Does anyone else have this experience? I have double vision, blurred vision, everyday. It started after a spine fusion on October 30th this year. Also, in order to spend any time actually using my eyes for reading, watching TV, typing, writing, or need hand-eye coordination, I don't have much.
I have a problem with spelling now too. I can see the word spelled correctly in my head, but it gets written or typed out in gibberish. I look at it and wonder what the heck happened and delete and start over. It takes several attempts to get it right. Eventually if I'm writing, it doesn't even look like words, just looks like a line of nonsense, blended together, not even in the right direction on the paper.
I know this sounds weird. It doesn' tmake sense to me. and I don't know which doc to see.
Start with your PCP and have him decide where to send you. He may start a work up and do some testing while you wait to get in with a specialist (probably a neurologist).
I would see your doc soon. What you are describing is certainly not normal. I hope your docs can get to the bottom of it and fix whatever may be wrong. Good luck.
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Gee Michele, that is a very frustrating problem. I wonder if an optometrist or an actual eye doctor would be able to help you or at least research it for you? Can you feel it getting progressively worse over time? It's not something you want to casual about expecting it will right itself.
Since these sound like neurological issues, and it started after your surgery, I would get in touch with your surgeon or at least your PCP as soon as possible. On your follow-up visits after surgery, did you mention this to the doctor?
I don't think it's something that should wait. Better to be safe!
My double/blurred/"smeared" vision came along with nystagmus, which is involuntary eye movement and came on very suddenly. When it comes on suddenly it can be a cause for concern so it needs to be looked at. It was discovered by my eye doctor and confirmed by a neurologist, a neuropthamologist, and whatever you call the "eyes, ears, nose and throat" guy. ;) All testing (including two MRIs) came back inconclusive. I will tell you that according to an information booklet geared for both doctors and patients (put together by the College of Physicians in my province) nystagmus can be a symptom of Fibro. If you are interested I started a discussion on this site re: nystagmus about a month ago; you may find some information that people sent my way helpful regarding vision issues.
I should also tell you that maybe a year or two before my vision problems started feeling like I was coming down with a case of dyslexia. My problems are especially with numbers but words can bother me too. I've never been a math genius but I'd never had problems like this before. I had read about connection between Fibro and dyslexia but I couldn't begin to tell you where or when so that may not be very helpful.
I agree with everyone else: you need to have this investigated and have other things ruled out. This has just been my personal experience; my doctors have finally chalked all of this up to Fibro for me. This all took about 17 years to establish I should tell you.
No, not so strange. I'm not a doctor and I do think you should see one in order to be sure all is well, BUT these are both fibro symptoms. I myself don't have the blurry vision, but I've read sites that list fibro symptoms and the blurry vision is one. Plus, several people here have mentioned it.
The spelling? Oh yes! It's not always a problem for me, but when I'm tired, it gets bad. Words that I should know! Simple words. It's embarrassing, except it's not our fault. Sometimes I'm so tired that what I hear sounds like what you describe as what you *see* as gibberish, not even in the right direction on the paper. BUT I would still go to a doctor to be checked. Eye doctor and neurologist, I would guess. However, I'm willing to bet that it's your fibro.
I'm sorry that you're having such troublesome symptoms. As if the pain wasn't enough!
I have problems with blurred vision, double vision and occasionally triple vision. I also have quite a bit of trouble with spelling, verbally and in the written word. Another struggle is my tendency to totally leave words out of written sentences. It will be correct in the mind but there is a disconnect when transferring it to paper or screen.
I am so very sorry to hear that you have developed more challenges. Here is a bit of info that I ran across recently that may be of interest to you, it looks promising to me!
I wish you well, so sorry that you now have this to contend with and worry about. I have read quite alot about being able to retrain the brain, I would very much like to retrain mine to reduce the constant pain. At any case I hope this can be improved or better yet, restored.
Yes, I get these symptoms, especially when my body is tired. My eye muscles are as affected as all my other muscles. But when I am tired, my right eye turns in, things blur, and then when I am totally exhausted, I see double. Given that you had a surgery this past October, it is important to remember that you will take up to a year to fully recover your strength. That is true even with something simpler such as a root canal.
I also now reverse letters, misspell words, and lose my nice, neat penmanship. In order to read a book, I also have to use an ebook reader and widen the space between the lines of text. These symptoms also come with my fibro fatigue and fibro fog.
However, because of the surgical history, I would tell your primary care doctor and the surgeon. They need to know what is going on so they can help manage symptoms. You can ask about the effects of surgery on fibromyalgia flares, too. This would help them help you.
Oh my word. Retraining the brain! I used to know that! Jeez, I did quite a bit of self research on that, and was even working on it in therapy to reduce PTSD symptoms, years ago. How could I forget that? I was anxious to find the results of studies with people; if it was possible to rewire per se, the way our brains interpretted pain signals.
And again, good grief. I didin't even think about our eyes having muscles. I did go to the eye doctor today. you all were right.
He said that my eyes have become slightly crossed. I almost came out of the exam chair. I have never had that issue before. He said it was likely related to the surgery, and was common for vision changes to be present for 6-8 months after surgery. So, he said my glasses prescription was also different now, but not to get new glasses right now unless I really wanted to, because everything could be different in a month.
All my eye nerves and everything are ok, just waiting for the eyes to stop crossing. I'm very relieved.
I did know that blurred vision could be part of fibro, but I guess I didn't realize it could be sooooooo blurry to the point of decreasing my reading times so significantly. I didn't know that the issue with writing and spelling and handwriting was or could be from fibro as well. Maybe since that part started just since surgery, it will get better too. I'll stop worrying about a brain tumor.