Something new....

Sunday morning around 3 am I woke up for some reason but when I shut my eyes again it was like there were fireworks going off behind my lids.  I was too tired to try to figure it out, so I went back to sleep.  When I woke up at 7ish, it was still doing that but I figured I didn't need my eyes closed.  I fumbled around the house like i usually do was I'm waking up and sat down to catch up on facebook, only, I couldn't read the phone.  It was like something was in my way.  So I concentrated on what I was seeing and discovered that there was a large C glittering in front of my left eye like a streamer made of holographic paper.  It twisted, waivered, and sparkled but never changed shape.  If I closed my left eye, I could still see it; it had just moved farther to the periphery of my vision on the left side- down and farther left.  Knowing that there was a history of eye problems in my family, I opted to call the emergency ophthalmology number.  By the time I had called and received a number for the on call doctor, it had stopped.  I haven't seen it again but I figured I ought to follow up with the ophthalmologist.

I made an appointment for yesterday and it turns out, my eyes look perfectly healthy, if a bit allergic.  I apparently had an ocular migraine.  My eyes are not happy right now.  They feel achy and full of pressure.  I'd like nothing more than to go to sleep for a good long while (not that my brain will shut down and let me).  I don't know if this is a backlash from the migraine or if I just haven't gotten enough sleep.  Oh well....at least it's something new and different.