More vision loss and no sinusitis (part 7)

25/8 What next

Hopefully a few quiet weeks, and an improvement of vision.

In two weeks the course of antibiotics runs out, and the next appointment is due. Also for the sinusitis with the Otorringología. If they decide to treat that sinusitis they may use an antibiotic that is also often used as the followup second course of antibiotics for Lyme: amoxicillin

11/9

Quiet weeks? Hm. The engineer noted a worsening of vision, so has visited Urgencias again.  They see the inflammation getting better, and the swelling of the optical disc decreasing. Still, vision loss. That is not good news.

11/9 Otorringología

The last time I visited one I was 5. Or 6. And lost my tonsils, because of ear infections that did not clear with penicillin. I remember nasty bitter yellow tablets. And a doctor presenting banana hard marshmallow sweets before hurting my ear, badly.  I still cannot stand those banana sweets till this day.

Anyway, the MRI had shown something they thought was sinusitis on the right, though the bad eye is my left, and made an appointment for Otorringología. Sinusitis is in a nasal cavity somewhere eh.. down there. No idea how you can have a look in there, or how to get there. But they do. They have a device called a "nasal endoscope", a flexible thing with a light and a camera.

Exactly like this.  With sections so they know how far down the engineer's substantial nose they are.  She spelunked down one side, and then the other side. Nothing interesting apparently. No treatment. Although the medical status suddenly has a nasal spray with corticoides. And she wants me to wash my nasal cavities with salty water with a special bottle. Hm. The engineer is not ecstatic about that prospect.

Anyway, no sinusitis, that is good.

11/9 Urgencias, again, directly after Otorringología

Vision has worsened, so a visit to Urgencias, again, after the otorrologia. Even though they share the waiting room, you need to go through Urgencias.

The whole circus. Eye drops, Optical Field, OCT

OCT Zeiss Cirrus 6000

Yes, your vision has deteriorated. We'll make an appointment with Neurologia in Almeria. Continue with the antibiotics.

There is not more that they can do, apparently.

Currently it means that more than 50% of the left eye's vision is blurred or gray. Reading with the left eye is no longer possible. Total vision still is more or less ok, as the missing bits are missing, don't have a color, and are not interfering. They're simply not there. The total image still is reasonably ok.