Well, my push to return to daily blogging isn’t off to an auspicious beginning. We took a trip to my ophthalmologist to see why my eyes were irritated and painful. I had guessed it was sleep interruption or allergies, and boy was I off base! I have a staph infection in both eyelids, left worse than the right. That’s Blepharitis in case you are curious. Sexy, huh?
Because of my cataracts and glaucoma risk I cannot use corticosteroids, so we can’t reduce the swelling. Due to potential drug interactions I’m limited to what antibiotics we can use, limiting us to a single drug therapy. So, my doctor took his best guess, wrote me some ‘scripts and sent me on my way with instructions to return in a week and call immediately if I get worse.
The ointment makes my vision blurry, but I have to admit the relief, though relatively brief, is extraordinary. I didn’t realize how much my eye hurt until it stopped. Of course things again get interesting when it starts again, but what’s a guy to do?
No, it isn’t wildly contagious, but I would like to know why I seem to be contracting all these childhood diseases now that I’m into my 40′s.
For more information and gross eyeball video click HERE.
Tags: blepharitis, Blogging, cataracts, eyeballs, glaucoma, staph
Nothing like a gross eyeball video to get the day rolling, and to make my cereal settle better in my stomach.
My dear you are indeed karmically challenged.
Hope you get to feeling better!
Had the same thing when i was 17. On the bright side I believe your list of medical problems you haven’t had is shorter than anyone we know.
ick – I scratched both of my cornias once – it was gross – and painful
but it looks like it can be cured.
sorry dude, you were SO in the back of the line when they handed out body parts…