- I often see rainbow halo around bright lights. I don’t worry because my vision is sharp, I can see everything clearly, I can even pick up a pin from the floor. Some dark patches at the periphery of my vision but well, I am 40 you see’.
It could be an early sign of a disease called glaucoma. ‘Open angle glaucoma’ has very little initial symptoms. Once visual dimness starts, it is generally pretty advanced where treatment may not help give back your vision. If you are in doubt, check out with an ophthalmologist.
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2. I am fit as a fiddle. But yesterday my wife said that my speech was unusual, like a ‘baby’ speech, slurred, but became normal 5 minutes later. I didn’t feel a thing; and yes that 5 minutes my left eye vision also seemed somewhat blurred. I know it is all office stress. Could you please ask my wife to stop worrying?
You have classical features of Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), which if untreated might end up in a full-fledged stroke later. Walking with support the rest of your life is not a good idea.
3.No no, it is not the usual headache. It is on the side of the face, in front of the ear, on just one side. I got a routine check-up done, blood pressure, sugars, cholesterol all normal. Just that the ESR is high, must be the nothing important.
‘Temporal region’ headache and high ESR points to an unusual disease called temporal arteritis. Unless treated promptly, you could lose your vision, permanently.
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4.The other day when I was walking uphill, I felt some pain and numbness in my lower jaw tooth. I would have ignored it but it comes off and on. I have a bad set of tooth right from childhood; chocolates, you know. I am planning to see the dentist and get my tooth fixed. Before new year 2021; for sure.
You are describing a classical ‘angina’ a symptom of heart disease. Go see a cardiologist. You might need an angiogram and not a root-canal.
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5.I get these stomach pains during periods. But this one is too unusual, severe and bad, and I didn’t have my periods yet. 2 more days of pain killers should do.
Ectopic pregnancy is a rare case of acute abdominal pain which occur when the ovum is fertilized in the thin ‘fallopian tube’ instead of the cushy uterus. The enlarging fetal sac penetrates the tube causing severe abdominal pain, bleeding and often a shock. Check out.
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Endnote:
Did you say ‘oh my God’ these are symptoms I feel every day! You are scaring me, Doc’
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There is a fine line between ‘being cautious’ and ‘getting scared’.
Once on-board a flight, the cautious gentleman listens carefully to the safety instructions, notes the exits but after the take-off, he enjoys the meal, the music and the beautiful blue sky outside the window.
The scared man goes on praying with folded hands for a safe landing, all-through the flight, inattentive of the safety drill and the missing the goodies in flight.
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Knowledge can be used as seat belt or as a nightmare.
I leave it to you.
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