Sounds horrible. What was the actual diagnosis? Something doesnt add up and the eyes and muscle weakness are very odd. Have you had tests for the reason behind the weakness? Depending on your age and risk factors you may need further tests, preferably with a physician.
Thanks for everybody's support it is much appreciated. The eye clinic have put in a yellow notice in as an adverse flu jab reaction and I'm going to do the same. I had the chance to have a bit a chat about what had happened with an eye doctor, who confirmed that a double viral eye infection is very, very rare, but most commonly occurs after an adverse reaction to a vaccination. All of the symptoms which I've had with a severe stomach upset with bright yellow poo to being a 'slow virus' which was difficult for my system to beat are consistent with the a probable adverse reaction for 1 in 100,000 that have the flu jab. For 1 in 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 an adverse reaction to a flu jab are life changing mainly through Guillain Barry syndrome. My GP thinks muscle shrinkage may be due to 10 weeks of little use of my arms.
I had already made my mind up to have no more flu jabs as I can't risk a repeat of this and my GP has said the same, which is a shame as influenza is of all the common illnesses the one I hate the most and statistically it is much, much more dangerous than the flu jab. Hopefully, this new vaccination in development to cover all flu for 5 years, where it works in a different way from the current vaccine will be more compatible with me, but it is still quite a few years away from being fully tested and approved.
One of the things that my regular blood tests has highlighted is a low red blood cell count and anemia which is consistent with blood loss, so today I had an Endoscopy. The cameras found that my duodenum was slightly inflamed but not bleeding and I had a polyp on the junction between the large and small intestine which has been removed and a sample has gone for a biopsy. Next they want to do a CT scan of my chest and pelvis. I've also got my GP to sort out a PSA blood test, where my brother had recently as the result of a requested PSA test was diagnosed with medium speed growing (estimated 7 years to live without treatment) prostate cancer. His request for this at quite a young age, where the cancer is still contained, has prevented, if it had been left undiagnosed, a potentially much more challenging scenario in a few years time.
My radial nerve palsy hasn't improved, so I'm awaiting a CT scan and further tests on this, but 85% of people do fully recover, but being slow growing nerves, it can take up to 4 to 5 months, so I'm probably in for the long haul on this one, as it is almost 6 weeks since it happened.
Another day at Frimley Park hospital, where again the treatment has been first class.