Headcheck..30

Ok so today I'm going on day 7 of blurry vision, headache and a bobble head type feeling. A couple of weeks ago my eyes started feeling a little weird; like when I would sit down to watch TV I would have to squint to focus. Running, biking and yoga? A danger to my health!

I'm turning 30 in February so I thought this was just part of the gig. Gray hair, glasses, miralax, prune juice...

I got a really bad headache during a 65 mile really tough ride my friends and I busted out last week on the one last extremely hot day. When I woke up the next day my eyes were blurry, my head hurt and my head feels like it's floating and my eyes can't focus. This is constant from the minute I wake up until I fall asleep.

So finally after 5 days I decided to call my doc and tell him what's up. He sent me right to the U of M ER to get check out. (Side note: my TV is on right now and as I typed "U of M" a U of M doc popped up on the Today show. That's my life.) The ER docs I'm sure immediately thought vertigo but after checking me out and performing a few fun tests, everything nuero wise and vertigo wise was negative. They were puzzled but scheduled an MRI of my head & veins to make sure there were no clots that could have formed during the hot bike ride. That was a really refreshing thought that I had to sit with all night while I waited for the MRI. Turns out the MRI was totally clear. I was released from my friends on 6C yesterday with an appt with the eye doc for Wednesday to see if the muscles around my eyes have weakening. Remember the kids who wore eye patches under their glasses in kindergarten? Yeah....this is what I'm picturing!

Are glasses in my future? If so, here is what I'm thinking:

Here's a fun story from the ER. When I was taken in to triage the nurse sat down and looked at me funny. She then said "You look really familiar..." I asked a few questions then asked "Do you run?" Maybe she did my race in March..? Immediately she turns bright red and starts crying and saying "Oh my lord! My husband and I are such big fans of yours. I'm going to turn red...we have followed your story since the Runner's World Article and the Dexter race. Can I call my husband and tell him I met you??" She was great! This was my first run in with a "fan" and when she took my BP, it was actually in triple digits for once! Of course I gave her a couple cards for the next race in March..I hope they make it out!

I'll update on my eyes/head after I see the eye guy!