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Maybe someone can help me. I can't open my left eye. At all. The corners of the eye are incredibly sore, and it's all kind of puffy and swolen around the eye. There's also some weird white coloration of my skin around the corners of the eye. Anyone know whether I should be dialing 911 right now? Help!

edit: I'd also like to add that you really take depth perception for granted. This is a very disorienting experience.

I don't personally know much about that sort of thing... My best guess would be to put in antibacterial drops if you have them... Maybe ice it? Otherwise I'd recommend getting it checked out.

I'm no doctor, but i have some practical experience with health science.

Do you happen to feel sick in any other way?

I'm no doctor, but i have some practical experience with health science.

Do you happen to feel sick in any other way?

Nope, not at all. I'm feeling fine. A bit hungry, but otherwise fine.

Not a doctor, but I recently had a "weird" eye experience. I called one of those physician referral services (do you have any in your area) and they told me to go to the ER. I went in and they said that they only thing they could help with was if it was an injury to the eye or a foreign object in the eye.

So, if you are not sure if you have something in there, or possibly injured it, go to your local ER. But, my best advice to you would be to call your doctor (they should have an answering service if the office is closed) and ask what to do. If you don't have a regular doctor, call the emergency room of your local hospital and ask. If you have no one to take you in, then call an ambulance, but they charge big bucks!

Have a friend drive you to the ER now! Eye infections can have awful, permanent effects if left untreated, and it sounds like this is the point where you have no other option but to seek professional help, and a prescription.

Go now!

(don't worry, we'll find someone else to do the whipping, bro).

I say you'd better go to the doctor with that. I know an eyepatch would be cool, but normal vision is a little more practical

I say you'd better go to the doctor with that. I know an eyepatch would be cool, but normal vision is a little more practical
Really, I knew that was coming. Just didn't know when.

All taken care of :)

I would go to a walk in clinic. I don't know how much this hurts you, but if you walk up and the secretary automatically calls you an ambulance then you know it's something serious.

All taken care of :)

Thank you, hun.

Go to some sort of health clinic or the emergency room immediately.

Your eyes are not things that you want to take chances with.

Have a friend drive you to the ER now! Eye infections can have awful, permanent effects if left untreated, and it sounds like this is the point where you have no other option but to seek professional help, and a prescription.

Go now!


Or at the very least, go see your general practicioner. You really don't want to deal with a permenant imparment.

I agree, you probably want to get that checked out ASAP. See if you can go to a Opthamolygest (SP?). If you go to a eyeplace, you will probably be able to see a specialist much sooner than if you went to an emergency room.

Im not shure where you live, but try the phone book.

Have a friend drive you to the ER now! Eye infections can have awful, permanent effects if left untreated, and it sounds like this is the point where you have no other option but to seek professional help, and a prescription.

Go now!

Well I'm being told by Dr. Aerou that I've probably scratched the eye. I have to call my parents to see if I'm still under their health insurance, and then I'll call a doctor.

I say you'd better go to the doctor with that. I know an eyepatch would be cool, but normal vision is a little more practical

It's very tempting, though.

Maybe someone can help me. I can't open my left eye. At all. The corners of the eye are incredibly sore, and it's all kind of puffy and swolen around the eye. There's also some weird white coloration of my skin around the corners of the eye. Anyone know whether I should be dialing 911 right now? Help!

edit: I'd also like to add that you really take depth perception for granted. This is a very disorienting experience.
I'm not a doctor, but I had that recently but with both eyes, and it was a result of an allergic reaction to some medication I was on. Are you taking any pills at the moment, or anything like that?
I don't know if you have this where you are, but where I live in this sort of situation there's a service at the hospital you can ring and describe your symptoms, and they tell you if you should go in now, or what to do at home, or to come in the next day. It's very helpful, and saves you a wasted trip or a long wait. If there's an option like that for you, that's what I'd go for.
Hope it gets better soon. I know, it's very unpleasant and disorientating. In the meantime, put some ice on it to reduce the swelling, it may mean you can open your eye a little more. Don't rub it or anything, although you probably worked that out for yourself. :)

All taken care of :)
I was hoping you'd show up to give a little pro advice. What's happened to the email flow, sweets?

I was hoping you'd show up to give a little pro advice. What's happened to the email flow, sweets?

I've emailed you, you never emailed back *sniff*

BTW- This is my 1,000 post :)

I've emailed you, you never emailed back *sniff*

BTW- This is my 1,000 post :)
Awwwww sheeeit. You know what I do, and can probably guess that with the volume of emails I receve daily, they get lost easily on the "old mail" backpages. Can you send a "wassup" just so I can reply...

Purdy pleeez? :D

Congratulations, Aerou. Such a grand occasion is surely call for a conga line? :)

sounds like death :)

sounds like death :)

Yeah, I heard that was going around.

