I figured who better to ask than people who've had eye problems so, here I am.
I'm 30 and have had great vision all my life. But today I woke up and could not see out of my right eye. It's so blurry that I can hardly make things out on my computer right now. I can see great from my left eye though.
I've been having some odd things going on in my body lately and don't have insurnace so, I get crappy treatment when I visit docs.. They rush and don't really run any tests for anything specific.
My symptoms:
anxiety (i'm on zoloft for that and it's doing ok), fatigue, muscle weakness, a heavy feeling in my body, small bumps that itch & turn into small clear fluid filled blisters if I scratch them (i'll just get one or 2 at a time. it's not from ivy, plants, herpes, etc., and those started after a flight I was on but they've gone from my hand to my upper arms), lump in left side of neck about the size of a small bird egg (it's not very hard), recent lung infection, low blood pressure (around 75/59) I get cold fingers and toes (like frozen feeling you get after being in the snow without gloves) then I'll freeze all over, other times I get HOT burining feelings on my skin that feels exactly like a bad sun burn (on my arms), my hands shake a lot (mostly when i pick something up even as small as a tv remote), I have chest pain at times that feels heavy like I have a 5 pound weight sitting in the center of my chest and now I can't see very well at all in my right eye.
What on earth would cause me not to be able to see suddenly like this. It's like looking through a lens that's very out of focuse. There's nothing in my eye. I chekced it out.
Anyone have any idea what this could be?
I'm going to get my eyes checked just to know for sure but there seems to be an underlying condition of some sort that's causing all of this?
HELP............... :confused:

whoops! there's an eye and vision boad.. didn't see it before so, I'm going to post this question there....
Thanks!

panic,
Wow!
Where to start. Those bumps sound similar to a fungus or something (I really don't know what it is) that I get sometimes on my feet and fingers. Get a box of 20 Mule Team Borax. It is a powder detergent (I think) so you can find it in the grocery store. It comes in a light green box. Just scoop some into a bowl or a bag or anything that is big enough for you to put whatever body part has the bumps. Just use the powder plain. No water or anything. Put your body part so that the powder covers it for about 5 minutes as many times a day as you have time for. Even just twice should do it for as long as it takes for the bumps to disappear. In my experience (if it is the same thing) it shouldn't take long at all. I have even had it cure a wart I had on my thumb for about 5 years. I used the powder one time on that wart and it was gone soon after. I can't gaurentee this will work for you but, it is an inexpensive product that has many uses and, if this is a cure for even one of your problems, it is worth it. And, if not, you can use it to clean anything from laundry to your bathroom.

As for your eye, there are many things that could cause that problem. I have no idea what your medical history is. Also, I want to make sure that you know that I am not a doctor. You should really go to the emergency room. I know you said you don't have insurance but, your life is important. You need to get some help.

I can't give you any help about the rest. Get well soon and take care of yourself!

I've been to the ER here 3 times... (not for this though) the 3 times was over the last 4 or so years.... So, I know they wont do anything for this. They keep bugging me to pay a lump sum for my bill but I can only make payments. Anyway, here's how the last trip to ER went:
checked in, they listened to my chest & back, felt of my neck asked me how I felt. I told them I think I have some sort of lung infection but they didn't check for it or do any tests at all. That was it. She said, I'd do an x-ray but I don't want to run up your bill. She said, she has seen this all before and that I "probably" have bronchitis (sp?) and then she gave me prescription for amoxicilian & albuterol inhaler.
Well, the amoxicillian didn't even put a dent in the lung problem but the inhaler did help me breathe better. After a month and 1/2 with a bad cough, etc., I went to the walk in clinic (urgent care center) and told them, listen, I need an x-ray and an ANSWER about what's up with my lungs), here's how much money I have, bla bla bla... They did the xray and turned out I had bacterial pneumonea the whole time and the amoxicillian I took was useless against it. They gave me a sulfa based antibiotic which did get rid of it. So, the ER's here treat me like crap because I don't have insurance. I live in Tennessee and from what I gather, there is no law that they have to "treat" you or even run tests. Just get you stable, tell you to see a GP and then boot you out the door.
This sucks because I do have enough money to pay for insurance every month but I do not have enough money to keep getting charged for nothing by all these local doctors. I was turned down when I applied for insurance so, I don't have a lot of options. I have went to Dr's many times trying to get things looked at. They all keep sending me to different doctors. I went to a neurologist too and he looked at my chart, saw I didn't have insurance and said, I think you're fine and don't worry, I wont charge you much for this visit. He hit my knee with a rubber thing, made me push his hands up, then down and wrote me a prescription for cellabrex (sp?). Why, I have no idea because it's not bone or joint pain that I'm having. He said, if I continue to have problems then see my GP. Sheesh! I keep getting the run around and all these visits here and there add up. If just one of these doctors would have just ran some real tests the first time, I could have paid for it by now instead of paying a bunch of different doctors for doing nothing but pretend they checked me out and send me on my way. Because of my symptoms, I feel I should have blood tests, thyroid tests, etc.... They tell me, keep taking the zoloft and it will all go away. Well, my anxiety has gone away but all these other things have not. A rash of blisters is not in my mind. My blood pressure staying low like that is not in my mind, etc..
I'm so tired of this. If I do turn out to have something diagnosed later that has caused me more problems due to not being diagnosed early enough then I'd love to just sue the crap out of every doctor that has pushed me out the door.
uuugggg.... :rolleyes:
My medical history is a minor neck problem (FHP) that was treated, a blood filled cyst on my ovary which was treated and the last couple years, anxiety w/panic attacks which is being treated too. Other than that, I've always been in good health. I don't know my true family history because I'm adopted.
I'll for sure try the powder though!!! :) Thanks for the info! I'd try anything at this point if I thought it would help.

I hope the powder helps your rash. One thing I used to do was use some gauze. I would tape it into kind of a finger sleeve, pour some of the powder into the bottom of it, and wear the "finger sleeve" for about an hour a couple times a day. The itchy, burning blistery stuff would go away pretty quickly. Nothing I used before I found out about the Borax would work. Even stuff my dermatologist prescribed wouldn't work. So, hopefully the borax will work for your problem too. Please don't be upset if it doesn't. I don't know that you have the same thing that I did and do still get now and then. But, it shouldn't hurt to try it.

The only other thing that I can suggest to you is for you to call someone in your local news organization. I can't gaurentee that anyone there would have any tips you can use to get better care without healthcare but, if there is a tips hotline (some news organizations have them) you might find something to help you find better care somewhere. I wish I could be of more help to you.

Take care!