Newswise — LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 12, 2024) – “I began having a headache.
” That headache was the start of a path the Eastern Kentucky University student Madison Carlisle never imagined her semester would take. “It was the week before fall break. My vision was starting to act up, there were times it was like I was seeing two of everything,” Carlisle said.
“I thought it was likely a migraine and if I went to the doctor they would say the same thing. So, I took some medicine and I was really just trying to power through and get all my school work done before the break.” ***** Home in Frankfort for fall break after completing her assignments and classes, Carlisle was looking forward to a few days away and gearing up for the rest of the semester.
However, the headache she arrived home with was unrelenting, and her vision continued to worsen. The college student decided to go to her eye doctor to get checked out. Through imaging there, they could tell her optic nerve was swollen, and they encouraged her to go to the local emergency department.
While there, Carlisle underwent a spinal tap and her vision returned to normal ...
at least for a few hours. “Shortly after that I began getting sick. I couldn’t keep anything down,” she said.
“Then my vision started getting worse again. They then directed us to get to UK. So, within two days of me getting my spinal tap, I was headed to Lexington.
” The team at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital Emer.