I Love You Martini, But You Gotta Stop...

[Jack]

Glaucoma doesn't self resolve though. It's either chronic and requires eye drops forever or it's acute and needs surgical intervention which typically cures it.

I'm also not understanding the connection between the passing of your dog and the cranial 3rd nerve infarction unless you were incredibly stressed out, your blood pressure went through the roof and there was a break in a blood vessel that caused temporary loss of blood to a vital nerve that controlled an eye muscle.

I still have glaucoma. I treat it twice a day with brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate. All is good there. Eye pressure is 17 in each eye currently.

The passing of my dog created an outrageous body grief response. First my shoulder and back had such intense pain I could barely lift my left arm. That traveled up to my head where for the first time in my life I started having strong migraines. You could see this vein pulsing on my forehead, then the infarction started. I think I was diagnosed with HBP shortly after that. They gave me neurontin and elavil to treat it, but the only thing that worked was an eye patch til it went away.

I had double vision when I got tired for almost 2 years after.

 

[wizer]

I still have glaucoma. I treat it twice a day with brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleat. All is good there.

The passing of my dog created an outrageous body grief response. First my shoulder and back had such intense pain I could barely lift my left arm. That traveled up to my head where for the first time in my life I started having strong migraines. You could see this vein pulsing on my forehead, then the infarction started. I think I was diagnosed with HBP shortly after that. They gave me neurontin and elavil to treat it, but the only thing that worked was an eye patch til it went away.

I had double vision when I got tired for almost 2 years after.

Yes, that's exactly what I suggested.

Don't know if you're taking drops from 2 separate bottles but there's a combination drop available to save you some work.

 

[Lily]

It was that last one, right?

My sympathies. I have an opening next Tuesday at 1 pm.

Tell them you're here to see the fake doctor.

Nah, I'll be alright. If it's MS, I'll need a real doctor.

 

[wizer]

Nah, I'll be alright. If it's MS, I'll need a real doctor.

If it's MS no doctor can help you.

Except an OD, if you end up with diplopia.

Edited to add: that's not entirely true. Some medications are available that slow the progression and mitigate some of the symptoms.

 

[Dove]

Well yeah, my staff called me by my first name as well, but not in front of the patients. In front of them they would say "the douchebag over there who calls himself doctor will see you now".

At first I didn't like it very much but I sort of got used to it towards the end.

Remember when that psycho from WS called your practice and told yout receptionist what raging perverted deplorable you are and she was like "Oh yeah...he is awful. Do you need an appointment?"

Lmao!

 

[Jack]

Yes, that's exactly what I suggested.

Don't know if you're taking drops from 2 separate bottles but there's a combination drop available to save you some work.

I know that's the alphagan you're talking about. No insurance will cover that though. They only will pay for the two separate drops and there's a copay on the timolol.

 

[wizer]

Remember when that psycho from WS called your practice and told yout receptionist what raging perverted deplorable you are and she was like "Oh yeah...he is awful. Do you need an appointment?"

Lmao!

Eve from Womansavers forum!

Good times.

My staff was well aware of how I passed the downtime in between eye exams. "Are you fighting with your forum friends again?!"

 

[Dove]

If it's MS no doctor can help you.

Except an OD, if you end up with diplopia.

Edited to add: that's not entirely true. Some medications are available that slow the progression and mitigate some of the symptoms.

All those meds suck, they have like 30 percent efficiency.

My man takes Vumerity. Its very expensive....and it may or may not be working. Yes he has MS.

 

[wizer]

I know that's the alphagan you're talking about. No insurance will cover that though. They only will pay for the two separate drops and there's a copay on the timolol.

Damn insurance CEOs. Shorting the patients and padding their pockets. Shoot them all. Wait, forget I said that.

 

[Lily]

Edited to add: that's not entirely true. Some medications are available that slow the progression and mitigate some of the symptoms.

Yep. I'm confident I don't have MS. As you said, symptoms would have presented themselves by now.

 

[wizer]

All those meds suck, they have like 30 percent efficiency.

My man takes Vumerity. Its very expensive....and it may or may not be working.

With MS, like most neurological conditions it's a shot in the dark. Sometimes better than nothing but often it's a wasted effort.

 

[wizer]

Yep. I'm confident I don't have MS. As you said, symptoms would have presented themselves by now.

Let's do a test. By any chance are you seeing this line twice?

Let's do a test. By any chance are you seeing this line twice?

 

[Lily]

Let's do a test. By any chance are you seeing this line twice?

Let's do a test. By any chance are you seeing this line twice?

Oh Noes!

 

[wizer]

Oh Noes!

You saw two lines?

I'm afraid there's nothing we can do for you.

