Man that hurts!

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

Woke up yesterday morning with my left eye swollen shut and weeping like Niagra Falls. I struggle to the bathroom, passing OH who has a look of horror/amusement on his mush.

I look in the mirror.... dear lord I look like Alan Minter after the Hagler fight! :Wha:

So I get an emergency appointment at my doctors. He takes one look and says 'I'm sorry, you'll have to go to the Eye Hospital. We're not equipped to deal with that kind of thing.' Then he scrubs his hands. With soap and hot water.....

Oh no, flesh-eating virus! Wahhhhhhhh!

I get all the way across the city to the EH, unable to see and nose running like a tap.

I spent SIX hours in the hospital. And only about 30 minutes of that was with a doctor or a nurse. I hate walk-in clinics......

Siri Kirpal · Jan 5, 2012

Sat Nam! (literally "Truth Name"--a Sikh greeting)

Ouch! I had something similar happen around this time last year. Woke up with eye bright red and painful. The doctor who prescribed an antibiotic eye drop told me it would go away within a few days. It didn't. Had three doctors scratching their heads at one point. Turned out to be an allergy that for some unfathomable reason only showed up in one eye. Still spend several minutes each morning wiping gunk from the afflicted eye. But at least it's the normal color.

Hope yours is better now and that you won't have a long time dealing with it.

Blessings,

Siri Kirpal

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

Thanks Siri! It's much better now.

Mine turned out to be viral. The cold sore virus, would you believe? I didn't know you could get it in your eye.

Maryn · Jan 5, 2012

Yikes! Be glad it wasn't the day the hard-to-get photographer was scheduled to do your author shoot, eh?

Maryn, glad it's been seen to, however slowly

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

Ack no! Don't say that! LOL!

Did that happen to you?

fireluxlou · Jan 5, 2012

Aww hope you are well. I had that once, except it was a massive Stye and it was incredible irritating.

backslashbaby · Jan 5, 2012

Aaack! I hope it gets better soon.

I woke up once with my bottom lip about to explode, it was so big. Turns out it was a hive reaction (dunno what from). The doc told me it happens sometimes to testicles! I imagine that would be terrifying.

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

I had a stye when I was a kid. I remember it itched like buggery.

This was really painful though. I couldn't even open my eye cos the light hurt it.

amergina · Jan 5, 2012

mirandashell said:
Mine turned out to be viral. The cold sore virus, would you believe? I didn't know you could get it in your eye.

Owch! Glad it cleared up! Eye issues are scary.

My cat got something similar (feline herpes--not transferable to humans)... caused a very bad corneal ulcer which required surgery. Poor thing was in an e-collar for a month.

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

backslashbaby said:
Aaack! I hope it gets better soon.

I woke up once with my bottom lip about to explode, it was so big. Turns out it was a hive reaction (dunno what from). The doc told me it happens sometimes to testicles! I imagine that would be terrifying.

Oooh oh oh oh! Now all the male readers will have their legs crossed.....

I nearly said male members.....

mirandashell · Jan 5, 2012

amergina said:
Owch! Glad it cleared up! Eye issues are scary.

I know. Especially when the doctor scrubs his hands as soon as he touches it......

My cat got something similar (feline herpes--not transferable to humans)... caused a very bad corneal ulcer which required surgery. Poor thing was in an e-collar for a month

Oh bless! Cats always look pathetically sad for themselves in those, don't they?

KellyAssauer · Jan 5, 2012

mirandashell said:
I nearly said male members.....

I think they usually cross their fingers...

Poison Ivy. Wasn't in my eye, but so close that it was swollen nearly shut. I was in 5th grade. I felt I'd become a monster.

regdog · Jan 6, 2012

mirandashell · Jan 6, 2012

We don't have poison ivy over here. Stinging nettles are the nearest we get.

backslashbaby · Jan 6, 2012

Really? I never knew that! Oh, it's an experience. I used to be immune, until I got into a hideous patch by being careless because I was immune.

Is your eye better? Olive leaf extract is good for virus infection (really). Orally, not like in your eye, lol.

mirandashell · Jan 6, 2012

Yeah, it's much better, thanks. It's still red so I'm taking the prescribed drops. But it's way better than it was.

Gretad08 · Jan 6, 2012

This reminds me of the Dad from My Big Fat Greek Wedding. As his Windex cure is rebuffed, he says "Last night my toe was as big as my face." Of course, he cured it with Windex.

I don't know why but that line made me laugh out loud.

BeatrixKiddo · Jan 6, 2012

mirandashell said:
Thanks Siri! It's much better now.

Mine turned out to be viral. The cold sore virus, would you believe? I didn't know you could get it in your eye.

I'm sorry to hear that. Be very careful after you've touched your lips if you have a cold sore, that you wash your hands before touching your eyes.

Most folks don't realize how contagious cold sores are. My ex infected me last year (lucky me) and I did the research. Cold sores are an oral strain of the herpes virus and once in the eye, it's called ocular herpes. It can even lead to blindness. So, be very, very careful that you do not get your other eye infected.

Some cold sore strains can also be transmitted to the genitals and become genital herpes.

Supposedly, 80 percent of us will have cold sores by the time we're 40 and scientists now think it's one of the leading causes of blindness in aging adults.

Take care of your eyes, and wash your hands! Cold sores are contagious from the time you feel just a little tingle to even after they seem healed. They are always "shedding", even if you don't have an obvious bump. Bring hand sanitizer with you if you can't wash your hands.

I used a lip balm with L-Lysine in it. It works great for keeping the cold sores at bay and heals them quickly if I get one. Prevention is key too. Wear sunblock on your lips. The sun pops out new ones. So does stress, certain foods, etc.

mirandashell · Jan 6, 2012

Actually, I asked the eye specialist if that was how it happened and he said no. It's in my blood stream and got from there into my eye.

BeatrixKiddo · Jan 6, 2012

Really? That, I did not know. I thought as long as you kept your hands off of your eyes, they'd be ok.

Sigh.

Well, my eyes have been ok so far but I've only had the virus for a short time compared to most folks. Most get infected as children with their first cold sores.

I hope your eyes feel better hon.

mirandashell · Jan 6, 2012

Don't worry, he also said it's pretty rare and fairly easy to treat.

Paul · Jan 6, 2012

currently using an antibiotic for my 'infected' eye. seems to be making it worse. very annoying.

mirandashell · Jan 7, 2012

I'd go back to the doctor then, Paul.

French Maiden · Jan 7, 2012

When I was 6 I intentionally contracted conjunctivitis from one of my friends so I could get a day off school. What I didnt realise was that it glued your eye lids shut and was disgusting & painful - It was so worth it though - A whole week off school thank you very much.

mirandashell · Jan 7, 2012

School was that bad?

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