HUGS oh sweety I was just trying to show you that it's probably nothing, but that you should get it checked out ...HUGS
Oh and don't worry about getting your eyes dialated. I've had it done at least once a year every year since I was 8. It doesn't hurt at all. Just be sure to bring sunglasses to the office 'cause sunlight is not your friend for several hours after you get it done...otherwise it's totally not a biggy:) Oh dear my attempt at helping and calming you seems to have backfired...I'm reasonably certain you aren't going to pass out in class though..grin
I will have to say, it's getting to the point where that's how you can recognize a House episode...someone passes out.

I don't love the idea of a lumbar puncture either, vampchick, but I doubt you'll need one.

A lumbar puncture is usually done to diagnose meningitis or other brain diseases. Fever, vomiting, photophobia and headaches are all symptoms of meningitis, but it's a fast moving illness that'll pretty much kill you in about 48 hours unless it's diagnosed and treated very quickly. I think it's safe you say you don't have it! You'd be in hospital already if you did.

So don't panic. And when you do see the doc tell him/her how terrified you are of needles. Maybe they can do all the non-pupil-dialatey tests before they do anything invasive, and they might be able to diagnose you before they have to do the icky stuff. At the very least they'll make everything quick and as painless as possible.

yeah, i don't actually blame msg, i was just kind of freaking out, cause all you guys have been there for me a lot and i could never get mad at you. i was just in a house mindset.

Well...I don't think msg meant for you to be freaked out, vampchick88. And from experience, a person could technically have all kinds of ailments based on lists of symptoms one would find in a reference text.

So relax...take some migraine meds...and just focus doing what you have to do to get through the day. Let the professionals take a look and scare you poopless;)

BEB