If you cut way down on your internet use, this may buy you some more time.

But no promises.

 

[Dove]

Yep. I'm confident I don't have MS. As you said, symptoms would have presented themselves by now.

Not if its Clinical Isolated Syndrome. Seriously you should get checked....it doesnt hurt to be ahead of something like MS.

 

[wizer]

Not if its Clinical Isolated Syndrome. Seriously you should get checked....it doesnt hurt to be ahead of something like MS.

Even if she got tested, and even in the unlikely scenario that she had signs that were consistent with possibly having it, so what?

Nothing would change. There's no prevention for it.

 

[Dove]

Even if she got tested, and even in the unlikely scenario that she had signs that were consistent with possibly having it, so what?

Nothing would change. There's no prevention for it.

Uhg. I hate how right you are.

She would just spend her life terrified. Over something that cant be helped.

 

[Lily]

Not if its Clinical Isolated Syndrome. Seriously you should get checked....it doesnt hurt to be ahead of something like MS.

It's in my health history and my doctors haven't said anything in many years.

I suppose on my next annual exam I could ask. It can't hurt.

 

[Lily]

You saw two lines?

I'm afraid there's nothing we can do for you.

If you cut way down on your internet use, this may buy you some more time.

But no promises.

Oh, showing me your soft underbelly...

There's a good boy!

 

[wizer]

Oh, showing me your soft underbelly...

There's a good boy!

Scratch a little bit lower.

 

[Dove]

It's in my health history and my doctors haven't said anything in many years.

I suppose on my next annual exam I could ask. It can't hurt.

I really shouldnt have even said that. Im sorry.

MS is a touchy thing for me.

If your doctors arent worried about it and you arent have any uncomfortable symptoms....just be healthy and proactive. It wont do you any good to find out you have "pre MS". Not shit can be done about it.

 

[Lily]

I really shouldnt have even said that. Im sorry.

MS is a touchy thing for me.

If your doctors arent worried about it and you arent have any uncomfortable symptoms....just be healthy and proactive. It wont do you any good to find out you have "pre MS". Not shit can be done about it.

It's ok. I can understand why you're hyperaware of it. I had a health scare even scarier than MS this year. I am lucky it was caught very early. I am in the process of turning my lifestyle around because of it.

I am lucky that I have good health insurance and proactive providers.

 

[Jack]

Even if she got tested, and even in the unlikely scenario that she had signs that were consistent with possibly having it, so what?

Nothing would change. There's no prevention for it.

Octacosanol will help slow the degeneration of the nerve endings.

 

[Flynn]

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[Dove]

It's ok. I can understand why you're hyperaware of it. I had a health scare even scarier than MS this year. I am lucky it was caught very early. I am in the process of turning my lifestyle around because of it.

I am lucky that I have good health insurance and proactive providers.

I started getting symptoms of peri menopause exactly on my 45th birthday last week.

So thats fun

Not exactly a scary medical crisis though lol.

 

[Dove]

Octacosanol will help slow the degeneration of the nerve endings.

Not certainly. It has like 30 or 40 percent chance of slowing it.

The treatments for MS absolutely SUCK.

 

[Jack]

Not certainly. It has like 30 or 40 percent chance of slowing it.

The treatments for MS absolutely SUCK.

It works really well with some. depends on the biochemical individuality. Not a treatment, but it can help.

 

[Lily]

I started getting symptoms of peri menopause exactly on my 45th birthday last week.

So thats fun

Not exactly a scary medical crisis though lol.

Oh, but wait until you sleep gets fucked up and the night sweats...ugh.

 

[Dove]

Oh, but wait until you sleep gets fucked up and the night sweats...ugh.

I either sleep A LOT or i cant sleep at all.

And i smell different. Not like i stink...i dont stink. I dont know how to explain what im saying.

I run and work out a lot and i smell differently when im sweaty now. I know how weird and gross this sounds...im sorry lol. Its not stank....its just different. Its hard to explain.

Ive been getting brain fog and feeling "off" lately too. My cycles have been changing as well. I skipped July entirely.

In my brain i feel like this something that shouldnt be happening to me yet but...here it is.

 

[Lily]

I either sleep A LOT or i cant sleep at all.

And i smell different. Not like i stink...i dont stink. I dont know how to explain what im saying.

I run and work out a lot and i smell differently when im sweaty now. I know how weird and gross this sounds...im sorry lol. Its not stank....its just different. Its hard to explain.

Ive been getting brain fog and feeling "off" lately too. My cycles have been changing as well. I skipped July entirely.

In my brain i feel like this something that shouldnt be happening to me yet but...here it is.

Sounds about right. The thing is that it can go on for years...the brain fog might just be the worst of it though.