At least the lights are pretty...

So there I was Monday night, sitting at my computer minding my own business. When out of nowhere something strange happened. I started to see flashing lights and lots of movement from, in and around my left eye. Everything with my right eye seemed to be in check. I was a little alarmed by this new development. So being like most people I made a status update on facebook! Something to the effect of " Seeing flashes of light from my left eye, pretty sure that is not normal." I figured anyone out there with knowledge on the subject would let me know. I got a pretty intense headache that lasted only about 10 minutes. So all thoughts that this could be a migraine were out the window. I just have flashing lights and what is best described as water ripples in everything I see for no good reason.

When my mom saw the post on facebook she called right away. She was concerned that I might have a tear in my Retina. What the heck? I thought you had to have some kind of trauma to do that sort of thing. I am no Eye Dr. but I am pretty sure the Retina is tacked down pretty well. And should not be coming loose like a filling placed in a cavity. The only trauma my head has faced would be the constant blowing of my nose. And it is not like I am trying to win an award and blowing much harder than necessary. Another friend commented on my status about a Retina tear and suggested I see a Dr. ASAP. Well I decided to sleep on it and see if the only light I saw in the morning was that of the rising sun.

Morning came and much to me dismay I was still seeing the little flashes. And although that are pretty and such. I like my life much better without them. So I decided I needed to get it checked out by a professional. I called my eye Dr's office and the nice lady on the other end told "He will want to see you for sure, because that is not normal." Great!!! I went to his office and did the regular eye exam. Most of which went rather well I thought! He was not sure what the problem could be. But NO RETINA TEAR so that was a good sign! He mentioned a number of things that could be the cause. Like a Migraine, stress, associated with the nerve damage in my shoulder, among other Dr jargon type things...

I am hoping it is just from my shoulder, that seems the most likely.

He wanted me to go have a Vision Field Study. This test will pin point the part of the eye that is effected. And it is also the cheapest test to do at this point! I felt good about this, I like cheap things! I went to the appointment today for this test. Let me just say it was super lame! Kind of like the very first video games. You look into a dome shaped thing. They flash tiny lights all around you. You are push a button when you see a light. Or when you "think" you have seen a light. (It is also a good way to question your sanity.) Really? Does the fact that I am always seeing some sort of light matter? I guess not because we did the test! Talk about pressure... I had 3 thoughts running through my mind during this test. 1) I feel like a pirate with this eye patch on. 2) I wonder if this is what Captain Picard feels like when he is on the Starship Enterprise. 3) Brian Regan and his stint about the eye Dr. in his stand up comedy act. "This is not a test you want to fail. If you do you come out with some sort of coming attraction Hubble Telescope glasses."

The test was over and the nice girl asked me what the Dr was looking for. And was very sweet and smiled when I told her. I asked her how things looked and like any good tech she said "I don't know, I just run the machine!"

So now I just wait to hear from my Dr. I hope he calls soon so I will KNOW!! But also so I can tell him that things are improving and the lights are becoming less and less!!! Because i am sure he is dying to know this!