I've seen this on a few other blogs (here and here mostly) and thought I would play along this week. Yesterday, when I went to the eye doctor for a routine check-up; he walked into the office and began to get really considered about one of my eyelids drooping more than the other. He did all kinds of measurements that he's never done before (I've been his patient since 1991), wrote about it extensively on my charts, and even went as far as to suggest I get my thyroid levels checked. He mentioned Graves disease, but as one of its symptoms is a faster metabolism; I'm thinking 'no.' I've been under so much stress since school started that I kind of wonder if it wasn't some form of extremely mild stroke. Either way, I'm off to the doctor because my eye doctor won't do LASIK on me until there's been some follow-up on the situation. So, here are some things to discuss:
- If you know me in person, does my left eye really look that different? (I see a small difference, Dave sees none.)
- Any thoughts on Graves? (Thank You to Texas Jen for sharing yours last night!) Hyper or hypothyroidism? (I'm seeing an endcrinologist to test my thyroid function.)
- Did I have the mini-est of mini-strokes? Trust me, it's possible. And if I did, an endcrinologist won't be much help, will they?
- Any thoughts on LASIK?
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