7 Years Later

[TwoOne]

Hello. I'm 44 (45 in a couple weeks).

I contracted meningitis in November 2011. It cause sever pain from my lower spine all the way to the back of my skull. I was also severely fatigued. It was also impossible for me to be in a room with any type of light or illumination even with my eyes closed. I would have to take a 30 minute nap after walking from one room to another.

The road to recovery has been bitter sweet. I didn't lose my sight. I don't suffer from fatigue like most people who have suffered VM. Neither do I suffer from migraine headaches or memory lost (maybe memory lapse). What I do have is a severe sensitivity to light. It is not quite as bad as when I was first diagnosed. If that was a 10 on a scale of 1-10 I'm probably at a 7 on a daily basis. At night I find myself upset with oncoming traffic thinking that they have their bright lights on. Not to mention all the newer model cars with their 'brighter than the sun' headlights. When I go to the beach I cannot function without a decent pair of sunglasses. I'm am 95% blinded by the sun shining off of the beach sand. 98% blinded by the sun shining of off the water. 100% blinded when facing the sun. An the only thing that can stop the tears is complete shade.

Seven years later I was under the impression that my eyesight was failing. Looking at my touchscreen is bothersome. Blurry images and characters. This morning before the sun was fully up all the pictures and messages I previously was unable to see while doing my daily routine, I was able to see clearly. What changed is my work schedule. Instead of working from sun up to sun down I now work from sun down to sun up.

Have my pupils stopped working? Is this irreversible? Or should I just be glad that this is my only side effect (I hope) that I exhibit?

[jenny2448]

Hi

I have the same problem with my eyes. I failed my drivers eye test. I hope to see a specialist with them ASAP. I couldnt believe my eyes were so bad. I have sensitivity to the light and wear sunglasses everywhere so i dont get blinding headaches even though i have headaches all the time across the eyes.

I had meningioencephalitis in Aug/Sept 2017. I still have many issues but seeing Drs in Australia is hard they are booked out for 6 months. Especially neurologists. I had a physician trying to wotrk out the headaches and he told me i was in the too hard basket.