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ophelia

Bad day....

I'm sorry for a grumpy post but I'm finding my optic neuritis an absolute drag and it's making me really angry and upset. It's on and off through the day, but at the moment the smallest things set it off. I have to lay down for half an hour after a shower. I had to go buy birthday presents today but had to give up after 20 minutes as I couldn't even read the damn prices on the shelves and I walked straight past a work friend as I couldn't even see her face. I've just done a small supermarket shop and I'm home feeling like absolute crap, head feels like its going to explode. I'm awaiting VEP appointment and I'm hoping to go back to work the week after next but I'm terrified this is going to stop me not only going back after 6 weeks off (going CRACKERS with boredom) but that I'll be moved out of my current clinical area. I want to cry and scream and today I just want to curl up in a ball.....apologies again for airing my self pity...
@Becks

hey rant away!!! better out than in as they say!!! Sorry to hear u feeling rubbish - try and remember to take 1 day @ a time and don't worry about second guessing when u think you'll be back @ work - i've just had an 8 week stint off and was definitely jeremy kyle'd out by the end of it - netflix has just been a godsend for me lately! Finger's x'd you feel better in yourself if nothing else when u shake that duvet off tomorrow morning. Here if you need to rant nay more! x :-)

@scotkiwi

No prob <a href='https://shift.ms/community/people/ophelia/' rel='nofollow'>@ophelia</a>, rant all you need. I am sure it will be my turn soon enough too. I have had Bilateral Internuclear Opthalmoplegia, which is a long way of saying Eyes doing Funny things. Took me 6 weeks till I could see anything than the direct spot in front of me, nothing peripheral. Resulted in me needing glasses long term and eventually having my eyes laser'ed. Totally appreciate the frustration with not seeing. Still go partially blind when I get too hot, especially in my right eye. So yea vent your heart out, I understand how you feel! Hugs from Me in Scotland! Si