And I can understand that. However, the fact I still have to go to a neuro and the fact my right eye is still having vision issues really concerns me. If my optic nerve is having issues, I hope it’s not for a really serious reason.
My friend was having a VERY similar problem to what you are experiencing. Her results also came back negative for a brain tumor, but I don't remember what she actually had. I'll ask.
So for her, one of her eyes was damaged from wearing contacts too much.
Interesting. I wear contacts. However, they said my optic nerve was pale, which can be a lot of bad things. I’m not sure if that could be from contact wearing or not. I failed the field vision test in that eye (but I’ve always had a hard time with it in that eye).
Sometimes a pale optic nerve is the result of a defect that you are born with. If you have always had problems with it, this might well be the case.
Nobody had ever mentioned a pale optic nerve before. I also hadn’t had my eyes dilated in a LONG time to know if that was typical for me. I definitely remember a few times I struggled with that field vision test, but never as much as this time. My chiro seemed pretty sure it might be MS ((which didn’t freak me out). I had zero signs of MS on my mri. I worry bc the MRI was not done with contrast. My CT was, but not the MRI.
So you are still hung up on the tumor?
I don’t know what to be hung up on, honestly. There’s apparently something wrong, but the eye dr said he didn’t want to tell me all the things it could be bc he didn’t want to ruin my Christmas with worry. Ha. So then my chiro ordered the scans. I’ve read that an mri with contrast picks up issues with optic nerve but I’m not sure if it would miss a lot, since it wasn’t focused on the optic nerve and was without contrast. Although, I asked my chiro if it would have shown the optic nerve and he said yes. I sent the test results to my PCP and told her what I had been told and she said “everything looks good so far.” I go to the neuro at the end of the month, so I’m sure that will bring some anxiety. The head pains are less frequent now. Vision is still the issue.
I guess I worry that I was so relieved it didn’t show a tumor, that maybe it’s some type of disease/degenerative issue that could be as bad/worse than a tumor.
Yeah, I am still having. What I call head pains. Doesn’t really feel like a headache. Feels like someone is pulling my hair. I also have the vision field defunct in right eye. I had an mri without contrast and a ct with contrast. Not sure what’s wrong with me!!
Another thing that can cause that is a sore or tight neck muscle on one side.
My vision is what is concerning me the most right now. I realized—I could go blind!
Please don't think that! All will be well.
I wish I had muscle relaxers because it makes me wonder if the head pains would go away then!
Did your friend have a pale optic nerve, too? How did they figure out it was an issue from her contacts? Only one eye?