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August 10, 2005

Informatio:

If it's not one thing, it's another...

I went to see last night and found out that I might have early-stage . Fun stuff.

For over a month now, I’ve had a twitch under my left eye. Now, I’ve had eye twitches before — lots of them. But, they usually only last a few days at a time. This one has happened consistently, every day, every few minutes — in fact, it’s happening right now. That’s why I went to see the doctor.

Keratoconus IllustrationThis illustration shows what Keratoconus looks like. The upper, odd-shaped white area is the cornea. Basically, as an auto-immune response, the cornea develops a small out-pouching. This out-puching can cause irritation and vision problems.

Anyway, the Keratoconus isn’t a huge deal (it’s not too common, but lots of people have it and get along just fine), but it may be what’s causing the twitch (as well as some ongoing vision issues). Likewise, it’s yet another thing that I will have to monitor for the next few years.

At the same time, some focus test results had my doc shaking his head. Because of this, I will be visiting a Neuropthalmologist on Friday. A Neuropthalmologist is a who specializes in the eyes. Friday, he’s going to see if there is anything wrong with the nerve endings behind my left eye. More fun stuff!

So, Friday, I get to talk to my Hematologist and a Neuropthalmologist. My list of personal specialists is growing. I’m not so sure I like that.

Posted at 10:24 am

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Comments (8):
DUH! Tim, don’t you see (no pun intended) the solution?? STOP GOING TO THE DOCTOR! Problem solved…. Cancel that appt. right now.

dennisthemenace () - August 10, 2005 at 5:08 pm

In all seriousness….. i threw my head in my hands. This sucks. No more F**kin health problems… I’m totally feeling for you man. Especially in my knee.

dennisthemenace () - August 10, 2005 at 5:12 pm

No, its my knee!

Dude, this stinks!! I’m sorry… Let me know if I can do anything to help out.

Uhm. Did those involved get you into the “FOCUS” test results? Hehe.

jason () (URL) - August 10, 2005 at 7:10 pm

Thanks, guys… Yeah, I really do need to stop going to the doctor (if this dang twitch would just stop on its own!!!).

timsamoff () (URL) - August 10, 2005 at 10:14 pm

=(

Sorry to hear that, Tim.

Refining gold, just remember that. The fire burns here, not there.

Kevin () (URL) - August 10, 2005 at 11:11 pm

did your dad have any problems like this? anything hereditary… turns out i inherited the bad knee.

dennisthemenace () - August 11, 2005 at 11:49 am

Tim-
My wife has keratoconus and has for at least 15 years. With the right glasses and treatments, it can be basically a nuisance. Of course, that’s my take on it, not hers. :(

Barry () (URL) - August 11, 2005 at 9:44 pm

Thanks, Barry… Yeah, my doc said that it wasn’t too big of a deal and that the worst that would happen is that I might have to get a hard contact lens down the line to help reshape my eye.

timsamoff () (URL) - August 12, 2005 at 11:29 am

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