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Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

My eye hurt so badly, now...I know I shouldn't be in front of the computer, but the pain is driving me crazy and I have to do something to distract myself. I have urges of banging my head on the wall, right now. [Wall Bash]

Sorry for the rant. It's just that I don't remember being in so much physical pain in a looong time (if ever). [Frown]

Posted by The Reader (Member # 3636) on :

Use the eye you had surgery on to look at something soothing, preferably in a different direction from your good eye.

Edit: Seriously though, would a cool compress work? Or is that something that would exacerbate the pain?

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

when I had eye surgery they gave me some white eye drops that dulled the pain and were also an antiseptic. (and left a nasty taste in the back of my throat)

Didn't they give you some of that?

Pix

Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :

What kind of eye surgery?

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Ed, I hope you are OK.

I have a stye, and it hurts...

maybe it is a sympathy pain? [Big Grin]

Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

I have (or had, since I had surgery to correct it...) what we call in Portuguese "estrabismo". I've heard the words "lazy eyes" or "squint" about it in english. It's when your eyes have a kind of...deviation. When I am distracted it seems that I'm looking to two different places, since each eye will turn to opposite directions.
So, I finally had it corrected today (1 eye. The other will be corrected this december). The doctor gave me painkillers, but how can I put it? They don't work on me as well as they should. I'm highly resistant to painkillers. Now I can't even sleep. :-(. But the pain is dulling a little, I guess. Tomorrow I'll go to the doctor again.

Now, back to banging my head.

Posted by Dead_Horse (Member # 3027) on :

I have found that the only good painkillers do is if you have enough of them to make it so you don't care about the pain anymore. It's still gonna hurt. (Which doesn't mean I advocate overdosing, I don't. I just acknowledge that painkillers don't work at killing pain.)

I hope you are feeling better soon.
Rain

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

[Frown]

Hope you feel better soon, Eduardo. Eye pain is the worst, because it's so frightening along with being painful. (To me, anyway.)

Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

I'm way better now. My eye is still a little swollen and tender but, in accord to the doctor, it should be expected. I've got a prescription now that is working wonders.

Well...I just hope the surgery corrected my eyes, hehehe. It'll be worthwhile.

Posted by Telperion the Silver (Member # 6074) on :

Be well buddy.

Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :

Oh, take care! I've been wondering how your surgery went. When I had that done a long time ago, they told me to put hot compresses on my eyes and it helped a lot. I would just get a washcloth and soak it in water just as hot as I could stand. Then fold it in fourths and press it to my eye, whichever one was hurting. After it cooled I would refold so the warm side was out again.

Also instead of reading myself, I had a kind person to read out loud to me for about a month afterwards. It gave my eye muscles time to heal.

Good luck, Eduardo! I hope the surgery does all you hope. Take care of yourself.

Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :

Hi, Tatiana. The doctor told me to apply cold compresses to my eye. Go figure, eh? Anyway, unfortunatelly I can't take a month off. I have only till thursday to have my eye back in shape. But I guess I'll be ok. I'm way, way better now.