Re: Corneal infection (was Candida diet)

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Deanna-

>Whassup with that? That sounds really nasty. Are you seeing someone

>about it? Still hangin out in moldy theatres waiting to catch the

>latest crud? LOL. When I went to see my friend perform with the Ft.

>Wayne philharmonic, it was very distressing to my lungs for a day after

>being in the old gawdy moldy theatre - and my lungs ain't got no issues!

Seems like the Anthology Film Archives strikes again. I did see my

ophthalmologist today since the problem came back worse than ever (it hit

last Thursday too, but I thought it was a corneal abrasion and it seemed to

go away as those are supposed to after a couple days) and he gave me some

abx drops, but they're either not working or even making it worse. He

wanted me to come back to see him on Saturday for in case it's fungal, but

if this isn't any better in the morning, I'm going to call him

then. (Sorry for tediously repeating myself if you already read my

response to Chris.)

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>(Sorry for tediously repeating myself if you already read my

>response to Chris.)

>

Oops, I am sorry for provoking you to write again, as I missed that

piece to Chris. Keep us posted on your progress. I hope the situation

improves soon.

Deanna

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Deanna-

>Oops, I am sorry for provoking you to write again, as I missed that

>piece to Chris. Keep us posted on your progress. I hope the situation

>improves soon.

The infection propagated to my other eye overnight. I went back to the doc

today and got some different drops, which so far seem to be working OK,

though it's really too premature to even draw the faintest hint of a

conclusion in that department. For all I know I'll go blind within the hour.

So now both eyes hurt and I'm stuck wearing glasses for at least a week --

and because my old glasses have apparently long since made their furtive

escape from my apartment into eyewear valhalla, I had to buy a new pair,

which works out to a really ridiculous number of dollars per day just to

see very poorly until I can put my beloved contacts back in. With luck my

vision will improve within a couple days as my eyes start to get better (he

says with laughably naive optimism as the eyeball reaper sneaks up behind

him, serrated gouging spoons at the ready) but until then, everything's a

bit of a blur even with these boat anchors wearing a rut in my nose. And

even aside from the infection factor, glasses just plain suck. I'd

forgotten how much they compress and distance the world. Walking down the

steps to the subway was an exercise in not tumbling over and scattering

rush-hour commuters like tenpins while navigating via a small CCTV dangled

several feet away from my face.

Going to the farmers market tomorrow should be particularly fun, since

neither eye likes bright light now. Maybe I should borrow a seeing eye

dog, or at least a walking stick, and just wear a blindfold. Or I could

hang a sign off my shoulders saying " Beware: Large Clumsy Oaf May Break

Your Foot! " That ought to give me a bit of a buffer zone to stumble around in.

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I saw a post come through today on about contact

lenses/solutions with a member stating that her doctor told her there aren’t

any viable contact solutions out there. Is there a possibility the

infection is coming from your contacts or the solution? The method of

sanitation that was suggested by the writer at AM is:

http://www.aclens.com/da.asp?ID=43 I had to give up on contacts after

wearing them for decades because my eyes developed an over- sensitivity to

the solutions, including thimerisol. I woke up one morning with both eyes

covered in water blisters that stood out from my eyes about ½-inch. It was

freaky. The up-side was I could see perfectly – the first time I’d

experienced that in my lifetime. Can’t remember the name of the condition

but first thing that crossed my mind was a brain tumor. I was almost sad

to see the blisters depart because I missed being able to see. Almost. LOL.

-Sharon, NH

Deut 11:14 He will put grass in the fields for your cattle, and you will

have plenty to eat.

>So now both eyes hurt and I'm stuck wearing glasses for at least a week --

>and because my old glasses have apparently long since made their furtive

>escape from my apartment into eyewear valhalla, I had to buy a new pair,

>which works out to a really ridiculous number of dollars per day just to

>see very poorly until I can put my beloved contacts back in.

