I've been noticing that a lot of the "better" artificial tears contain either mineral oil or castor oil. I've been thinking about not fooling around with this dry eye mess, and just maybe putting a little dab of mineral oil on a Q-tip and gently rubbing my eyelashes. I even wonder if it might stimulate the plugged ducts to start working again.

Wonder if that would work or be a disaster? :eek: That's a good question for my doc probably.

Risky, due to the fact that eye products are specially processed for the eyes.

I will use this as an example ONLY: Neosporin antibiotic ointment intended for skin conditons contain fine abrassive particles according to one doctor many, many years ago. The Neosporin antibiotic for eyes are specially processed and do not have abrassive particles. You NEVER use regular Neosporin antibiotic ointment in the eyes or you could become blind.

I would think the same may be true of other products intended for external use and not labeled for the eyes.

Yep, better check with your doctor.

Hello, Marie--I won't be oiling my eyes! Thanks for the word of caution. I kinda thought that was a rather dumb thing to try, but with dry eyes, and nothing helping, you get kinda far out and desperate sometimes.

Thanks again-

Tony

Have you tried the Refresh PM lubricant. It has some mineral oil in it and I use it at night to lube up my eyes. It really seems to help... they don't feel sticky and tired in the morning. If I wake up in the night time I usually put in a regular eye drop for some added moisture. It seems like I do this twice a night.

You may already have tried this, I just thought I share what works for me at night.

Missy

Tony, it wouldn't be too sanitary either! Regular mineral oil would not be sterile. But keep trying though!

Well, I'm here and finding my good eye, the rt. eye is now blurring badly!
Thanks for the advice, Missy. I'll look into it.

I can't wait til next Monday when I see Dr. Hardhead! I'm going to be ceasing driving if this gets just a bit worse. I can't take much more!

t.

So is that his official name?

At night I use Restasis, wait 5 minutes then use Refresh Celluvisc, then add Refresh PM. This provides the moisture between the PM and the eye that is needed.

Just using Refresh PM made my eyes feel too dry, but, with the Celluvisc my eyes are more comfortable and the eyelids glide over the eye better.

So is that his official name?

What do you think!?

I'm not up for mind games, I nearly threw up at lunch for unknown reasons, okay?

Tony, I was only kidding! I didn't mean to offend you. You know me. I would never say anything to intentionally be mean. I'm sorry.:(
Are you still my big brother?

Oh, and I think that is a very *good* name for him, from how you've described him!

Are you doing any better today? If it's any consolation, I am not doing well either today with my eyes. My right eye feels so scratchy, as it has for the past several days. I feel like something is in it, but it's just mucus.

P.S. I'm not intelligent enough to play mind games. :)

With all the talk on dry eye, is it possible that some chalazions occur from dry eye or from dirty contacts. I know dry eye causes many eye care disorders, I was wondering if chalazions were on of these?

Thanks

Tony, I know it's not something you can put in your eyes, but have you tried any of the vitamin/suppliments specifically for the eyes. I was looking at them today, while getting some more moisture drops. I didn't get them as I am already taking Omega-3 fish Oil & flaxseed oil....and the ones I was looking at had those in them anyway.
Just a thought. My mom always put warm tea bags on her eye whenever she got a stye, or any irritation. It seemed to work for her. (Just anothr thought.)
If your eyes are getting so bad you don't feel comfortable with driving, and it is because of the cataract. Then the cataract is interfering with your "activities of daily living" and that is a certainly cause for having it removed. I know the medicaid hasn't kicked back in, but make it clear to your doc that it (cataract) is a problem, and needs to be addressed as soon as it can be.
Sure hope you're feeling better tonight, and the stomach & eye problems have calmed down.
Take Care
Faith

Oh me, Sis. I am so very sorry. I don't know what is wrong with me, but I'm making an appt. with our g.p. to see if I'm getting stomach problems. You know I go by Anxiety Man on here. Well, it's because I have it, and even won full disability for it. I don't know what is going on, but I'm afraid I'm getting into a setback with my nerves, not sure. I went into the restaurant feeling hungry and wanting to enjoy a meal with Barb. About 3/4 of the way through, I suddenly felt like I was going to throw up right on the spot! I ran to the car, sat a minute or so with the fan on, then went back in. It really blind sided me. I wasn't expecting a feeling like that at all. I have trouble burping, and pardon the subject there, and tonight after a little chicken soup, I feel like I'd had a full plate of food! So, eyes are the tip of the iceberg with me.

