular migraines I get (only I get a lightening bolt type image across my vision). The seem to be brought on in winter when the heat goes on, so I try to stay hydrated and use saline nasal spray to avoid them. They are very scary.
Jessica - Jan 17, 2012 5:00:53 pm PST #16895 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My rate is $49/month, but that's individual.
Yeah, that's how much I'd be paying after reimbursement. I could join a cheaper one in Brooklyn instead, but my commute is so long I don't think I could ever wake up early enough to go before work.
Weird blind spot in one eye like I'd stared at a light too long, attempt at puking (there was nothing to puke) and then a sharp headache once the blind spot went away.
Yikes! That sounds migrainey to me, for sure.
P.M. Marc - Jan 17, 2012 5:02:13 pm PST #16896 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Right there with you.
And they didn't cut out the best bits like they did last time on Masterpiece.
::thinks of bits they might cut for time::
::weeps::
sarameg - Jan 17, 2012 5:05:26 pm PST #16897 of 30001
Well, I'm big on denial. As in no, this isn't really happening. OK, maybe it is, but I'm going to act like I'm not freaking out. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ME.
But I did call her repeatedly and even texted (damn, that was hard with a blind spot and an archaic cell ) until she answered while she was on shift, so I wasn't that calm. I felt fine otherwise, just had a blind spot then a need to barf. Scared the shit out of me.
I've never experienced that before.
I really hope I didn't misplace a decimal in my bill-paying (denial was that strong, I powered through with one eye!)
I need to buy her wine now.
lisah - Jan 17, 2012 5:06:06 pm PST #16898 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
sara, it should go without saying but you should feel free to contact Doc Jules.
ita, I was also going to offer to contact doctor friend to ask about what your mom is going through but clearly we have enough expertise here. It is truly awesome!
ooh, hivemind! I am going to be in NYC for a few days at the end of February for a conference. I'll be at conference 9-5 for all 4 days of it but will have evenings free and a (modest but I will supplement) per diem! Where should I eat??
Jessica - Jan 17, 2012 5:06:44 pm PST #16899 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Where is the conference and where will you be staying? How far are you willing to travel for food?