swelling around my optic nerve
 

First of all, I'm new to this forum so hello to everyone ! I have been having headace's, blurred vision, disorientation, nausea, forgetfulness and so my dr. sent me to have an MRI, an eye exam and to the neurologist. The eye dr. was first and he found that I have swelling around my optic nerve. It kinda scares me to think what could be causeing the swelling. Has anyone ever had this?

Welcome to the community! Sorry, I have no answers for you, hopefully one of the others will post who has more experience. I certainly can understand why you are concerned. That would be a scary set of symptoms to be dealing with. Let's hope your doctor will figure it out quickly, and that it will be fairly innocuous to deal with.
In the meantime, though, keep us updated on what is going on. You will find this a wonderful community to come and chat with. Even if no one has an answer for you, at least we are hear to listen and sympathize.
Hugs,

Welcome to the forum, skmklal. I don't have any answers for you either but maybe somebody else will. Maybe someone could direct you to a specific forum on here where the people there might have more answers for you.

Hi skmklal and welcome. I don't have any specific answers for you, but somebody should be along that can help you.

Hello and Welcome skmklal

I copied this thread to General Health Conditions & Rare Disorders
so that you might get more replies there also.

here is the link to it-
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ad.php?t=11572

Please DO follow this link!!
 

I have had optic nerve swelling
 

hi skmklal and welcome to NeuroTalk ( and a :welcome_sign: to you too Arrow)

skmklal, here again is the link to where your post has been copied on the general health and rare disorders board, where other members have already responded. Glad you have found us :)
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/sh...ad.php?t=11572

skmklal,

What your describing could be Optic Neuritis.....

http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sou...20Neuritis.asp

Welcome to NeuroTalk!

let's fix that link!
 

:Hum:

Broken Link, Chemar - http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/showthread.php?t=11572 :Demonstration:

what I suggest
 

skmklal ...

I don't think ANYONE here can tell you what is going on (unless there is a psychic neurologist lurking this forum). You have only been to the eye doctor -- you must next have the MRI of your brain and then the results of the MRI and the eye exam will be sent to the neurologist and HE will be the one to make sense of it all. I know it is frustrating to have to wait for a diagnosis. If you were hospitalized, all these tests would be done in 2 days at most, but when outpatient, you wait for your appointments.

There are many conditions that cause optic nerve inflammation and swelling, and if the opthomologist could have made a diagnosis, he would have, but all he could to is tell you what he found. Once the neurologist has the MRI and the Opthomologist's report, he will have have the clues to start to put it all together.

I hope that whatever it is, that it can be resolved by your doctors. In the meantime, I know that every last one of us can understand how you are feeling. It is scary, so scary, to not know. :grouphug: I hope your waiting time will not be long.

In the meantime, if any of your symptoms become markedly more severe, I would advise that you go to the emergency room.

Teri

Teri is right; you do need to be thoroughly examined and dx'ed by your doctors, but I can tell you that I know optic nerve swelling to be a sign of hydrocephalus. This condition, known for being congenital and dx'ed in infancy, can actually occur at any age. If you find out you have it (your MRI will probably reveal it if you do), you'll need to see a neurosurgeon. A neurologist cannot treat this condition.


Good luck, and please let us know,

LIZARD :)

optic nerve swelling
 

Wow:) OMGosh I can't believe the responses I have gotten!! I don't know how to respond to all of you except to just give one general thank you to every1 for caring enuf to answer. Okay, I also had the MRI on Thurs. I had the eye appt. on Wed., I seen the neurologist Thurs. before the MRI,(I don't know why) but she didn't have the report from the eye exam and pics and so she didn't have anything she could really go on. She had me do a series of things and then ordered some blood tests. All she could say at that time was that she was concerned about my bp it was 146/100, she says thats too high. So anyway it's just a waiting game. Do you think since I haven't heard anything that could mean good news? Again thnx to everyone. I am going to the other forum that u guys mentioned.
Kyla

Your high blood pressure could be the culprit in a lot of your symptoms. I have extremely high blood pressure and a couple of days off my meds and I experience a lot of your symptoms.

I wanted to welcome you and to say I am sorry you are going through this.
I do hope that you will find the answers you are looking for.
Take care and best wishes,
Hugs,
Linda