I've been upset about my vision and other things so it could be it's all caught up with me. I have a bad acid stomach anyway, and my late mom's side of the family was like that.

But, I'm sorry I posted like that. I know you were kidding. I just took it wrong, feeling bad like I do. So much on me now, but of course, not compared to you, Sis. My eyes, now the nerves (I guess) stomach problems. Kinda getting to lose control of things feels like. I'm afraid my better eye is getting down with bleph. I've had some goop in it today, but then I have before, and it got better. Just all too much on me now.

Anyway, please forgive my idiotic response. I didn't mean it.

Bro. T.

Well, I do wish this board would bring me to the correct page! I will comment on your post tomorrow, Faith. Sorry--another one of those days! :(

t.

Tony, I didn't take any offense. I just wanted to make sure that YOU weren't mad at ME! :) We're cool bro.

I know how you feel. I have a lot of stomach problems too. Had my first endoscopy when I was 15. I was very sick with severe stomach problems when I was a teenager. Now the GI doctor that I used back then is also my GP. You definitely need to see your GP about the stomach issues. Maybe he can suggest something to help with the anxiety, too. Have you seen a psychiatrist, or does your GP prescribe the anti-anxiety meds for you?

It most certainly does get very overwhelming sometimes. I've also had mild to moderate anxiety issues for a while too. Can you blame me? Eye problems, MS, stomach problems, family issues (my brother just lost his job today). Having anxiety and depression certainly does not help with the health problems.

Tony, I know this is off the topic of eyes, and maybe a little personal and not something you are comfortable talking about, but have you thought about getting some counselling to help you deal with your anxiety? I did, and it really helped. I need to talk to someone again, but the social worker that I had seen is not around anymore and I have to find someone else. I have names but just have not gotten off of my butt to call!

And Faith is right. If you are unable to drive anymore due to the cataracts, then you really need to have the surgery.


UCKibs - Styes, along with a whole bunch of other nasty infections, can definitely form because of dirty contacts. I don't wear contacts, but I do have severe dry eyes. I get the occasional stye, and in my case it is caused by clogged oil glands, which cause dryness.

About me, my eyes are just TERRIBLE. My right eye keeps feeling like there is something in it, even though I know there isn't. I keep seeing a string of mucus across my field of vision, (sometimes I get it in the left eye too), but when I go to pull it out I can't find it. I don't know where it is hiding itself! I feel it in my eye, and it is making my vision blurry but I can't get it! Usually they stick themselves in the corner of my eye and I can grab it with the q-tip. I want it out! It is so irritating! I've been feeling it and seeing it in my field of vision for days but I can't get it out. I might have to try to get in to see the eye doctor sooner than next week, because the eye is really starting to hurt. They'll get me in to see him with no problem, but I just don't feel like wating in the office for hours!

Hello, Sis Elyse--For unknown reasons, I didn't get an e-mail notification that you had posted! Well, better late than never I guess.

I called the eye doc's office this a.m. to let them know I'm worsening by the day. Today, I got up with the rt. eye much weaker, and the left stronger! One went one way, the other, another way. I told them to let him know I will see him next Monday and am getting worse RAPIDLY!

I'm sorry to learn you had stomach problems so early. My late mom and her whole side had very sensitive stomachs. In her 50's and onward, my mom would just throw up quite often, and we really never knew why. She did have a duedenal ulcer for a long time, but I don't know if that was a factor or not. She did smoke heavily, so I always felt the smoking kept her stomach upset. Acid runs in that side of the family too. I tried not drinking these fruit drinks (Libby's Juicy Juice) for all day, and I felt better all day today! Guess I know the culprit! At least part of the problem anyway.

