"funflairs" eye problem

Very pleased that you ve got it sorted and expecially that you can both carry on doing what you want to do. Even got a copilot now Martin :LOL:
 
Rudski01 said:
Not the weekend you were hoping for Martin, glad that you got it sorted and made it home safe and well, had Jen driven the Palace before?
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Backed it a couple of inches at the dump point sometimes :LOL: and across the field once at Shrewsbury I think, do you think I was brave ? :LOL:
 
jongood said:
Very pleased that you ve got it sorted and expecially that you can both carry on doing what you want to do. Even got a copilot now Martin :LOL:
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Thanks Jon (y)

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funflair said:
Backed it a couple of inches at the dump point sometimes :LOL: and across the field once at Shrewsbury I think, do you think I was brave ? :LOL:
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About as much as my better half has done then🙈 Told her she needs to put her big girl pants on, off to Germany next week so maybe get her to have a go over there, what could possibly go wrong 🤔😂
 
Rudski01 said:
About as much as my better half has done then🙈 Told her she needs to put her big girl pants on, off to Germany next week so maybe get her to have a go over there, what could possibly go wrong 🤔😂
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No different to you and me getting it wrong Mark, go girls. Enjoy Germany (y)
 
So glad you enjoyed the driving Jen. 👍 Hope the back seat driver wasn't a problem. 😉
Two very different experiences of hospitals Martin. Hope you don't have to go through the first again. At least you're sorted now.

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funflair said:
So today I got an emergency appointment with a doctor back home and by 2pm we were in our local James Cook A&E department the nurse in triage couldn't believe the Lincoln story and said something along the lines of let's try to be better than that, in about 20 minutes we were in the stroke unit with the top man who didn't think it was a stroke but arranged an MRI to confirm, it wasn't and he guessed an auto immune thing called MG Myasthenia Gravis was affecting the muscles to both eye lids, many of you may know MG from Katies trials and tribulations,
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Hi Martin,

If that drug was Pyridostigmine and you felt better in an hour then is pretty much guaranteed to be Myasthenia Gravis. For most people it is not too serious at all and will only affect your eye muscles Ocular Myasthenia. And it stays there and doesn't progress. I'm pretty sure that as long as you are on Pyridostigmine and your doctor confirms it relieves the symptoms, then they let you keep your driving licence.

Katie had it where it affected not just the eye but every single muscle, included those needed for breathing, which is why she was regularly in intensive care and on a ventilator. Pyridostigmine didn't work very well for her. Sounds scary, but they have a much better understanding of the disease since katie developed it. Even though Katies was a worse case scenario, the drug now completely eliminates the causes and even she is now allowed to drive, so even in the extremely unlikely event of you developing general myasthenia, they have pretty much got it sorted.

Funny, we had that half hour chat at the weekend and had you told me about your eye issue I'd have diagnosed it right away.

Best wishes mate (y)
 
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Jim said:
Hi Martin,

If that drug was Pyridostigmine and you felt better in an hour then is pretty much guaranteed to be Myasthenia Gravis. For most people it is not too serious at all and will only affect your eye muscles Ocular Myasthenia. And it stays there and doesn't progress. I'm pretty sure that as long as you are on Pyridostigmine and your doctor confirms it relieves the symptoms, then they let you keep your driving licence.

Katie had it where it affected not just the eye but every single muscle, included those needed for breathing, which is why she was regularly in intensive care and on a ventilator. Pyridostigmine didn't work very well for her. Sounds scary, but they have a much better understanding of the disease since katie developed it. Even though Katies was a worse case scenario, the drug now completely eliminates the causes and even she is now allowed to drive, so even in the extremely unlikely event of you developing general myasthenia, they have pretty much got it sorted.

Funny, we had that half hour chat at the weekend and had you told me about your eye issue I'd have diagnosed it right away.

Best wishes mate (y)
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That's the one Jim Pyridostigmine Bromide and seems to work so I am sure it confirms the MG diagnosis, yes for driving they didn't see it as problem, MG or a stroke had both been mentioned by the optician and I had read it on google as well but I guess I was in a bit of denial and wanted it to be something simple, but yes for sure I wish I had mentioned it as it would have saved a lot of wasted time in Lincoln A&E and a lot of worry, thanks for your input Jim.

"Motorhome Fun the font of all knowledge" (y)
 
Carol said:
Oh Martin what a shock out of the blue often it's the way of coincidence new glasses so you automatically think of that, so good to hear you have been diagnosed and on the right treatment, total respect to Jen for getting on and driving.
Hope you're soon back on the road and enjoying your travels.
We do miss you all.
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Sorry Carol I missed this one, been a busy couple of days, thanks for your wishes and hope you and Eddie are OK, yes we miss as well.

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haganap said:
Nikki and I are pleased to read this Martin. Such a shame our NHS can be so different, but at least you are aware of what it is and can deal with it in the positive manner you always do.
But Nikki want's to know, do you swap bike seats now :LOL::LOL::LOL:
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No chance mate😃
 
So glad it got diagnosed and you are on right meds, it’s so easy to ignore what seems a trivial problem. 👍
 
So glad to read to this point and find out that your eye problem seems to be something that's not going to stop you driving.

