Pink eye AGAIN!

judy · 01-21-2010, 04:38 PM

Poor Lindsey! It sounds painful and scary! It's good that the doctor diagnosed it as a form of pink eye. Did she give you anything for it, or will it just go away on it's own?

Do you think that wearing sun glasses might make you feel better? Less light, more soothing?

Lindsey · 01-21-2010, 04:43 PM

Lol I like the flamingo ones!

It's not nearly as painful today. She gave me just regular eye drops to use, and told me to keep them in the fridge to keep them cool. The redness seems to be going away a bit, but it's still pretty prominent. Even though I'm swamped at work I decided not to stay any more late nights this week, because staring at a computer screen constantly isn't so great for my eyes either.

My cousin told me this morning that he had something similar a year ago and it turned out to be a symptom of arthritis. It was an auto immune reaction. I had rheumatoid arthritis when I was 6 years old in my hip, and from some research today I saw that it can also affect your eyes in a flare up. BUT I don't think the juvenile arthritis would be coming back to affect me as an adult now. I'm just going to hope it clears up on its own!

judy · 01-21-2010, 05:10 PM

Did you tell the doctor about the arthritis? I"m so glad your eye is getting better Linds.

Lindsey · 01-22-2010, 06:22 AM

No, I didn't. I was always told that it would likely come back in my other hip, but it would happen before I was 18, and it never did. Juvenile arthritis and the arthritis adults get are different, so I think I'm past the stage of it coming back now. I am just related to so many hypochondriacs who think they and everyone around them have the worst thing imaginable

So I need to stop listening to them!

I have good news though! The spot is still there but it cleared up substantially overnight

I can even squeeze my eye tight with no pain anymore, and it was still a bit painful just last night.

judy · 01-22-2010, 06:52 AM

Excellent! You just shot the arthritis theory out of the water

paula1961 · 01-22-2010, 01:22 PM

I'm so glad your eye is getting better Lindsey! Hopefully you won't have any more problems with it.

Shada · 01-23-2010, 02:30 PM

How are you today Lindsey?
Hope it is better..

01-21-2010, 04:43 PM	#2
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	Lol I like the flamingo ones! It's not nearly as painful today. She gave me just regular eye drops to use, and told me to keep them in the fridge to keep them cool. The redness seems to be going away a bit, but it's still pretty prominent. Even though I'm swamped at work I decided not to stay any more late nights this week, because staring at a computer screen constantly isn't so great for my eyes either. My cousin told me this morning that he had something similar a year ago and it turned out to be a symptom of arthritis. It was an auto immune reaction. I had rheumatoid arthritis when I was 6 years old in my hip, and from some research today I saw that it can also affect your eyes in a flare up. BUT I don't think the juvenile arthritis would be coming back to affect me as an adult now. I'm just going to hope it clears up on its own! __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

01-21-2010, 05:10 PM	#3
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Did you tell the doctor about the arthritis? I"m so glad your eye is getting better Linds. __________________ *Judy*

01-22-2010, 06:22 AM	#4
Lindsey Donating 4WT Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,764	No, I didn't. I was always told that it would likely come back in my other hip, but it would happen before I was 18, and it never did. Juvenile arthritis and the arthritis adults get are different, so I think I'm past the stage of it coming back now. I am just related to so many hypochondriacs who think they and everyone around them have the worst thing imaginable So I need to stop listening to them! I have good news though! The spot is still there but it cleared up substantially overnight I can even squeeze my eye tight with no pain anymore, and it was still a bit painful just last night. __________________ Lindsey "I don't mind living in a man's world as long as I can be a woman in it..." -Marilyn Monroe

01-22-2010, 06:52 AM	#5
judy Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Denver, NY Posts: 8,097	Excellent! You just shot the arthritis theory out of the water __________________ *Judy*

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01-22-2010, 01:22 PM	#6
paula1961 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,383	I'm so glad your eye is getting better Lindsey! Hopefully you won't have any more problems with it.

01-23-2010, 02:30 PM	#7
Shada Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,228	How are you today Lindsey? Hope it is better..

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