No problem about the anxiety suggestion. Matter of fact, I've been there, done that too! :) I've seen counselors off and on for years really. It's been several months since I saw one. I also deal with depression, as I know anxiety and depression can go hand in hand. I"ve tried SSRI's, and can't tolerate them. They make me sick as dog and drugged into next year!

I drove today, but it was mostly by IFR (instrument flight rules) as the aviation guys say! I can't stop driving as I won't let Barb drive in this suicidal town. On the way home tonight, we saw two accidents within blocks of each other. One, a cop was working and another, had just happened--rear-ender. This town is crazy!

Well, I need to go but wanted to check in. Sorry I just now found your post, but as I said, no notice via e-mail.

:( I guess we are just two peas in a pod. My poor right eye is very sick. It continued to get worse today. :( All day I kept feeling like something was in it, like maybe an eyelash was poking it. I kept looking in the mirror but I couldn't see anything. I flushed and flushed and flushed with Bion Tears all day long! Finally, after going to Curves, it started to feel worse still. It was really hurting. So as I was driving home I called the eye doctor using my cell phone's speaker phone, and they told me to come right in. (Tony I am so sorry that your doctor and his office aren't this understanding.) They basically told me that I never have to call if I have an emergency, just to come in. I just called to make sure that he was there before I came! I only had to wait a few minutes to be seen. That was good, especially since I was in so much discomfort. Turns out that I didn't have anything in my eye. I have tiny scratches all over the cornea. He told me that this would usually come from rubbing (which I am not) or maybe my eyelashes are causing it. It does feel like my eyelashes are poking my eyeball, but they're not as far as he can see. We really couldn't figure out exactly what caused it. I told him that the eye has been feeling like this for a few days, and I have been lubricating like crazy but today it just seemed to get worse. He said it could also be caused by having an excessive amount of that stringy mucus pressing against the cornea. (BINGO!!!!) But he didn't see any mucus in there today. He said that normally an injury like this would heal within 48 hours, but if whatever it is that caused the problem is still there, it is not going to go away. He thinks I might be rubbing my eye in my sleep. So he wants me to try sleeping with that moisture mask again, just to protect my eye(s) from my fingers! If I don't stop rubbing, or my eyelashes don't stop poking, or whatever it is that is causing this doesn't stop, it is not going to heal and I am just going to keep scratching my cornea.

I don't have a real *abrasion*. I have what is called "punctate erosions" on my cornea. Teeny little dots and scratches all over the cornea.

The worst part is that I told him that it feels like there is something under my upper eyelid, so he flipped my lid up to look under it!!! OOOooooohhhhhhhhh! That is NOT a comfortable thing! There was no foreign body, just a bunch of teeny erosions.

I told him that I had been using the Soothe drops but I really don't love them so much. I like the Bion Tears a lot better. He actually said that out of all of the tears out there, most of his patients prefer Bion Tears. A lot of good they're doing me. :(

I have to go back next week, but he said that if I don't start to feel better by saturday or so, to come in sooner. :( :( :( :(

Hey, Sis! Got some Refresh P.M.! I'm gonna poke some of that stuff in my peepers tonight, and hope I won't wake up so optically dehydrated by sunup! It will probably blur my vision, but what else is new, right?

Sure am sorry you're having that corneal irritation. I know that gets old fast.
As holds true for me, I didn't sleep as well last night, and I'm having a goopless day. I don't understand that, but it seems to happen. If I've slept well, which I'd much rather do, count on horribly blurred vision the next day both from the cataracts and tons of slop!

I wish those Bions would do ya' more good, Sis. This I got today probably won't help, but I thought while I have the dough, try it any-who.

Well, I don't know a lot, just preparing my case to plead next Monday before the doctor. I'm getting my case together like an ace lawyer!:D I know he'll go only by the size of them by what medicaid will allow, but I'm gonna stress this hard to see while driving stuff.

