I'm new and not sure if I'm posting this in the right place. I was just diagnosed with a tumor on the optic nerve of left eye. The tumor is behind the eye, pushing up and in toward the brain. I had started having migraine-type headaches, almost everyday. I also started having episodes of kaleidoscope vision, which could last anywhere from 30 seconds to 20 min. Sometimes after the vision disturbance, I would get a migraine and sometimes not. I went to my family doctor, who sent me to a neurologist.
The neurologist did a thorough exam, and she thought maybe these headaches could be migraines with auras, due to hormonal changes of menopause. But, she sent me for an MRI to be sure because she noticed, while examining my eyes, that the left eyelid was a little droopy, and the vision in the left eye was blurrier than the right, even with my glasses on. She was just as shocked as I was that a tumor was found in the MRI.
For now, I'm taking Gabapentin, 300 mg. twice a day. It's helping with the headaches, although I feel a dull ache all the time (much better than the migraine pain I was experiencing before). I have alot of pain that runs down the back of my head and into my neck, which is the main thing that's driving me crazy.
Today, I got up and noticed a black dot in my vision in the left eye. It's just always there now, and I didn't have that before. I also noticed my left eyelid is a little more droopy than it was. My neurologist is setting up an appointment for me to see a neurosurgeon to see how this should be treated. She thinks the tumor is probably benign, but it's something they just don't know for sure right now.
This is all a shock to me, and I have no idea what to expect. Help!