nausea and eye pain

Hi~

I am pretty new to all  of this MS stuff myself, just being diagnosed this year.  BUT..that said, back in April of this year..I have severe eye pain on movement of my left eye..it started out with blurry vision ( I thought I needed new glasses). I went to an optomitrist who ordered a MRI because I also lost some vision when he found on a field vision test, that I had also lost some vision in that eye. Upon examination ( and shown on the MRI) he found my Optic nerve to be swollen and said I had ON (Optic Neuritis).

I was not having any vertigo but had been feeling extermly tired even before all this happened and was frequently falling due to problems with balance ( especially when I was tired) SO..........He sent me to a Neurologist who  ( long story short) sent me to a MS Neurologist who then ordered more tests, and came up with my diagnosis in August of this year of MS.

What I am learning is that MS is a very individualized disease and presents itself in too many ways to discribe. It would be worth your time to get to the Doctor and get it checked out and get another opinion if your not satisfied with your Docs answer. Also contact your local MS Society and ask for literature about MS. They offered me recently to sign up for their 6 week instructions ( you get in the mail) called 'Knowledge is Power'. I recently got the first study and it is LOADED with info about MS and also came with a DVD. There was no charge to me at all for this.

Good luck. You will find lots of encouragement in here, we have great moderators and many great members who can better advise you than me. Your post just caught my eye because of the 'eye pain'...it just took me down memory lane. I pray you don't have MS, but as I said, we are all here to help you and support you...even if ya don't! Hugs~Katie ( sorry this is so long)

Kas,

My story is almost identical to Katie's, my ON is in my right eye. I also thought something was wrong with my prescription. Went to get that checked out and they told me I had a large growth behind my eye and it could possibly be a tumor. Pretty scary.

Anyways, my vision from this has been up and down. Never back to normal. I get nausea quite frequently. My whole take on it is that it's from one eye working harder than the bad eye. I get that way when I drive (which is seldom) or even when I'm riding in a car. There's nothing I can do about it either, closing my eye's only makes it better.

I also get dizzy at time's to, just like Katie said, MS is very different for everyone, but I often hear some real close similarities from other people.

Good luck and get it checked out ASAP.

Hi guys,

thank you so much for the great support and advice. I am still feeling the nausea and pain today.....but not quite as bad....so fingers crossed that it's all going to go away!!! I have booked in to see the doc though.....even if only to get it documented.

Thanks again, you guys are awesome!

KAS

Hi King,

 

I’m sorry, I’m not sure I understand your question…are you asking if the symptoms you listed below could be related to MS? MS has a variety of signs and symptoms, and we certainly cannot diagnose you or tell you whether or not you have MS on this board. However, what you describe does not sound like “classic” MS issues. The fact that your recent MRIs were clear is also a very encouraging sign against having MS, but you would need your doctor to tell you that as I am certainly not qualified to do so. I know it is very frustrating to be sick and without answers, and I wish you the best of luck in your search for diagnosis. In the meantime, your doc may be able to help treat some of your symptoms, so you are a little less uncomfortable.

 

Sunny

Kas, that is great!