Gonna go for now. Hope your eyes feel better soon.

Bro.

iI am glad you are preparing your "case" for when you see your doctor. My *real* brother is an attorney if you need any help! LOL!

My eye does feel better today. It is not nearl as scratchy. I have had this condition a few times before. The eyelashes or whatever is causing it, rubs the cornea and creates several small scratches. But the thing is, as my eye doctor has told me, the size of the scratch really doesn't matter as far as the pain factor goes. Big or small, it hurts just the same. :( I am pretty goopless today. Maybe I need to sleep with the mask every night. My inner eyelid still feels really irritated but the cold compresses help. I just wish my life wasn't all about doctor visits and cold compresses. :( This is very depressing.

On the upside, I had my very last post-op appointment today for my tonsil surgery. Everything looks great. :) But I am so mad at the lab again! You know that last time they didn't do the yeast culture, right? Well, he sent them a new culture last week and the test results still aren't back. Now, according to my doctor, they should have at least had preliminary reports on the yeast by now, and the bacterial culture should be completely finished. The office manager said that when she called the lab, they were so STUPID! They didn't even know who I was! I'll tell you something - after all of this aggravation, they better not dare send me a bill for a copayment. (I have a $15 copay for each lab test, which would total $45.) After what they are putting me through, they are not getting one cent from me! I cannot believe that the bacteria culture isn't back yet. I heard the office manager on the phone with them. She said "This woman just had surgery! She may have an infection! What is wrong with your lab? We need these test results right now!" But they still didn't have them. I am really thinking about writing a letter to their corporate office, because in all of my life, I have never had such problems with a diagnostic laboratory. I will never use them again for anything. I usually don't go to them for my blood tests (well, these weren't blood tests) but they were the only ones that pick up specimens from this particular doctor's office. I told him that next time he needs to do a throat culture, he will take the culture in the office and give it to me and I will personally bring it to a different lab! How could laboratory pathologists be so stupid?

Evenin', Sis- I'll sure keep your sho' nuff brother in mind re: my eye case!;)

I'm glad those eyes are better, and I know too well the depressed feelings with this mess! Just add to that, cataract blurring, and you have a whole mess 'o depressing!

That lab must be ran by the 3 Stooges! That's a sad shame. I'm with ya' on never using them again. I don't see how they stay in business goofing around like that.

Well, I had a spell of facial vibes while ago, nearly ran me crazy, but I "think" it's stopped now. I cancelled with the neurologist due to Barb's appt. being the same day, but I may be rescheduling!

Well, this is about all I know for now. Gonna try the Refresh P.M. tonight and see if it helps.

t.

Well, I *thought* that my eye was doing better. Boy was I wrong! Today it feels just as scratchy and itchy and irritated as it did on wednesday. :( It really hurts, too. I am keeping it as lubricated as I possibly can, like I was told, but it just keeps feeling worse and worse. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I spent the last two hours setting up my mom's new computer.

Evening, Sis Purp. I was about to abandon ship, go join Barb in listening to her hometown football team play on the radio, but got your note.
I'm sorry that eye is el crud-oh again. I almost hate to tell you my left eye has been lots better today, bleph-wise. The blurring in both is what's eating my lunch now. Can't wait til Monday!

Anyway, I hope the eye feels better soon--praying for that!

I'll run for now, but we'll yak at ya' maybe tomorrow! I hope so any-who! ;)

Bro.