Yeah, I heard that was going around.
you gotta watch out for it, it can be fatal

Yeah, I heard that was going around.
:p

I've emailed you, you never emailed back *sniff*

BTW- This is my 1,000 post :)

Congratulations!

Yay! Aerou is a pimp :fluffle:

Yay! Aerou is a pimp :fluffle:
Yeah, but she's only paying her whores 15 a pop. :rolleyes:

My ass hurts.

Awwwww sheeeit. You know what I do, and can probably guess that with the volume of emails I receve daily, they get lost easily on the "old mail" backpages. Can you send a "wassup" just so I can reply...

Purdy pleeez? :D

Hmmmmm, I dunno :p

Congratulations, Aerou. Such a grand occasion is surely call for a conga line?

I dunno if 1,000 posts deserves a Conga line, heh....10,000 definately deserves a party, but I highly doubt I ever make it to 10,000 posts. :)

Yeah, but she's only paying her whores 15 a pop. :rolleyes:

My ass hurts.
Awwww.
*kisses Eichen (extemely nice) ass*
There. Better?

Hmmmmm, I dunno :p



I dunno if 1,000 posts deserves a Conga line, heh....10,000 definately deserves a party, but I highly doubt I ever make it to 10,000 posts. :)
I feel like I have lost sooooo much time :(

Awwww.
*kisses Eichen (extemely nice) ass*
There. Better?
Gimme a few more beers. :p

Gimme a few more beers. :p
That'll be $15 please

That'll be $15 please
Damn. I fell right into that one with my eyes wide open!

Damn. I fell right into that one with my eyes wide open!
You know Eichen, Im still a Cabbage Patch Girl....

Damn. I fell right into that one with my eyes wide open!
Heh.... seriously though. $15 bucks or I'll send Aerou on your ass

You know Eichen, Im still a Cabbage Patch Girl....
Hmmmmm. I'll take you up on that, but it'll still be $15, left on the dresser please.

http://www.quantumflash.net/nin_avatar.gif

Haha, is it just me or is it really hot in this thread ;)

http://www.quantumflash.net/nin_avatar.gif
"You. Make me feel closer to God" :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:

"You. Make me feel closer to God" :fluffle: :fluffle: :fluffle:
I earn every red cent!

I earn every red cent!
*puts on NIN*
Oh man. I didn't know feeling like a crackwhore could be so godawfully gooood

*puts on NIN*
Oh man. I didn't know feeling like a crackwhore could be so godawfully gooood
*already had Pretty Hate Machine on*

Haven't you visited the Red Light District and all?
I'd be there in a heartbeat (albeit, as a tourist) just to say I had the experience.

*already had Pretty Hate Machine on*

Haven't you visited the Red Light District and all?
I'd be there in a heartbeat (albeit, as a tourist) just to say I had the experience.
No. It's overrated, but a sight every adult tourist in Holland wants to see. My big bro's band had a fotoshoot there

Haha, is it just me or is it really hot in this thread ;)
I dont know... Im actually feeling a little chilled after seeing that image... no offense Eichen, but I think I'll have to pass this go round! :eek:

Aftering exploring his eye a little more Maciej was able to pull THIS (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/eye.jpg) from his eye. It appears to him to be a piece of paper.

He's finally headed off to the hospital, so that they can make sure it didn't scratch the eye to badly.

And I dunno how I feel about being a "Pimp"......hmmmm

I suppose if I have to be one, I'd only want to employ the best girls/guys. So I'm sure the price would be well over $15 :p

I dont know... Im actually feeling a little chilled after seeing that image... no offense Eichen, but I think I'll have to pass this go round! :eek:
Not a fan of Trent's eh?

And I dunno how I feel about being a "Pimp"......hmmmm

I suppose if I have to be one, I'd only want to employ the best girls/guys. So I'm sure the price would be well over $15 :p
Aerou. Eichen isn't paying :(

Aerou. Eichen isn't paying :(

Uh oh! Do I have to go collect?

Uh oh! Do I have to go collect?
Yeah. And he was being a total ass, so you might want to rough him up a little too

Yeah. And he was being a total ass, so you might want to rough him up a little too

Awwww, there there :fluffle:

I'll take care of it, ;)

Awwww, there there :fluffle:

I'll take care of it, ;)
*Cries and goes to the next customer*

I don't know if this got lost in the thread, but I feel its important that I update you on whats going on (seeing as thats why the thread was started in the first place):

Aftering exploring his eye a little more Maciej was able to pull THIS (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/eye.jpg) from his eye. It appears to him to be a piece of paper.

He's finally headed off to the hospital, so that they can make sure it didn't scratch the eye to badly.

