I went to the doctor, told him about my headaches, he looked at my eyes with the!
Question:
I went to the doctor, told him about my headaches, he looked at my eyes with the light and ..?
He thinks he sees a bleed at the back of my eye, and is sending me for a cat scan.
what could the problem be?
could it be nothing? cause he said a 'slight bleed'
please only serious answers, because i am a little worried.
i have the cat scan tomorrow, but he never told me what it could be.
xx
2 weeks ago
thank you very much Gasman
xx
Answers:
What you describe is a retinal haemorrhage. This itself requires no treatment. There are many causes of a retinal haemorrhage and include diabetes, high blood pressure, raised intracranial pressure, retinal detachment, and retinal vein thrombosis.
Most of these however do not cause a headache. The only two that do are high blood pressure and raised intracranial pressure. There are many causes of raised intracranial pressure and your GP has sent you for a CT scan to exclude any serious cause. A headache caused by raised intracranial pressure is normally worst in the morning and when you lie down, and improves when you are stood up.
Do not worry, headaches are common, your GP may have been mistaken about the retinal haemorrhage.