eye problem

6 days ago, I suddenly experienced an irritation in my right
eye, in the outer corner. It felt like something was in there,
a bit of dust perhaps. I couldn't dislodge it, I now believe
nothing was actually in the eye. However, that part of the
eye was bloodshot, it looked like an injury of some sort.

There was no trauma, no obvious explanation.

The irritation continued for almost 2 days, and finally subsided.
What remained, was a soreness in that part of the eye. It
felt like a muscle pull, strange as that sounds, like the
blink muscle was sore. "It only hurts when I blink", haha.

This has continued without relief. I can sleep, but the
soreness has not dissipated. Also, it's sensitive to touch -
I don't touch the cornea directly, but if I rub the eyelid,
it's tender.

Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
possibilities are. I don't like to run to doctors unless
it's necessary.

--
Rich

On May 29, 9:43*pm, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 6 days ago, I suddenly experienced an irritation in my right
> eye, in the outer corner. *It felt like something was in there,
> a bit of dust perhaps. *I couldn't dislodge it, I now believe
> nothing was actually in the eye. *However, that part of the
> eye was bloodshot, it looked like an injury of some sort.
>
> There was no trauma, no obvious explanation.
>
> The irritation continued for almost 2 days, and finally subsided.
> What remained, was a soreness in that part of the eye. *It
> felt like a muscle pull, strange as that sounds, like the
> blink muscle was sore. *"It only hurts when I blink", haha.
>
> This has continued without relief. *I can sleep, but the
> soreness has not dissipated. *Also, it's sensitive to touch -
> I don't touch the cornea directly, but if I rub the eyelid,
> it's tender.
>
> Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
> to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
> possibilities are. *I don't like to run to doctors unless
> it's necessary.
>
> --
> Rich

There may still be a tiny foreign body in there that you could not
see. If it was splinter-like or sharp in any way, you could have
driven it into tissue in your efforts to dislodge it. Even if there
is no foreign body, you could have also created some inflammation or
irritation in those sensitive tissues by the rubbing. It should
subside within 24 - 48 hours or so, however, so if you are still
having a problem, you should probably see someone about it.

--tension

On May 30, 12:43*am, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
> Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
> to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
> possibilities are. *I don't like to run to doctors unless
> it's necessary.
>
> --
> Rich



As long as you checked the internet first, why even bother with an
exam ?

spammer wrote:

> On May 30, 12:43 am, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
>> to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
>> possibilities are. I don't like to run to doctors unless
>> it's necessary.
>
> As long as you checked the internet first, why even bother with an
> exam ?

Because SOMETIMES a simple description will elicit an answer that makes
a visit to the doctor unnecessary. Yeah, it happens all the time to
lots of people in lots of different situations including non-medical.
That's what usenet is for, and it works pretty well assuming people have
something between their ears.

I've gone to doctors whose answer was a simple "I don't know." Not "I
don't know, but I can look it up" or "I don't know, here's the name of a
specialist" or "I don't know, let me talk to my colleague". Just "I
don't know", the same answer I could have gotten from my next door
neighbor, the one with limited English, for free.

I never went back to that doctor and he left (or was ejected from) the
practice within 6 months.

--
Cheers,
Bev
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I never understood why anyone would go to the trouble to write a novel
when you can just go out and buy one for a few bucks." -- lpogoda

On May 31, 11:10*pm, The Real Bev <bashley101+use...@gmail.com> wrote:
> spammer wrote:
> > On May 30, 12:43 am, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >> Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
> >> to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
> >> possibilities are. *I don't like to run to doctors unless
> >> it's necessary.
>
> > As long as you checked the internet first, why even bother with an
> > exam ?
>
> Because SOMETIMES a simple description will elicit an answer that makes
> a visit to the doctor unnecessary. *Yeah, it happens all the time to
> lots of people in lots of different situations including non-medical.
> That's what usenet is for, and it works pretty well assuming people have
> something between their ears.
>
> I've gone to doctors whose answer was a simple "I don't know." *Not "I
> don't know, but I can look it up" or "I don't know, here's the name of a
> specialist" or "I don't know, let me talk to my colleague". *Just "I
> don't know", the same answer I could have gotten from my next door
> neighbor, the one with limited English, for free.
>

If you want to rely on the web for your medical needs, that's your
business. I wouldn't recommend doing this for anyone who has something
"between their ears".

