2 months after diagnosis – pain and pressure behind and in eyeballs

sylbat,

I have heard a few members speaking about problems with their eyes. I had double vision, but did not last long after I started moving and was taken off the vent. Im sure there will be others who will post on this. I see you are taking sterroids. Sterroids apparently are not a recommended treatment for gbs, I have heard many members mention this, and below is part of an article that was in one of the 2004 Communicator News letters. Having said that, there may be another reason you are on steroids.
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:confused: sorry, dont know why it posted like that, I have tried to fix it but it just turns out the same

I had the exact same issue when I was diagnosed with CIDP, mine turned out to be caused by Hemolytic Anemia which is also an Autoimmune disease like GBS/CIDP. Just wanted to toss that out there for you. Good luck with everything, I hope they figure out what is going on with you.

Jerimy

I haven’t had these type symptons…really just the opposite after my IVIG treatments. Right after each treatment my vision improved even to the tune of 20/20. I would go 7-10 days without my glasses then slowly my vision would revert back to my normal (unable to see anything without glasses) again……strange isn’t it :confused:

Sylbat, the only optical pain similar to this is optic neuritis which does also affect vision. Your problem has been found to be due to your frontal para-nasal sinuses, it may be due to sinus infection (hence the antibiotic) or negative pressure in the sinuses. You need to see an ENT, ear, nose and throat surgeon for treatment.
As a first aid simple inhalation of steam can be helpful ( a bowl of hot steaming water, breath in the steam with a towel over your head) DocDavid