The Gipper Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Over the weekend I came down with a sudden onset of Superior Oblique Palsy in my right eye, aka Fourth nerve palsy. Symptoms include double vision, vertigo, nausea and a searing migraine headache. This condition seriously limits my ability to read, watch tv, look at a computer, drive. I have to use an eye patch to function. Just to write this I had to take a break. So my participation may be limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Get better Gip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Sorry to hear that. Hope you get treatment and recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 yikes, hope that goes away fast, Gip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpkin Eater Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 prognosis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yes best wishes for a speedy return to normal! That palsy stuff is no joke, I was laying at the kitchen table with my arm extended watching the TV in there one evening and got myself a good case of "Saturday Night Palsy" or Radial Neuropathy. Saw a doctor when it wouldn't go away he calmly said maybe weeks or a few months or never! It did subside in a week or two but it was scary wierd, felt like my arm was asleep. (I hope I'm really cheering you up there Gip.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westside Steve Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Well that sucks. Hopefully it's a temporary condition like Bell's palsy. WSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Quit playing with yourself all the time Gip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Caused diplopia and severe headache. It could be months. I can only spend a few minutes on computer at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 Good luck too you and hope it goes away quickly. ......like Michigan when they play OHIO STATE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Make sure you guys make a long post so Mr McGoo can strain his eyes more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Make sure you guys make a long post so Mr McGoo can strain his eyes more. Wouldn't be worth reading anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumby73 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Man Gip, those symptoms gotta suk..Get Well soon stats man!! Than prove to me why Cliff Branch stats is not HOF & Lynn Swann is HOF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Man Gip, those symptoms gotta suk..Get Well soon stats man!! Than prove to me why Cliff Branch stats is not HOF & Lynn Swann is HOF? Four Super Bowl rings. Beyond that, many many WRs have better career numbers than Swann. It did take him like 14 times as a finalist before he made it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Post Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 They call him the seeker.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 Four Super Bowl rings. Beyond that, many many WRs have better career numbers than Swann. It did take him like 14 times as a finalist before he made it. Ever hear a rising tide lifts all boats? Well that's the story of the 1970s Steel Curtain....oh wait that was the DEFENSE, let me try to think back maybe it was the collective effort of the 11 guys on that side of the ball that really won those Vince Lombardi Trophies. And Bradshaw to Swann was along for the ride, besides John Stalworth was the tough guy over the middle that was the go to guy getting the tough first downs and setting up Lynn Swann for the glamor catches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBrown Posted December 13, 2016 Report Share Posted December 13, 2016 All the best Gipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted December 14, 2016 Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 would medical weed help with that ? honestly i have no idea get well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted December 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2016 would medical weed help with that ? honestly i have no idea get well I think that may be for glaucoma. And let's just say that no....I have not been prescribed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 Well, it has been 3 months now....and just in the last two days things have cleared up. I was able to ditch the eye patch yesterday. The headaches have actually been long gone as has the fatigue. Part of the fatigue was likely "sugar withdrawal". My system was so reliant on the external intake of sugar and carbs that getting off of that was like an addict going through withdrawal. My metabolism took about a month to adjust to a low sugar low carb diet. But that is going fine. I have actually lost about 25 lbs. since the beginning of December. And that helps. I got about another 30-35 I would like to lose, but that is going to require some hitting of the bricks rather than just low carb diet...as my system's metabolism has adjusted now. No more playing the pirate. No more raping, pillaging, plundering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 9, 2017 Report Share Posted March 9, 2017 When you have some real fundamental weight loss over a sustained long period (generally 6-12 months) it tends to reset your body functions and aids in true A1C and other good things which helps control normal diabetes and sustained weight loss. Happened to me a few years back. That’s also why yo-yo diets are virtually doomed to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 My Superior Oblique Palsy problem is back. Perhaps a combination of things: I ran out of my medication and have not had it for a couple of weeks. Need to go back and see the doc. Plus, I have probably slipped a lot on my low carb diet. Need to get back on track with both diet and medication so that I can see straight. See my note here about how this is affecting my planned trip to Houston for the game/New Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted August 21, 2017 Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Well best of luck to you again, we need a 100% Gipper to raise hell around here. Let's hope meds plus other treatments help out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted August 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2017 Well best of luck to you again, we need a 100% Gipper to raise hell around here. Let's hope meds plus other treatments help out. My eye patch helps. AAARRRGG. It is obligatory that all pirates have an eye patch, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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