Best wishes xx
 
MR BLO said:
Great to hear that you are sorted Martin. It must have been disconcerting, even frightening. And looking on the bright side you get to share the driving now.
Personally if Mrs Blo was driving my van though I’d appreciate two lazy eyes and a blindfold!
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When Jen drives the car (not very often as she always defaults to passenger) I can relax and close my eyes, when she was driving the MH I was trying to keep my eyes wide open but that wasn't working so I was just peeping at the 360 camera screen that we have on both A pillars, I wanted her to be able to drive right down the inside white line on the motorway so that I knew we wouldn't lose a mirror when it got two way :LOL: road position was great with a white line there but once she just had grass/tarmac I had to keep encouraging her to keep left and she would sometimes default to using the white line in the middle but a little too close for my heart rate especially when it ended in one of those bollard with a kerb around:oops:

I am not criticising though as It took me a couple of days to get used to driving Left hand drive let alone the big vehicle that she jumped into.

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funflair said:
When Jen drives the car (not very often as she always defaults to passenger) I can relax and close my eyes, when she was driving the MH I was trying to keep my eyes wide open but that wasn't working so I was just peeping at the 360 camera screen that we have on both A pillars, I wanted her to be able to drive right down the inside white line on the motorway so that I knew we wouldn't lose a mirror when it got two way :LOL: road position was great with a white line there but once she just had grass/tarmac I had to keep encouraging her to keep left and she would sometimes default to using the white line in the middle but a little too close for my heart rate especially when it ended in one of those bollard with a kerb around:oops:

I am not criticising though as It took me a couple of days to get used to driving Left hand drive let alone the big vehicle that she jumped into.
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The passenger seat has a different perception which does not help

I remember a bloke approaching my mother when father was doing something away from the caravan asked her with a smirk to reverse it onto a bay at a 90 degree angle
Mother jumped into the van told us to stand infrint where she could see us .started engine reversed parked van in one confident sweep and wiped smirk of guys face.
When father returned .he laughed and said she could park it in future .
 
funflair said:
When Jen drives the car (not very often as she always defaults to passenger) I can relax and close my eyes, when she was driving the MH I was trying to keep my eyes wide open but that wasn't working so I was just peeping at the 360 camera screen that we have on both A pillars, I wanted her to be able to drive right down the inside white line on the motorway so that I knew we wouldn't lose a mirror when it got two way :LOL: road position was great with a white line there but once she just had grass/tarmac I had to keep encouraging her to keep left and she would sometimes default to using the white line in the middle but a little too close for my heart rate especially when it ended in one of those bollard with a kerb around:oops:

I am not criticising though as It took me a couple of days to get used to driving Left hand drive let alone the big vehicle that she jumped into.
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It’s a different experience Martin in a LHD when you’re a passenger, as opposed to driving it like you’ve been used to.

Sat in the passenger seat in a LHD A class can always be a bit scary, especially off the motorway, even with the best driver at the wheel.
 
CazPaul said:
Sat in the passenger seat in a LHD A class can always be a bit scary, especially off the motorway, even with the best driver at the wheel.
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Hence the term, "the suicide seat". :LOL:

On a single carriageway with an Artic oncoming, Rita often leans over left to towards me, and voices her concern whilst holding on to the arm rests, eg, sh.............. :LOL:

Cheers,

Jock. :)
 
Glad to read things have been sorted Martin & hopefully Jen will choose to drive in a more relaxed situation. She did really well, it must've been a bit nail biting for her.

Hope we can catch up with you both sometime x

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JockandRita said:
Hence the term, "the suicide seat". :LOL:

On a single carriageway with an Artic oncoming, Rita often leans over left to towards me, and voices her concern whilst holding on to the arm rests, eg, sh.............. :LOL:

Cheers,

Jock. :)
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Yes exactly our experience Jock, whoever is driving.
 
Never ignore eye problems............

and treatment varies so much, from none (see how it goes and we'll see you in a couple of weeks) at my local hospital to immediate emergency sight saving surgery the same day in Edinburgh!
 
JockandRita said:
Hence the term, "the suicide seat". :LOL:

On a single carriageway with an Artic oncoming, Rita often leans over left to towards me, and voices her concern whilst holding on to the arm rests, eg, sh.............. :LOL:

Cheers,

Jock. :)
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I have to say Val never flinches sat there, then again as a first time pillion 23 years ago she never flinched on the back either, and despite her never being a pillion she was bloody brilliant, I never knew I had her on the back (until she started talking that is)!
Ironically she always has something to say if she’s a passenger in the car🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🙄
 
funflair said:
When Jen drives the car (not very often as she always defaults to passenger) I can relax and close my eyes, when she was driving the MH I was trying to keep my eyes wide open but that wasn't working so I was just peeping at the 360 camera screen that we have on both A pillars, I wanted her to be able to drive right down the inside white line on the motorway so that I knew we wouldn't lose a mirror when it got two way :LOL: road position was great with a white line there but once she just had grass/tarmac I had to keep encouraging her to keep left and she would sometimes default to using the white line in the middle but a little too close for my heart rate especially when it ended in one of those bollard with a kerb around:oops:

I am not criticising though as It took me a couple of days to get used to driving Left hand drive let alone the big vehicle that she jumped into.
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Do as any professional HGV driver would do, drive near the centre white line, much safer, you always take a little to be able to give a little , if you are not doing this then you have no where to go if needed and you find your self pushed in the verge, 👍
 
Hi Martin, if you're on Statins this may be of interest,
Warning over serious statins side effect as health chiefs urge patients taking cholesterol-busting pills to 'be alert' to potentially killer complication https://mol.im/a/12566131 via https://dailym.ai/android

I know it's the Daily Mail but in light of what Jim posted it may be relevant.
Hope all is sorted for you now,
Pauline and Mike.

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