Missy, that is so cool that they were able to show you pictures of the dry spots on your eyes! My doctor's office is not that ultra-modern. :(
I did take Doxycycline for a while, but it did nothing. NOTHING. I was on it for about 6 months and then I started to have Gallbladder problems (not from that), and all it did was irritate my stomach even more. Plus, I have such a sensitive stomach that I could not take the full dose without getting very sick. I had to bump my Acid Reflux medication up to twice a day while I was on it as it was. Then I started having Gallbladder problems and I could barely eat, so all of my doctors agreed that since it wasn't even helping me I should just come off of it.
I would absolutely love to get all of you up here to see my doctor. We could have a party in his office! He'd be sooooo flattered to know that you would all come from far away just to see him. If anybody can get to Florida, Dr. Terrence O'Brien is at the Bascom Palmer Eye Center, and he is world renowned for his work with dry eye patients. Although I saw him (when he was at John's Hopkins ion Maryland) and he agreed exactly with what my doctor was doing.
Tony, I don't think my doctor would want your arm, but if you gave him Barb's chocolate chip cookies, he'd see you for free! He's got such a bad sweet tooth. If you brought him a Strawberry Cheesecake, he'd be your best friend! But at the same time he's a health nut and goes to the gym every day. Go figure.
So, I wound up having to see him today. Remember I said my eyes were feeling worse these past few days? Well, I woke up this morning with gallons of yellow stuff coming out of my eyes. Halfway down my face it was. So I had to drop off the "Edible Arrangements' fruit basket I got for them for Christmas anyway, so I asked if I could be seen when I came in with their gift. Of course they did not turn me down, and he took one look at my eyes and said that there was a lot of string in there, and he didn't like it because it's all yellow. So he gave me Quixin, which is actually Levaquin for the eyes and I am taking Levaquin orally for my sinuses too. I also had another small gift for him. I was looking through a christmas catalog a few months ago and I found a joke gift. It's a small urn that says "ashes of problem patients". He's a real joker, and he was absolutely rolling on the floor laughing when he opened it! It's now sitting on the front desk in the office, and he said that MY ashes will be the first ones in there! LOL!
Sooo, I have to go back in a week to make sure this is cleared up, because he did not like the way they looked at all. :( He wants me to use the drops 4 times a day for 3 days, but he said if I am still having a lot of discharge to contine until I see him.
I did take Doxycycline for a while, but it did nothing. NOTHING. I was on it for about 6 months and then I started to have Gallbladder problems (not from that), and all it did was irritate my stomach even more. Plus, I have such a sensitive stomach that I could not take the full dose without getting very sick. I had to bump my Acid Reflux medication up to twice a day while I was on it as it was. Then I started having Gallbladder problems and I could barely eat, so all of my doctors agreed that since it wasn't even helping me I should just come off of it.
I would absolutely love to get all of you up here to see my doctor. We could have a party in his office! He'd be sooooo flattered to know that you would all come from far away just to see him. If anybody can get to Florida, Dr. Terrence O'Brien is at the Bascom Palmer Eye Center, and he is world renowned for his work with dry eye patients. Although I saw him (when he was at John's Hopkins ion Maryland) and he agreed exactly with what my doctor was doing.
Tony, I don't think my doctor would want your arm, but if you gave him Barb's chocolate chip cookies, he'd see you for free! He's got such a bad sweet tooth. If you brought him a Strawberry Cheesecake, he'd be your best friend! But at the same time he's a health nut and goes to the gym every day. Go figure.
So, I wound up having to see him today. Remember I said my eyes were feeling worse these past few days? Well, I woke up this morning with gallons of yellow stuff coming out of my eyes. Halfway down my face it was. So I had to drop off the "Edible Arrangements' fruit basket I got for them for Christmas anyway, so I asked if I could be seen when I came in with their gift. Of course they did not turn me down, and he took one look at my eyes and said that there was a lot of string in there, and he didn't like it because it's all yellow. So he gave me Quixin, which is actually Levaquin for the eyes and I am taking Levaquin orally for my sinuses too. I also had another small gift for him. I was looking through a christmas catalog a few months ago and I found a joke gift. It's a small urn that says "ashes of problem patients". He's a real joker, and he was absolutely rolling on the floor laughing when he opened it! It's now sitting on the front desk in the office, and he said that MY ashes will be the first ones in there! LOL!
Sooo, I have to go back in a week to make sure this is cleared up, because he did not like the way they looked at all. :( He wants me to use the drops 4 times a day for 3 days, but he said if I am still having a lot of discharge to contine until I see him.