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j-aus
Aug 7, 2008, 09:00 PM
Hi
Just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what's happening?
I get headaches almost everyday and my pupils are uneven (even when I don't have headaches) I noticed they where uneven about six months ago and it has become more frequent to the point they are uneven more often then not.
Im not on any medication other then the pill.
I do have enlarged red blood cells that the doctors can't explain I have been tested for all the nutritional and common causes of this and there is still no answers.
If anyone has any ideas please let me no.

WVHiflyer
Aug 7, 2008, 09:29 PM
Have those 'common causes' been ruled out by a neurologist?

j-aus
Aug 8, 2008, 07:04 PM
Na they have not really looked at the neuro side they have been looking at they cause of the red blood cells being enlarged.
It was a haematologist that I was seeing.
I have not been back to the dr about my uneven pupils.

J_9
Aug 8, 2008, 07:08 PM
How long have you been on the pill?

j-aus
Aug 8, 2008, 07:28 PM
Only about 18 months

ISneezeFunny
Aug 8, 2008, 07:34 PM
Need to get checked by a neurologist.

It could just be "nothing" but it could also be something as serious as an aneurysm.

WVHiflyer
Aug 8, 2008, 08:04 PM
Yes, a neurologist. When I read the intro to your OP I was going to say to get to the ER ASAP. Then I read the whole thing and you said you'd seen other Drs. But uneven pupils are an indication of problems in the brain - from swelling due to concussion, to aneurysm to tumor (cancerous or not).

J_9
Aug 8, 2008, 08:10 PM
Uneven pupils can actually be pretty common. Forgive me right now, but for the life of me I cannot remember the term.

ISneezeFunny
Aug 8, 2008, 08:12 PM
Anisocoria ;)

WVHiflyer
Aug 8, 2008, 08:26 PM
I'd not heard of it. Just did a quick search... apparently occurs in about 20% pop. But since some causes are serious, I still think a visit to a neurologist is in order.

J_9
Aug 9, 2008, 09:45 AM
anisocoria ;)

Thank you thank you, I had to spread the love sneezy!! I can never remember that word!

And yes, a visit to a neurologist is in order!