The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

Pyxis

I had a bit of a health scare today.

Some weird visual disturbances which I'd never had anything like before.

Anyway, with some prior knowledge plus a bit of googling, I decide to phone my optician, who told me to ring an emergency eye hospital number, who told me to ring my GP for an emergency appointment to rule out a TIA/impending stroke,

Well, I got the emergency appointment, and a TIA* was ruled out, thank goodness.

The diagnosis was an Ocular Migraine (which doesn't t have to be accompanied by a headache), and nothing to worry about.

Several very anxious hours later, all is well.

And breathe.



(Ps. If the visual disturbances hadn't been scary, they were actually rather beautiful!)



* (Transient Ischaemic Attack, or, in layman's terms, a mini-stroke).

Cakeguts

PasturesNew wrote: »

Today is service/MoT day ... hope it passes.

Beginning to wonder if I should've had the service and MoT on the same day because if it fails the MoT catastrophically, then would having it serviced have been any good

*fingers crossed* eh ... like last year, and the one before ...

I've had it nine years so far. It's not broken down or needed anything for MoT to date. I've replaced windscreen wipers, 2-3 tyres, new battery and a new windscreen (£75 excess). That's been it.

Next week: Tax disc.

Week after: Insurance. Actually, better check that online right now.. EDIT: Ah, I have to dig out paperwork and/or remember who I'm insured with and phone them. Not had a letter, so it must be all right.... it's either CoOp or Saga. Got it, end of April

It's never ending!

That is a very good car! 9 years and that is all you have spent on it? Right now it at its most economical. You are lucky.

ukmaggie45

Pyxis wrote: »

The diagnosis was an Ocular Migraine (which doesn't t have to be accompanied by a headache), and nothing to worry about.

I get them too. Often set off by bright moving light eg reflection of sun on passing car.

First time it happened I was in work, and had to get husband to drive me home in his lunch hour (worked part time, mornings only).

I agree the patterns are interesting and sort of beautiful, if odd. Lots of pics on the net of them...

https://www.google.com/search?q=ocular+migraine&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-zejyjYXhAhVyTxUIHV03DPIQ_AUIDigB&biw=1094&bih=474&dpr=1.25

Deffo agree are scary when you don't know what they are. Hugs.

Cakeguts

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

I get them too. Often set off by bright moving light eg reflection of sun on passing car.

First time it happened I was in work, and had to get husband to drive me home in his lunch hour (worked part time, mornings only).

I agree the patterns are interesting and sort of beautiful, if odd. Lots of pics on the net of them...

https://www.google.com/search?q=ocular+migraine&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-zejyjYXhAhVyTxUIHV03DPIQ_AUIDigB&biw=1094&bih=474&dpr=1.25

Deffo agree are scary when you don't know what they are. Hugs.

I get something similar but mine are not migraine. They are a blood pressure thing. I don't have high blood pressure but I can get low blood pressure from loss of salt.


It is quite a good idea not to assume that they are migraine because these similar things can also be caused by very very high blood pressure I have been informed.

ukcarper

Pyxis wrote: »

I had a bit of a health scare today.

Some weird visual disturbances which I'd never had anything like before.

Anyway, with some prior knowledge plus a bit of googling, I decide to phone my optician, who told me to ring an emergency eye hospital number, who told me to ring my GP for an emergency appointment to rule out a TIA/impending stroke,

Well, I got the emergency appointment, and a TIA* was ruled out, thank goodness.

The diagnosis was an Ocular Migraine (which doesn't t have to be accompanied by a headache), and nothing to worry about.

Several very anxious hours later, all is well.

And breathe.



(Ps. If the visual disturbances hadn't been scary, they were actually rather beautiful!)



* (Transient Ischaemic Attack, or, in layman's terms, a mini-stroke).

I also get them I've had them some time fortunately not to often and they don't last to long.

PasturesNew

Cakeguts wrote: »

That is a very good car! 9 years and that is all you have spent on it? Right now it at its most economical. You are lucky.

I didn't buy it brand new either

It's a 2006 plate. I bought it in early 2010 for £6-7k. I think it was £7k and I got a £1k trade in on my previous car (a 2001 plate).

Pyxis

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

I get them too. Often set off by bright moving light eg reflection of sun on passing car.

First time it happened I was in work, and had to get husband to drive me home in his lunch hour (worked part time, mornings only).

I agree the patterns are interesting and sort of beautiful, if odd. Lots of pics on the net of them...

https://www.google.com/search?q=ocular+migraine&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-zejyjYXhAhVyTxUIHV03DPIQ_AUIDigB&biw=1094&bih=474&dpr=1.25

Deffo agree are scary when you don't know what they are. Hugs.

Cakeguts wrote: »

I get something similar but mine are not migraine. They are a blood pressure thing. I don't have high blood pressure but I can get low blood pressure from loss of salt.


It is quite a good idea not to assume that they are migraine because these similar things can also be caused by very very high blood pressure I have been informed.

ukcarper wrote: »

I also get them I've had them some time fortunately not to often and they don't last to long.

Goodness! I never realised they were quite common! Especially as I'd never heard of them before.
I also never realised that Migraine didn't have to involve head pain.
My visuals were very shimmery, very bright silvery circles.

Live and learn.

Yes, it's a good idea to rule out TIA/stroke. The GP did a whole load of neurological tests, which were ok, and I didn't have any other symptoms.

PasturesNew

Pyxis wrote: »

Goodness! I never realised they were quite common! Especially as I'd never heard of them before.

It's like a lot of things, until something comes into your radar you never realised how "it's everywhere" - whether that's a medical thing, or a particular car or child's name or ... well, anything Then it's everywhere!

PasturesNew

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chris_m

PasturesNew wrote: »

Next week: Tax disc.

What's a tax disc?