twizliz
01-19-2006, 12:49 AM
well as most of you probably already know, I've been having a horrible time with sinus infections. Going along with that, about once a week I'll have literally blinding pain in my eyes and I can't keep them open, and when they are open, they tear up incredibly badly. I went to the er the other day.. and because I was just in agony.. and they didn't know what the ..... they were doing. First they gave me a huge shot of anti inflamitories... then a shot for a migrane (which I knew I didn't have). I heard the dr saying "she comes in here and we can never find a problem" making it sound like I was making it up or what not.. curled up on the stretcher with the lights off.. yeah, I was faking! So then someone suggests an eye doctor and he goes 'hey wait, let me see if she has anything in her eyes' so he numbs my eyes (I immediatly feel 100% better) and he puts the stuff in them and turns off the lights again and was like 'wow.. you have scratches on both your corneas... sorry it took 2 shots and 4 hours to figure that out!' so he sent me home with ointment and vicadin for the pain. I went to an eye specialist yesterday and he said that it could be a viral infection in my eyes because it keeps reaccuring. I'm not sure what would happen from there, because viruses aren't treatable? I'm wondering if once I get the sinus stuff straightened out the eye thing will go away too? I have a follow up tomorrow with the eye specialist to see what he says. It's just the timing that sucks, I just started a new job.
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crisma
01-19-2006, 01:22 AM
I don't have any answers for your post, but I just wanted you to know that I feel for you. You have been having such a hard time lately! I hope you get your health back on track soon!
Cristie
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twizliz
01-19-2006, 01:33 AM
Thank you for your concern.. it really means a lot to me. I'm going to the dr tomorrow and then I guess we'll see where it goes from there.
I just feel badly because my mom is so upset about it. I am 24 years old and always seem to have something wrong with me. But this has really gotten to her, she had to stay home from work today because she was so upset and yesterday came home to make sure that I was okay. She was actually sobbing she was so upset about what the dr said. I told her not to worry about it, this guy is a specialist and he knows what he's doing.
I should be getting to bed, my eye is really starting to bother me right now. and once it starts with one eye.. the next is usually soon to follow (guess just like mary and her lamb lol)
I just feel badly because my mom is so upset about it. I am 24 years old and always seem to have something wrong with me. But this has really gotten to her, she had to stay home from work today because she was so upset and yesterday came home to make sure that I was okay. She was actually sobbing she was so upset about what the dr said. I told her not to worry about it, this guy is a specialist and he knows what he's doing.
I should be getting to bed, my eye is really starting to bother me right now. and once it starts with one eye.. the next is usually soon to follow (guess just like mary and her lamb lol)
kathy590
01-19-2006, 07:45 AM
My daughter had that a few years ago, very painful, she could not even open her eyes and the doctors get telling her it was pink eye. Finally a doctor realized this was much more as she was all swollen and eyes were shut, went to a specialist and he spent 2 hours in the office putting eye creams and drops in until they settled a bit, then he sent me home to do the same, he said if they did'nt settle down more, she would have to be hospitalized. They did settle, but she had follow up for a couple of months as there is a risk of eye damage. Shes fine, no damage thankfully. I assume if it is still only in one eye, your still early and you'll be fine. It's just that the doctors here misdiagnosed for a week or even longer, and it got really bad.
twizliz
01-20-2006, 01:27 AM
I went today and he said that there had been markidly change in both eyes, and he thought the problem more to do with contact lens wear over an infection. I am on a 'lens holiday' right now as it were, until monday to give my eyes a break.
camtorres15
01-22-2006, 12:31 PM
Twizliz~
I just saw your post and thought I'd respond. I had corneal ulcers (infections) in both of my eyes several years ago. In my case, it was because I was wearing the wrong contact lenses. You see, I was wearing soft contacts and they didn't fit right; they were keeping the oxygen from getting to my eyes. That in turn caused the infection. It was VERY painful so i feel for you completely. Once the infection cleared up (about 2 weeks) I switched to the hard contact lenses and haven't had a problem since. I've been wearing hard ones for almost 20 years now! So maybe you should have your contacts checked to ensure they are fitting properly. I still have a scar in one of my eyes but other than that, I haven't had any other problems. Good luck!!
I just saw your post and thought I'd respond. I had corneal ulcers (infections) in both of my eyes several years ago. In my case, it was because I was wearing the wrong contact lenses. You see, I was wearing soft contacts and they didn't fit right; they were keeping the oxygen from getting to my eyes. That in turn caused the infection. It was VERY painful so i feel for you completely. Once the infection cleared up (about 2 weeks) I switched to the hard contact lenses and haven't had a problem since. I've been wearing hard ones for almost 20 years now! So maybe you should have your contacts checked to ensure they are fitting properly. I still have a scar in one of my eyes but other than that, I haven't had any other problems. Good luck!!
twizliz
01-23-2006, 12:18 AM
I went to my eye dr. yesterday and they switched my contacts to acuvue advanced. I only wore them about 3 hours yesterday but they seemed better. I think my sinus infection is getting worse (as I am off of the antibiotics) and my dr told me not to wear my contacts while I have a sinus infection because all of the germs get trapped underneath... so I'm sticking to my glasses for a while!
crisma
01-23-2006, 12:37 AM
I didn't know that about contacts! I am glad that you eyes are feeling better. Do you think wearing the contacts could be why you have had the sinus infection for so long now? I know how it feels to have something always wrong. Maybe soon you will be better! :)
Cristie
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dvachon
01-23-2006, 01:15 AM
I suffered terribly with sinus infections for 10 months. Finally I was sent to the Nose Specialist and had nasal polyps. I tried the glutathione nasal spray. It was a miracle. It got rid of the polyps. Ask your doc about it. Its new on the market in Canada. My doc believes in supplements. Glutathione is the master of all antioxidants. I had tried everything biaxin, cefuroxime, nasonex, etc. My doc said "Im confident the specialist will now recommend the glutathione nasal spray to his future patients".
dvachon
01-23-2006, 01:17 AM
Glad to hear things are better.