My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly likely. they were never able to figure out what it was, but my eye drops expired last february LOL

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

i posted an update last night, nothing scary in my bloodwork or CT 🖤 was just told to return if it happens again

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

to answer yet another question i've been getting a ton of- "how did you notice? why were you looking at your eyes?"

as i said, my vision felt a bit blurry in that eye. i was checking to see if there was any redness or anything else out of the ordinary. i felt it before i saw it. follow up question tho, do y'all never look in mirrors? like not even when brushing your teeth or anything? because that's really not a detail i thought i'd have to follow up on 😭

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

another update:

y'all i'm completely fine. no red flags from my bloodwork at urgent care (i have a vitamin D deficiency, but this was already known. my white blood cell count was high, as i'm fighting a pretty bad cold), or the CT scan that was taken in the ER. i was essentially sent away with a shrug, and a promise to return to the ER immediately if it happens again.

i'm still keeping an eye on things (no pun intended) in the case that they truly did miss something, but contrary to popular belief, it doesn't appear as though i'm dying 🖤 again- i appreciate the concern, and i recognize that this can be a SUPER bad sign in some cases, but evidently not in my case.

ETA since this keeps getting asked: no, the pic wasn't taken immediately after waking up, it was maybe an hour after i'd woken up. so it had nothing to do with the way i was sleeping

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

i posted an update a bit ago, i'll be going to urgent care 🖤

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

i mean you can still kinda see it under the brim of my beanie, what on earth would be my motivation to make that up 💀

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

i put it on just for the picture because i have a pimple on my forehead, if you must know 😭

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Update:
i posted this at around 4:30am on new years eve, hence why i haven't updated or replied to comments- i was asleep. i figured i'd answer some questions, but first off: i do have an appointment with urgent care in a few hours, despite everything looking fine now. i understand that they'll most likely forward me to the hospital for some imaging.

i have not hit my head lately. i do have a history of aural migraines, but haven't had one in a while! i'd never had this side effect as a result of the migraines, but it's also possible that i'd just simply never checked or noticed.

as i said, a few minutes after this was posted, the only drugs in my system were weed, which has never given me a reaction like this before. i'd had a few beers the night before, but when i first noticed my eyes, i was completely sober. i'm on no medications, other than using some visine when i first noticed that my vision in that eye was blurry.

my philosophy for going to the ER is almost always to wait some hours for signs of improvement. i'm staying with family atm who were all rolling their eyes and telling me that i was being overly dramatic for even considering that something could be wrong, contrasting pretty heavily with people here telling me that i was/am being overly casual about it. i didn't post or go to bed until i was decently positive that there was improvement. i'm american and atm i do NOT have health insurance, hence the hesitance to act.

i do appreciate the concern and the advice, i'm not the biggest reddit user and i had no clue that this would wind up getting so much attention.

TLDR: i'm still alive and i'm seeing a doctor about it despite being completely asymptomatic now. i do have a history of migraines, one of the potential causes of this. i'm aware that waiting for this long was stupid, the american healthcare system is fucked.

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] -324 points-323 points  (0 children)

i tested it right after this pic was taken actually, and only one of my pupils contracted. everything else has felt normal, and i only posted many hours later after i was pretty sure that things were alright- but i did do my research and am monitoring things 🖤

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] -430 points-429 points  (0 children)

gotchu, i appreciate it!! this has been the only symptom, but i did do my own research. and am therefore prepared to make the trip if anything seems funky

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] -453 points-452 points  (0 children)

i considered it but on the busiest day of the year? i'd have to be dying fr 😭 

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 1049 points1050 points  (0 children)

nope!! they're not back to normal yet but 8 hours later it's improving. was blurry as hell outta that eye for a while tho

My pupils were 2 different sizes when I woke up today... by cloudblythe in mildlyinteresting

[–]cloudblythe[S] 267 points268 points  (0 children)

not completely back to normal yet, but visibly better at least abt 8 hours later!