Is it talk like a pirate day?
No?
Then this patch on my eye must be because I have PINK EYE!
oy.vey.
Warning: what follows is seriously gross.
I've been fighting a sinus infection for nearly a week with anti-biotics. That seems to have disappeared on Tuesday but just past noon yesterday my right eye started itching. I resisted the urge to rub and headed for the ladies room. My right eye was sea of red with a brown pupil in the center. I flushed it with cold water and went back to the office. About three o'clock the pain hit and I went back to the bathroom and there was a dam of pus in the corner of my eye. I went back to the office, called my eye doctor and begged to be seen immediately. By the time I got there, 30 minutes later, pus was draining down my cheek. There were some kids in the office with their mothers and they freaked out a little when they saw me. One mother said "Is that pink eye?" and I said I think so and she literally shrank back and pulled her kid closer to her.
Yes, I am a monster.
I got into to see the doctor and explained how fast this had happened and he was a bit shocked. He cleaned out the eye, did an exam, put in anti-biotic drops in both eyes and put a patch over the right eye.
Probably so I don't scare more children.
The doctor gave me more drops and instructions to use in both eyes for seven days. I went to the pharmacy and go more eye patches and anti-bacterial hand wash and proceeded to drive home.
In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is King.
Have you ever tried driving with an eye patch on? My perception is deeply skewed at the moment so I'm driving like a little old lady. Not quite curb-crawling, but close.
So I'm putting drops in every four hours. The left eye is slightly red and draining a little and the right eye looks better but it is still horrifying to see. I don't know how I picked this up, especially as I've been on anti-biotics for the sinus infection.
Blech!
Today has been brought to you by the letter P and Zymar (gatifloxacin ophthalmic solution).