Yep! This is the right place! Hi Tony! Hi Elyse!
Well, saw the eye doc today, and I was asking about what to do about this dryness going on and he starts talking about Restasis and punctal(sp?) plugs...and I am thinking...Whoa! It isn't THAT bad yet. So what can I do to avoid it getting worse or trying to get it better "naturally", before I try Restasis or plugs!
So, you guys are popping into my head, and Tony with the Restasis trial. Cause I have reactions to every med I take, too! So I like natural things! You know, things that God put on the Earth. Anyway he said dry eye can be cause by lack of Vitamin A, so I'll try that. And he also said flaxseed oil is supposed to help, so I'll try that, too.
And he gave my some Systane drop samples to try. Either of you try those? I have to wear contacts, so I'm thinking I'm only going to be able to use them at night.
Oh ya, and my eye pressure was up in my "good" eye (24). So, that ain't good either.
So, now I got to go back in 3 months to check that again. Sheesh!!! Plus have a field test! (I hate those)
And Elyse, he did that flipping back the lid thing on me too. Funny, I read your post yesterday about that, but it was running slow last night & couldn't post. You're right, it isn't fun...and I was thinking about you when he was doing it.
Boy...sure hope you both are having a better eye day today. Too much of this going around, ya know?
Well, gotta run...just needed to rant a bit. Thanks for listening.
Faith

Hi,
I just thought I'd post and see if the Refresh PM worked for you. I ment to tell you that I wash it off my lashes the next morning with a gentle soap. I actually have to do eyelid washes for Blepharitis with baby shampoo so I use that. My right eye is burning today :( so maybe the lubricant will help it out tonight.

I also wanted to mention that I have lasik dryness and I'm using Restasis and I also have punctal plugs. They are not bad at all and they seem to help a little bit. They might really help you, you never know, if they didn't work the doctor could remove them easily.

Missy

Mornin', Wimmen! Well, looks like my rt. eye change is going to be permanent. It's still "off prescription" this a.m. I may ask the Dr. Monday if I can have a glasses change for it, even though the left is beyond help.

If you have tinnitus or hearing problems, be careful with the flaxseed oil, Faith. I tried the capsules, and it caused my tinnitus to flare badly! I guess one of the unnatural ingredients did it, probably a preservative.

If that pressure stays up, you may have to use some drops, Faith, or at least it would be a safety precaution. My glaucoma just plain cleared up after years of having it! That's one good thing I forget to mention. It was caused from pigmentary dispersion syndrome, and that can improve over years.

Howdy, Missy. I was on baby shampoo, but went back to the lid scrubs. My crust the past two days has been virtually non-existant the past two a.m.'! I hope I'm finally scaring the bleph away! Very little was seen and I had to use my magnifying mirror to see that. I'm not stopping the warm comps even at that. If it can go, I want to stay gone and not flare back up! I'm really afraid to stop the compresses.

Well, I'll go for now. Maybe Sis Purp will check in before long. We've got a pretty good "Eye Woes" club goin' here!;)

t.

Hey Tony, Thanks for the warning on the flaxseed oil. I've been taking the capsules for awhile and didn't seem to bother me like aspirin does. I'll see how the regular flaxseed oil is, as it's supposed to have more lignans (have no idea what those are, but supposed to be good) or something. I've heard it isn't very tasty, but I guess I can tolerate a tbsp a day. And it's supposed to work even better if you take fish oil too, & I'm already doing that, so we'll see if it helps. I got organic oil, as I try to stay away from preservatives...seem to have developed an allergy to sulfites, so just try to avoid em all, as much as possible.
I do use drops in that eye, but forget here & there, and I think I forgot it yesterday morning before my exam...so I better get tough on myself & remember to use them religiously. Probably my own fault the IOP was up a bit.
I tried the Systane drop last night, but felt kind of sticky, and my eyes are a bit off today, so...I'll try it again tonight & see.
Went & got my glasses on order today. Went to Walmart Vision center. Got a decent price, so I was happy. Should have em in a week or so...hope they're OK. Won't be abble to try em out till I get home, cause I'll have contacts in when I go. And I hate having to return things.
Hope you have some good news on Monday, and the doc helps you out with everything that's going on.
Yeah, where the heck is Sis ELyse? Been quiet for a couple of days. Hopefully she's ok and just out having some fun.
CHeck in later...
Faith

Howdy, Sis Faith! No prob about the flax oil. Looks like you'll be taking 2 kinds of oil. Be careful and don't slide out of your shoes with all that oil in ya'!:D That should help a lot of things, cholesterol, eyes, etc.

