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MWL

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Double vision onset
« on: December 03, 2012, 11:43:37 pm »
Hello folks,
     Very helpful to read your stories.  Thank you so much.  But I am a little concerned right now.  My surgery was on 30 August and I have done amazingly well.  Balance issues and re-learning how to walk were a bear but I was able to be back at the social aspects of my job in less than 2 weeks and back working part time in 2.5.  After going off the Neurontin at 6 weeks post surgery, I had to go back on it about 8 weeks post surgery as the pain had returned.  I have also experienced increasing painful headaches lately but believe these are more due to  the arthritis in my neck and upper back than anything surgery related.   Doing ok except for the fatigue exacerbated by the Neurontin.  But I have had two episodes today of double vision.  Something I have never experienced before. Both wetre breif.  But not something I could just close my eyes and shake off.  Seemed to have been kind of a side by side vision thing but on slightly higher than the other.   As I am now more than 12 weeks post surgery, should I assume this is caused by something else entirely?  Just scared me because I have never experienced any vusion problems before.

Thanks,
Meg

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Re: Double vision onset
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 10:47:36 am »
Hi, Meg.

I think most people who experience double vision from an AN find they have it immediately after surgery (I know I did).

You should make an appointment with a vision specialist and see what he/she thinks.

Good luck,

Jan
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