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>The infection propagated to my other eye overnight. I went back to the doc

>today and got some different drops, which so far seem to be working OK,

>though it's really too premature to even draw the faintest hint of a

>conclusion in that department. For all I know I'll go blind within the hour.

>

>

That sucks to have both eyes infected.

>So now both eyes hurt and I'm stuck wearing glasses for at least a week --

>and because my old glasses have apparently long since made their furtive

>escape from my apartment into eyewear valhalla, I had to buy a new pair,

>which works out to a really ridiculous number of dollars per day just to

>see very poorly until I can put my beloved contacts back in. With luck my

>vision will improve within a couple days as my eyes start to get better (he

>says with laughably naive optimism as the eyeball reaper sneaks up behind

>him, serrated gouging spoons at the ready) but until then, everything's a

>bit of a blur even with these boat anchors wearing a rut in my nose.

>

Well, it seems your wit is still intact <g>. I think you are missing a

calling in the comic strip department. I feel bad for your

misadventures, but they are hilarious to read about! I wear glasses

exclusively, so I do know how expensive they can be. Thankfully we have

a great vision plan. How bad is you vision anyway? I think my

prescription is -2.00 in both eyes - just bad enough to have my driver's

license marked for it.

>And

>even aside from the infection factor, glasses just plain suck. I'd

>forgotten how much they compress and distance the world.

>

Are you getting a lovely headache to go along with your eye pain and

nose discomfort?

> Walking down the

>steps to the subway was an exercise in not tumbling over and scattering

>rush-hour commuters like tenpins while navigating via a small CCTV dangled

>several feet away from my face.

>

>

Heh. I bet you are a major hazard. You paint a funny picture.

>Going to the farmers market tomorrow should be particularly fun, since

>neither eye likes bright light now. Maybe I should borrow a seeing eye

>dog, or at least a walking stick, and just wear a blindfold. Or I could

>hang a sign off my shoulders saying " Beware: Large Clumsy Oaf May Break

>Your Foot! " That ought to give me a bit of a buffer zone to stumble around in.

>

If you wear the sign, you may even get sympathy handouts too, lol.

Bring a tin cup with you. ;-)

Deanna

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Deanna-

>How bad is you vision anyway? I think my

>prescription is -2.00 in both eyes - just bad enough to have my driver's

>license marked for it.

-3.25 each.

>Are you getting a lovely headache to go along with your eye pain and

>nose discomfort?

From the stabbing pain of not being able to wear a completely opaque

blindfold, yes. Coming out of the subway wasn't even as bad as turning on

the light in my office when I got up. It took me at least forty five

minutes just to get to the point of being able to keep my eyes open three

quarters of the time without rivers gushing down my face and mortifying

mewling noises coming from someone in my general vicinity who was really

good at hiding whenever I tried to look for him.

It'd be hilarious if it weren't so inconvenient and painful. Even now,

having braved full sunlight for a couple hours, keeping my eyes open is an

exercise in masochism.

>If you wear the sign, you may even get sympathy handouts too, lol.

>Bring a tin cup with you. ;-)

I did get a couple freebies, as it happens, but of sweetened flavored

yoghurts Binky will eat but I won't. Nobody gave me any free meat, fish,

cheese, eggs, herbs, fruits, or vegetables, though. Bastards. <g>

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Sharon-

>s there a possibility the

>infection is coming from your contacts or the solution?

I probably reinfected myself the second time around by putting the original

contact back in my eye, thinking I'd had a corneal abrasion, but in

general, I doubt it, because I use Focus Night & Day lenses, which I keep

in for 30 days and then replace. Unlike normal extended wear lenses,

they're supposed to allow just as much oxygen through as the naked eye does

by itself.

>I woke up one morning with both eyes

>covered in water blisters that stood out from my eyes about ½-inch. It was

>freaky.

Yikes! At least nowadays I don't think there are any solutions containing

thimerisol on the market.

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