Drew Bankston
Last week I woke up to find that I had double vision. I went
to the eye doctor just to be told that my right eye would not look to the
right. According to the doctor, this meant that my sixth cranial nerve was not
working correctly. More than that, it concerned her deeply. She asked if my
family had a history of stroke. She was concerned about the nerve being
compressed and what was causing it.
She determined that I needed a CT scan. The hospital
determined that I should have an MRI. The insurance company decided that they
should see the doctor’s notes before they decided anything. Me? My body was
telling me that there was nothing really bad going on. It just was.
I’ve always been big on being in tune with my body. I listen
to it and do the things that it tells me to do. So, it came as little surprise
to me when, after the doctors, hospital and insurance company came to an
agreement, and the MRI was evaluated, that the word was, “it was clean” and
that nothing was found.
Next, I went to my family doctor. We decided that because
I’ve had a sinus infection for a few weeks that this could be the cause of the
6th nerve palsy. Today I’m a few days into antibiotics, steroids and
decongestants. Is it working? It’s probably clearing up my sinuses, but so far
no improvement with the eyes.
I fully expect that things will clear up eventually. I’m not
certain when it will be, but in the meantime I’m just doing what I can to live
with what I see. It’s the way my life has always been. Things happen and I just
know that they will get better.
I’ve always felt that this is the way life is. Ups and downs
like a roller coaster. Sometimes the ups are incredible and sometimes the downs
seem devastating. The important thing to remember, to always remember, is that
it evens out and our lives average a pretty smooth road.
I see double. I can’t drive while it’s doing this. I
struggle with writing. It’s difficult to go to work and do my job. But I
attempt to find ways to adjust, to live, to progress and to thrive. You can do
it too. Focus on the positive. Many times things are so bad that you can’t
figure out what could possibly be positive. Dig deep. Find the positive and
shout it out loud. Share it with the people you meet. Make the positive firmly
implanted in your mind. Keep it with you always. Your life will improve by
leaps and bounds and you’ll not only find yourself getting through the low in
your life, but you’ll reach a higher high on the next upswing!
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