Today was my scariest day so far 😭

So I’m 16 weeks today. I came into work and settled in, and next thing you know, I basically went blind. My peripheral vision was completely gone and all I could see were white spots everywhere. I couldn’t read anything on the computer, on paperwork, nothing. It was as if someone had a flashlight in my eyes and I just couldn’t adjust to the new light.

I called my doctor and they asked me a lot of questions, like did I have a headache (nope), if I had eaten (yep), if I was able to check my blood pressure (I wasn’t). Luckily I had my 16 week appointment last night so they had my recent blood pressure on file and it was fine. They advised me to drink 2-3 glasses of water and eat something carby, preferably sweet, and if it didn’t go away to go to the ER.

Luckily it went away after an hour, but it was followed by a horrible tension headache and muscle aches (I’m assuming from the stress and panic). After doing research and talking to other mom friends, I found out it’s either hypoglycemia or something called “Ocular Migraines”. I was terrified of it being something related to preeclampsia or gestational diabetes. It could definitely be something worse, but I’m hoping and praying that this is all it is. I have bloodwork on Saturday so hopefully that’ll help ease my mind.

I just wanted to put out a warning to anyone who ends up experiencing this so you’ll know you aren’t alone. It was such a helpless feeling and since then I’ve been so tired physically and emotionally. I can’t wait for this day to end so I can crawl into bed and be pampered by the boyfriend. Whew. 😓