Systane to me is just so-so. It's not a bad drop, but doesn't last any longer than this Visine Tears does--no big help. My dr. pushes it--gives it out in samples.

My bleph. seems GONE at least for the moment! I had a tiny piece or 2 of crust in each eye this a.m., but so much better! I don't know what did it. I had been using baby shampoo, not doing good, so went back to the lid scrubs--that's all I did.

Thanks for the good wishes on Monday. My rt. ("good") eye is definitely getting the influence of it's cataract. Print through the bifocals now looks fuzzy in it too! Not good! I'm going to stress to "docky" Monday that my driving is being threatened, and that I won't let Barb drive in this loony town, and that I NEED MY VISION!! I was so upset about it all this a.m., I told Barb if he doesn't set a date for the surgery Monday, I'm getting another Dr.! I won't, but I'm that tired of this, Faith.

Maybe our baby Sis Elyse will check in soon. She's such a precious sweety to have so dang much wrong! We need to do a group hug on her when she gets here!

Well, I'll scat for now, and be checking in. I get the e-mail notices when you guys post, so I won't miss a beat!:D

See ya' later-

Bro Tony

Hey Tony,
Good that the bleph has eased up. Maybe the bleph just gets used to one thing & stops working, so you have to alternate with the lid scrubs. Hopefully it's just darn sick of hanging around and is leaving.
I sure do know how frustrating it is having that fuzzy, foggy vision from the cataract.
Very hard to do anything cause it just interferes. Reading, driving,TV..the fogginess just gets to you. Even just light glares of it and causes problems. People have to just go ahead and pay for lasik for better vision, why can't you do the same? Either regular cold hard cash isn't good anymore, or maybe he just doens't want you spending your own money on it when Medicaid will pay when it kicks back in. Maybe he's just trying to save you from spending your own money...and not just being a pain in the butt???
I agree. Elyse is a sweet "kid" who surely has gone thru a lot. More than anyone should have to. So Elyse...we're giving you a great big ((((((hug)))))) here. You OK?
Have a good night.
Faith

Hi guys!

((((((((Tony)))))))) ((((((((Faith))))))))

Sorry I haven't been around. My right eye has just been getting worse and worse and worse and it really hasn't felt up to being on the computer. But I just had to come and check in. Didn't want you guys to think I disappeared off the face of the earth. :) As you know, on wednesday I went to the eye doctor because I had been having a lot of pain and irritation. He said that my cornea was all scratched up, and to keep it as lubricated as I possibly can. I was to see him again this coming tuesday. But yesterday I woke up with extreme pain and irritation and could barely keep the eye open. So I called and they told me to come right in. I don't know how I drove myself there. It was hurting so badly. When you get a corneal abrasion it feels like someone scratched your cornea with a knife. Mine isn't exactly an abrasion, but more like a dozen tiny little scratches all over the surface of the eyeball. He said it looks like my eyelashes are curling inward when I blink and scratching the cornea. Actually, that is exactly what it feels like. So yesterday I was in asolute agony with it for a while. But when I got there I begged for some numbing drops while I was sitting in the waiting room, and he took me into an exam room really quickly and put some in and then I went back out and waited for my turn. He said it looks a lot worse than it did on wednesday and that it should have been healed by now. So he gave me some extra, extra thick drops to try. He put some in for me, and I don't know if it was because the eye was still somewhat numb, or what, but it actually made it feel a little better. He said we've got to keep it so lubricated that even if my eyelashes curl in, they will slide off of my cornea without scratching. I have to keep the tuesday appointment, and if it is not better I may ask him about using a bandage contact lens for a few days. My poor eye. :( :( :(

Hi, ((((Sis)))) Bless your heart, if it ain't one thing, it's 17 more! Sure am sorry to hear that cornea is so fussy now. I know that has got to be one horrible pain! Stay with those drops and stuff, which I know you don't need reminded.