spammer wrote:
> On May 31, 11:10 pm, The Real Bev <bashley101+use...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> spammer wrote:
>>> On May 30, 12:43 am, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
>>>> to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
>>>> possibilities are. I don't like to run to doctors unless
>>>> it's necessary.
>>> As long as you checked the internet first, why even bother with an
>>> exam ?
>> Because SOMETIMES a simple description will elicit an answer that makes
>> a visit to the doctor unnecessary. Yeah, it happens all the time to
>> lots of people in lots of different situations including non-medical.
>> That's what usenet is for, and it works pretty well assuming people have
>> something between their ears.
>>
>> I've gone to doctors whose answer was a simple "I don't know." Not "I
>> don't know, but I can look it up" or "I don't know, here's the name of a
>> specialist" or "I don't know, let me talk to my colleague". Just "I
>> don't know", the same answer I could have gotten from my next door
>> neighbor, the one with limited English, for free.
>>
>
> If you want to rely on the web for your medical needs, that's your
> business. I wouldn't recommend doing this for anyone who has something
> "between their ears".

So, trust your doctor completely, don't do any research, don't look at
options, just do exactly what your doctor says since he is always the
best god to worship?

The medical profession is interested in profitable therapies, patentable
drugs, and restriction of medical graduates. It is a "for profit"
business and consequently doesn't know nor does it care what is best for
each individual patient.

So, get informed BEFORE seeing your doctor. Internet resources are one
option.

--

Pramesh Rutaji

(E-Mail Removed) - remove tongue to reply

On May 31, "John Hasenkam" <jo...@goawayplease.com> wrote:
> It's necessary, delaying could be very dangerous for your
> sight. You could have anything from a potentially infectious
> site to just a little irritation. Taking chances with your vision
> is just too dangerous. If the
> problem is still present get it checked out immediately.

I visited an optometrist, he saw an abrasion
of the cornea, in the corner of the eye. That
would explain the irritation on blinking.
He gave me some eye lubricant drops, said
it will take 10 days to heal. Other than that,
no damage.

No idea of the cause... I use some abrasive
soap, stings like hell if it gets in the eyes,
could that do it? I've trash canned that soap.

I was wondering, what if I place an occlusion
over the eye? A bandage, to keep it shut for
a few days. Is there any danger in that?
Then, I need to know the procedure for removing
the bandage, exposing the eye to light again.

--
Rich

> >6 days ago, I suddenly experienced an irritation in my right
> > eye, in the outer corner. It felt like something was in there,
> > a bit of dust perhaps. I couldn't dislodge it, I now believe
> > nothing was actually in the eye. However, that part of the
> > eye was bloodshot, it looked like an injury of some sort.
>
> > There was no trauma, no obvious explanation.
>
> > The irritation continued for almost 2 days, and finally subsided.
> > What remained, was a soreness in that part of the eye. It
> > felt like a muscle pull, strange as that sounds, like the
> > blink muscle was sore. "It only hurts when I blink", haha.
>
> > This has continued without relief. I can sleep, but the
> > soreness has not dissipated. Also, it's sensitive to touch -
> > I don't touch the cornea directly, but if I rub the eyelid,
> > it's tender.
>
> > Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
> > to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
> > possibilities are. I don't like to run to doctors unless
> > it's necessary.

On May 31, spammer <sereb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Of course I don't expect a diagnosis here, I just want
> > to know if these symptoms sound familiar, what the
> > possibilities are. *I don't like to run to doctors unless
> > it's necessary.
>
> *As long as you checked the internet first, why even
> bother with an exam ?

Dude, chill.

The idea is to do some research, get some
information before visiting the doc, find out
what questions to ask.

When you go to a car mechanic, you just
swallow anything he says, you never ask
any questions beforehand, never look in
a tech manual? I bet your mechanic loves you...


--
Rich

On Jun 2, 6:16*pm, RichD <r_delaney2...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
> > *As long as you checked the internet first, why even
> > bother with an exam ?
>
> Dude, chill.
>
> The idea is to do some research, get some
> information before visiting the doc, find out
> what questions to ask.

Why not say "my eye hurts" face to face to your doc? Suppose you had
something that needed immediate attention, where checking the internet
would have cost you your sight?


>
> When you go to a car mechanic, you just
> swallow anything he says, you never ask
> any questions beforehand, never look in
> a tech manual? *I bet your mechanic loves you...

Nope, not at all. I do my own repairs. I don't "swallow" anything
anyone says. And since when is the internet a source of only truth?

On Jun 2, 2:56*am, J <xnswex@nalid;"no> wrote:


> we (Canadians) don't go running to doctors for minor things.


Probably because you can't get an appointment under your health care
system.