I woke up completely blind in left eye, should my husband stay home?

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I woke up this morning completely blind in my left eye, the vision is coming back now, I’m terrified. My husband and I car share and he’s going to work in a minute and we have a young baby and don’t have any family nearby. Should my husband stay home? I’m really worried and feel I need to see a doctor but hour doctor surgery is too far to walk so I won’t be able to see anyone if he takes the car

He wants to go to work and for me to keep an “eye” on it

Update added by MNHQ - the OP HAS gone to A&E

So glad you are getting checked

Glad to "see" (sorry, crap pun) you are at A&E getting checked out. Fingers crossed it is nothing serious!

Really really wrong thread sorry op

What?

He needs to drive you to A&E, now.

You're in the right place good luck

Good luck OP. I had this 111 told me to go to a&e. They didn't exactly handle it well and told me to go back when eye casualty was open (over 24 hours as it was weekend). The doctor there was very angry about it as it might have been visual migraine or it might have been a TIA. By the time I got tested for the latter it was too late to tell.

So glad you're at A&E, fingers crossed it proves to be nothing too much to worry about.

Good luck

Thank goodness you’re getting checked over. That sounds so frightening. Hope you get some answers soon.

Go to a and e or your nearest eye department - they will have an eye casualty there. I work in this field, please go straight away.

Very glad you are in A and E OP.

I'm glad to see your update! I hope everything is ok for you.

Go to A&E now! Suppose the other eye went as well, and you were on your own and blind with your child? You probably couldn't even call for help.

You obviously need to seek urgent medical advice - just to say that among the very troubling possibilities it can also 'just' be migraine. My husband has been diagnosed with retinal migraine after a battery of tests - he's on an epilepsy medication now which helps slightly (he is not epileptic!)

A&E surely?

Hope you're ok op. I had partial sightloss a few times about 10 years ago and they said it was asymptomatic migraines.

Can people please read the OP's update before posting. Just click on See All at the bottom of her first post.

THE OP IS AT A & E

Sorry for shouting.

So glad you are getting medical help! Sending you best wishes, hopefully its sorted and youre back with your baby at home very soon.

Glad you got it checked out OP, hope they can give you some answers soon.

Well done OP.

I think sometimes shock makes people go into 'auto-pilot' mode ie 'I must go to work' and it helps to have other people's perspective.

You did the right thing by posting, and I hope that your eye problems are nothing serious.

I'm glad you've been seen & I hope it's nothing serious, but be prepared.

I cannot believe your DH had even considered going into work, you need serious words. I'd feel completely unloved & abandoned by him AND disgusted he could leave his baby with someone having a serious medical episode.

Take care 💐

Hope all is ok OP.

It could be migraine, I have aura that completely batters my vision for 20-30 minutes. Fingers crossed you've had something similar and it's nothing serious. Let us know how you get on.

Definitely A&E now, and your husband is an incredibly selfish little shit for prioritising work over your safety. If he found you unconscious would he step over your body to get to work too? What an arsehole.

Glad for update your in a&e.