WTF? How did that get in?

And I dunno how I feel about being a "Pimp"......hmmmm

I suppose if I have to be one, I'd only want to employ the best girls/guys. So I'm sure the price would be well over $15 :p

same here. As a grandmother I take serious offense to being referred to as a Pimp. I did a thread on this over the weekend. We need to let NS know that it offends some peoples' sensibilites. Do what I'm doing ....post....post...post...until it changes.

Sounds like pink eye...to me btw, I'm not certified. But pink eye is highly contagious. You should get it treated reguardless...

<EDIT> Sorry, misread what you said, it's not pink eye...Go see a doctor now.

Sounds like an eye infection. Get it looked at.

He's at the hospital now. He was going to wait an extra day to go have his eye examined, but I fussed at him enough that he left...heh.

I dunno how it got in his eye. He said he was rubbing it a lot yesterday, so it could have gotten in to it that way, or it might have entered his eye (via his pillow) while he was sleeping.

However it got in, its out now and he's being checked over :)

He's at the hospital now. He was going to wait an extra day to go have his eye examined, but I fussed at him enough that he left...heh.

I dunno how it got in his eye. He said he was rubbing it a lot yesterday, so it could have gotten in to it that way, or it might have entered his eye (via his pillow) while he was sleeping.

However it got in, its out now and he's being checked over :)
Well, I meditated a moment on his well-being. I hope it helped.

And if he reads this later on: Again, you were the first I took to here (and all that special place stuff I'm not good at communicating), and I hope everything turns out easy during recovery.

He's at the hospital now. He was going to wait an extra day to go have his eye examined, but I fussed at him enough that he left...heh.

I dunno how it got in his eye. He said he was rubbing it a lot yesterday, so it could have gotten in to it that way, or it might have entered his eye (via his pillow) while he was sleeping.

However it got in, its out now and he's being checked over :)


Glad to hear he's getting it checked into. I missed the post about it being an object. I can stand to get an eyelash in my eye, much less something that big. I don't see how he stood it as long as he did.

Glad to hear he's getting it checked into. I missed the post about it being an object. I can stand to get an eyelash in my eye, much less something that big. I don't see how he stood it as long as he did.

Yea, he said it was irritating him last night, and then you slept on it. I haven't a clue how he stood it for as long as he did, heh.

I don't know if this got lost in the thread, but I feel its important that I update you on whats going on (seeing as thats why the thread was started in the first place):

Aftering exploring his eye a little more Maciej was able to pull THIS (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/Aerou/Other/eye.jpg) from his eye. It appears to him to be a piece of paper.

He's finally headed off to the hospital, so that they can make sure it didn't scratch the eye to badly.

And now that I'm back, I'd like to offer a formal apology to Aerou for not listening to her the first time when she told me to go to the damned hospital. It turns out that I have a corneal abrasion. It's nothing terribly serious, although it could have been if it had gotten infected. They gave me vicodin for the pain and a topical antibiotic that I have to apply to the inside of my eyelid (eww) three times a day for a week.

So, yeah, Aerou, I apologize. I should have heeded your greater wisdom initially and gone to the hospital when you said to. Even though I eventually listened to you, it was only after considerable effort on your part to convince me it was a big deal, and that I should not just put it off until tomorrow. I am sorry.

Well, I meditated a moment on his well-being. I hope it helped.

And if he reads this later on: Again, you were the first I took to here (and all that special place stuff I'm not good at communicating), and I hope everything turns out easy during recovery.

Aww, Eichen, that's so sweet. :) I never knew I meant so much to you! :fluffle:

I got a corneal abrasion from overwearing my contacts one time. The optometrist I worked for gave me an antibiotic ointment and told me "Get drunk and stay in a dark room with a cold wash cloth over your eyes." Of course Dr. Goldwasser thought getting drunk or stoned helped everything. :D

And now that I'm back, I'd like to offer a formal apology to Aerou for not listening to her the first time when she told me to go to the damned hospital. It turns out that I have a corneal abrasion. It's nothing terribly serious, although it could have been if it had gotten infected. They gave me vicodin for the pain and a topical antibiotic that I have to apply to the inside of my eyelid (eww) three times a day for a week.

So, yeah, Aerou, I apologize. I should have heeded your greater wisdom initially and gone to the hospital when you said to. Even though I eventually listened to you, it was only after considerable effort on your part to convince me it was a big deal, and that I should not just put it off until tomorrow. I am sorry.
Ouch, hope you get better soon Matt!! I guess theres a lesson in this for all of us: Don't look up when people are throwing confetti. ;)

Does anybody know anything about Wellbutrin?

