Still Swollen
Thanks for all the comments yesterday. Believe me, I have tried every diet and health thing there is to try. In general I am very. . . ok. . . with things. Not happy, but ok. I have generally accepted myself and am pleased that I have become something of a health nut. I actually physically cringed when I told my grandma I was going to take snacks on the plane since they no longer serve food and she suggested “hi hos” (her word for Ritz crackers). Crackers? Non-whole grain? EEEEEKKKK! I’m planning on taking a bag of homemade trail mix (real trail mix, not the trail mix I took on our road trip to Toronto). I plan on using walnuts, pecans, almonds, dried cranberries and maybe a SMALL bit of super dark chocolate. I’ll also take some multi-grain crisp bread with low fat flavored cream cheese and maybe some slices of cheddar. Crackers? Ha!
I don’t actually plan on having any surgical procedures, as tempting as that sometimes sounds. I’m way too big of a wimp and have heard all kinds of horror stories about stomach stapling. Some day in the not-so-distant future when I’m done breastfeeding Erik and his hypothetical siblings I want to have breast reduction surgery. That’s at least five years in the future though.
Basically, life sucks and isn’t fair but at least I don’t have some kind of real deformity. I start thinking of all the things that COULD go wrong and feel ashamed for complaining about my very comfortable life.
My eye isn’t comfortable, though. The eyelid swelling has gotten worse and I am somewhat concerned. I turned to Dr. Google to see if a trip to a real doctor was in order, but it seems the only real help for my problem is a warm compress. I’ve been compressing the hell out of my eye. I think I may go blind. It seems my problem is most likely caused by a blocked oil gland. Translation: I have a huge ass pimple on my eyelid. Only it is way, way, way bigger than any pimple I’ve ever seen. Joy joy joy! Dr. Google says to see a doctor if it doesn’t clear up in a couple of days. I’ve checked with my insurance web site and my doctor from my hometown takes my insurance so I guess if I am still swollen early next week I can go in and have him take a look at it. That sounds easier than going to the doctor here.
Proper eyelid hygiene is also supposed to be an important element in healing and preventing eyelid problems. I was not aware there was such a thing as proper eyelid hygiene. Now I feel like a 13 year old boy who doesn’t use BO control and refuses to shower because I am lazy and enjoy my own stench. Let’s take a poll. How many of you employ proper eyelid hygiene? How many of you even KNOW what proper eyelid hygiene might be? Is there a mini-eyelid loofah that I don’t know about? A special eyelash shampoo? Isn’t a shower a day enough?
Uh-oh. I really need to pay more attention to MisterE. I left him laying on his back in his tummy time gym. He’s clear across the room, sucking on an old sock. At least he’s happy. How did he get so mobile?
February 15th, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Have you tried the Laughing Cow cheese? I like the chive one (I think that’s it) and the herb and garlic one. Yummy! It’s swiss and supposed to be better for you (at least thats what South Beach tells me). I don’t care for swiss cheese and I like it.
Oh and my mother used to have to do some kind of eye wash on her eye when she got a stye. I don’t like things near my eyes. Yuck.
February 15th, 2006 at 3:41 pm
Okay, don’t get grossed out here please, I don’t know how crunchy you are but…
As far as actual eye infections, for you or your baby, or anyone for that matter, the number one cure is BREAST MILK! and you have some! SO perfect! If you ever have pink eye come to visit your house, trust me, squirt some milk in there. Next day - all better. Guarenteed or your money back. No, wait, you didn’t have to spend any - another beauty of it!
Also, I’ve had sty’s in my eye throughout my life. It sounds like what you have, though I’m certainly not a Dr. What my mom did for me was massage it with a hot cloth very often, then she actually had to pop it with a pin and squeeze it out. Man it hurt like h*ll. I know your pain. I don’t recommend her treatment, though it worked, you could hurt yourself if not careful… I wouldn’t want that!
Hope you get better soon. Don’t mind me, I am not the advice giver usually, I am usually seeking it more than I tend to give, but the mood struck and well. You know.
(btw, *chuckling* at the idea of an eyelid loofah or shampoo, you never know!)
February 15th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
Eyelid loofah! LOL. I hope your eye gets better. I have no words of wisdom, but I am seriously considering constructing and mailing to you an eyelid loofah.