It was an ordinary eye exam--except that it had been a year longer that
the recommended 2 years. And I had been having difficulty seeing for
the past two to three weeks. Difficulty seeing the keyboard, and so forth.
I wasn't concerned--except that I was terrified. I could actually see the
the areas of hemorrhages. There were four in each eye. All I could think of
was the possibility of blindness. So I asked. The optometrist said
that it was caused by hypertension and, yes, blindness was a possibility
and that I needed to get my hypertension under control. Easily fixed for most
people. Every time I go on blood pressure medications, I react in an adverse
way. My BP goes up, not down. I get dizzy and extremely short of
breath. All the paperwork regarding this exam, was faxed to my doctor.
He called me the next day and wanted to know what was going on. I told
him what the optometrist had told me. First he told me take an aspirin, then
don't. He said he was going to schedule a ultrasound of my carotids. Which
he did-- for Monday.
All for now--
Kate Thorn
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