Posted On: January 17, 2007, 11:27 pm CST

Posted By: Micky M.

On 10/20/05 I was also misdiagnosed by two opthamolgists in 3 days in Urgent Care as having an occular migraine and no stroke, when in fact 8 days later, being nearly blind I was fianlly diagnosed with a stroke in the vision center of my brain at a local hospital. A year later I have not recovered my full vision due to the brain damage. My doctors will not address this problem since I am functional. Even so, my life has changed forever. I have talked to many lawyers during the past year and due to the fact that I woke up blind, I was told I'm not damaged enough nor could they pinpoint the exact time of my stroke to have a case. I was an artist, built computers, was a great office manager and had done so many things with my eyes. Now I can't drive at night, deal with lights (I have not opened the blinds in my home for a year), take showers in the dark, and my visual detailing is gone completely. I am not the same person I once was. I grieve over the old me being gone, but consider myself lucky to be alive and where I am today. Ironically, I have been told my new eye doctor is one of those who misdiagnosed me. I have requested someone else. It makes me angry to be told I am not damaged enough to be considered for any legal actions, but this is what I live with today. It makes me think I'm just not important enough, or that anyone cannot make enough money to take my medical issues on. At 62, being self-supporting, I am worried about my future.