Believe it or not, my good eye is pretty good today, and the left is no worse! I go through these phases. I've been loggin in each day and how the eyes have done this week to show the Dr. Maybe by that, he can tell if cataracts do that. I'm sure they must. I could actually see pretty well in church, and driving!

Well, eye lashes--I know a lady doesn't want to do this, but me, I keep mine trimmed back as close as I can! I noticed after I trimmed them, is when the bleph seemed to get almost well overnight! I had a tiny bit of chicken crust this a.m., but could be because I didn't dr. them last night--too busy watching the Dallas Cowboys pull out a win!:D I don't know if keeping the lashes cut short helps, but I try to. I first started doing that when I noticed my computer glasses getting "painted" with grease from the blinking lash. It may help or not, just don't know. I could actually read all your post without having to look off and rest every few words!

Anyway, gonna pray your eye gets better soon, Sis! Rest it all you can. Me & Sis Faith will hold the fort down here.;)

Love ya',
Bro Tony & Sis Barb

Hi guys,
Glad you're back Elyse. Sorry the eye is feeling worse. Hope those drops he gave you does the trick and the eye gets to healing quick.
Yikes Tony, hope you let Barb trim those lashes! Don't want any accidents doing that!
I was pretty freaked by the nurse trimming my eyelashes prior to retina surgery. Being a girl, those things are pretty important (in a vain sort of way!) Guess having em really short would keep the crusty stuff from sticking...nothing to hold on to! Pretty smart of you.
Gotta run for now. Good luck at the appt tomorrow, Tony.
Faith

Awwwwwwwm thanks for all of your concern guys. Actually, the right eye does feel slightly better for the past few hours, so I am hoping that it turned the corner. The left one is starting up with me now though! It feels like the right one does! But it is also very itchy. :( I am going to have to start using the really thick drops in that eye too. Actually, I don't even like those. I like ointment better. I am going to have to get another tube of HYpoTears ointment, unless there is one in the bathroom that I haven't found yet. The thing that concerns me is that the vision in the right eye has been a little blurry, which could be from the damage to the cornea. Maybe I'll ask him to give me a vision test when I go on tuesday. I know he'll want to check it out.

Tony, I hope that your doctor's appointment goes as well as you want it to. I hope he is willing to listen this time, and maybe at least give you an idea of when he might do the cataract surgery.

My eyes have been really crusty too, but I don't think I'll be trimming my eyelashes! I've got enough problems! My luck would be that I'd trim them and the pieces that I cut off would fall into my eye!

You guys will have to hold down the fort for a day or two. I have to go to the college tomorrow and see about re-enrolling for January for my Master's Degree, and I have to call the school that I worked at last year and see what they have for me for september! Tuesday I have to go to the eye doctor, and I may have someone drive me to Brooklyn if my eye hurts too much, so I can go to the school in person. And I want to really let my eyes rest. But it is just so hard to stay off of the computer!

Monin', Sis! Glad that rt. eye is better. That's good! Believe it or not, I think the bleph is clearing out from my left eye! I had no crust again this a.m.! The rt. had some Col. Sanders original recipe on it, but not very much at that! Maybe I'm finally getting rid of that after nearly a year! I'm not daring to stop the soaks and lid scrubs--I want to stay rid of it!

I wish you could trim your lashes, Sis--I'll nearly swear it helped this time! But I know how things go for you sometimes, and it might be, they'd all land in your eyes. We don't want that.

Thanks for the good wishes on the doc visit today. I've got my log of days ready and my case. One thing concerns me after reading a post on a tinnitus board. Some guy said he had cataract surgery, then 5 weeks later, got tinnitus! He seemed to blame the surgery for it! I've had tinnitus since '84, and sure don't want any permanent worsening of it. I don't see how the eyes and ears would affect each other.

All the best on the Master's Degree. We have a smart sister on here!:)

Well, I'll go for now. Got to start gathering my thoughts for "docky". He's really a nice guy, a Christian fellow, and has gone down on days' off more than once with my emergencies. I guess he knows what he's doing, time-wise, but it sure gets old fast from my end of things.