And now that I'm back, I'd like to offer a formal apology to Aerou for not listening to her the first time when she told me to go to the damned hospital. It turns out that I have a corneal abrasion. It's nothing terribly serious, although it could have been if it had gotten infected. They gave me vicodin for the pain and a topical antibiotic that I have to apply to the inside of my eyelid (eww) three times a day for a week.

So, yeah, Aerou, I apologize. I should have heeded your greater wisdom initially and gone to the hospital when you said to. Even though I eventually listened to you, it was only after considerable effort on your part to convince me it was a big deal, and that I should not just put it off until tomorrow. I am sorry.

No need to be sorry, I just hope you learned from this. :) I told you you scratched your eye, and that they would just examine in and give you something for it. Take care of that eye!

Does anybody know anything about Wellbutrin? I used to take it, if the questions aren't too complex I might be able to help.

Originally posted by BK
I used to take it, if the questions aren't too complex I might be able to help.

Well, I've been having problems breathing and shaking. Neither of them are new. I don't feel like I can breathe. It physically hurts to breathe. My mother was a moron and instead of having me see a doctor just had me overlooked by an unqualified nurse. She told me it was from the Wellbutrin. Are these possible side effects?

Does anybody know anything about Wellbutrin?

Wellbutrin or bupropion, is an antidepressant medication that affects chemicals within the brain that nerves use to send messages to each other. Bupropion is unique in that its major effect is on dopamine (This is different from what Paxil, Zoloft, and Prozac do)

You can get Wellbutrin in quite a few different dosages ranging from Wellbutrin (round tablets) 75mg (orange)-Wellbutrin XL (tablets) 300mg.

Wellbutrin SR and XL are perscribed for depression and it is being perscribed to people who want to quit smoking.

There are quite a few side effects, so this isn't a drug you should take without consulting with your doctor.

Well, I've been having problems breathing and shaking. Neither of them are new. I don't feel like I can breathe. It physically hurts to breathe. My mother was a moron and instead of having me see a doctor just had me overlooked by an unqualified nurse. She told me it was from the Wellbutrin. Are these possible side effects?

Your tremors are a common side effect of taking Wellbutrin, the shortness of breath although not common, is also a side effect. You shouldn't continue to take the medication unless it was prescribed to you by your doctor.

I got a corneal abrasion from overwearing my contacts one time. The optometrist I worked for gave me an antibiotic ointment and told me "Get drunk and stay in a dark room with a cold wash cloth over your eyes." Of course Dr. Goldwasser thought getting drunk or stoned helped everything. :D

That was the first question the doctor asked me after he found the cut. "Do you wear contacts?"

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I learned my lesson, doctor. :fluffle:

Well good, :). From now on try to rub your eyes less, and make sure when you get into bed there isn't anything waiting to attack your eyes on your pillow! :eek:

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I hope your eye gets better soon!

Well good, :). From now on try to rub your eyes less, and make sure when you get into bed there isn't anything waiting to attack your eyes on your pillow! :eek:

I blame Justin.

Sorry I didn't get back to you Oksana. My dad called long distance and we talked a while. Wellbutrin and lots of other anti-depressant can cause nervousness and insomniaas well as your other symptoms. These usually disappear after you've taken them for a while, but you should still discuss them with your doctor. Sometimes people can't tolerate certain side effects and if the bother you he can probably switch you to a different anti-depressant.

Well i injured my left shoulder 4 weeks ago it made a terrible cracking noise which has kind of gone but it hurts when i try and use my right hand going up my back and the left reaching behind my left shoulder and down trying to grab my right and Visa versa. :eek:

I say you'd better go to the doctor with that. I know an eyepatch would be cool, but normal vision is a little more practical
I had to wear an eyepatch once. Three days of zero depth perception. Strange.

Oh goody. There are still live people on here. :fluffle:

Oh goody. There are still live people on here. :fluffle:
Sort of. If I don't get some sleep I may not be alive. G'nite all.

Oh goody. There are still live people on here. :fluffle:
Nope just me. :p

Oh goody. There are still live people on here. :fluffle:
I'm just rather glad there are no dead people on.

I'm just rather glad there are no dead people on.

Occidio might lend us a few. :eek:

Occidio might lend us a few. :eek:
We'll need some channelers...

As an update: My eye feels great now, but I still have to put in my medicine three times a day until Monday. It really doesn't get less weird and gross to squirt gel into my eye.

Happy it's getting better. I used to be an optician, I can come stuff things in your eye for you. :D

Happy it's getting better. I used to be an optician, I can come stuff things in your eye for you. :D

Well they gave me this gel, Gentamicin, that I have to squirt into my eye. Supposed to make it all better, and it seems to be working. It's quite difficult to get it in, though. I've wasted more of it on my eyelashes than I've actually gotten into my eyes.

Oh well, just four more days of it....