Somebody give me a sharp stick.

[saffronhare]

I want to stab me eyes out. Literally. I don't know if I got something in my right eye yesterday or what, but it's been swollen and bloodshot and weepy and mildly uncomfortable (not itch, precisely) since yesterday. Makes my job very difficult to have one eye getting stuck shut. Yuck. And owie.

And just for extra fun, my left eye doesn't feel quite right now either. Oh, yeah. The next few days are gonna be big eyebally fun. Does one call the eye doctor or the regular doctor for this sort of thing?

Gah.

UPDATE: Thanks to the marvelous advice and the hints that I'm not being a hypochondriac (baggage there? ya think?), I'll be calling the eye doctor as soon as they open up again from lunch here. Eye wash has occurred, and superhuman self-control is being imposed in an effort not to scrub my eyelids off. Will keep you posted on the glory of my optical health. I used to wear contacts, but budget has kept me in glasses for a year or more. :sigh:: At least they're purple spunky librarian glasses.

Meanwhile, I will do my yoga on the mat that agrnmn so kindly brought to me in the hopes that I won't try to stab anybody else's eyes out this afternoon as well.

Yes. The bunny is zooper-zexay today.

Comments

[triadruid.livejournal.com]

Back in the day, I used to get conjunctiwhatever on an annual basis, kind of like you and bronchitis. It's a very different animal from "I have something in my eye", but you probably knew that already. However there *are* things that will mimic it (allergies spring to mind; it is almost-spring).

Weepy and swollen sounds like allergies. Sealed shut, if true, especially if crusty, sounds like conjunctivitis. Itchy usually means something's in it, or (sometimes) allergies. Sudden onset could be either.

A competent GP should be able to identify the difference, otherwise give your opthamologist a call. How's that for a non-committal answer?