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scratched cornea
I was bending over and jammed myself in the eye with a nearby palm frond last night. Ouch! I can see the scratch on my cornea (and can still see thank goodness). It still hurts today and I'm thinking I'd better go in to the dr. Anyone have experience with a scratched cornea? Do they give you anything for the pain and irritation?
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When I was pregnant with Maddie, I had really bad hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up all of the time.
At one particularly nasty session, the vomit bounced off the toilet and hit me in the eye. I ended up getting a corneal abrasion. It was so bad that you could see it with the naked eye.
My doctor wanted to admit me to the hospital, but since Jeff was in Med School at the time, they let him take care of me. I was prescribed two different drops and each had to be put in my eye every four hours. It wasn't the same four hours either, one would go in, then the other would go in two hours later.
You should go to an opthalmologist.
At one particularly nasty session, the vomit bounced off the toilet and hit me in the eye. I ended up getting a corneal abrasion. It was so bad that you could see it with the naked eye.
My doctor wanted to admit me to the hospital, but since Jeff was in Med School at the time, they let him take care of me. I was prescribed two different drops and each had to be put in my eye every four hours. It wasn't the same four hours either, one would go in, then the other would go in two hours later.
You should go to an opthalmologist.
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Mine looked whitish-grey and was probably considered more of a burn than a gouge (because of the acids in vomit.)Odyssey wrote:Thanks for the replies. I knew someone here would know something. I'm thinking mine is more than mild because I can see it. PSM, was it like a gouge?
I'm waiting for my dr. to call me back with a referral, which I need for my insurance to cover it.
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Well I got a great kid out of it, so the abrasion was worth it.Odyssey wrote:PSM, that is one of the worst eye stories I've ever heard! You got the grossness factor in as well as the horrible injury!
I got hyperemesis gravidarum with Emma as well, but had learned to tightly cover my eyes when I vomited.
I had the most horrible pregnancies, but the deliveries were all really easy, so I guess I was lucky.
Emma has always wanted a little brother, but I don't know if I could have gone through a third pregnancy.
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This is nice breakfast talk? Excuse me for a minute...PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:When I was pregnant with Maddie, I had really bad hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up all of the time.
At one particularly nasty session, the vomit bounced off the toilet and hit me in the eye. I ended up getting a corneal abrasion. It was so bad that you could see it with the naked eye.
My doctor wanted to admit me to the hospital, but since Jeff was in Med School at the time, they let him take care of me. I was prescribed two different drops and each had to be put in my eye every four hours. It wasn't the same four hours either, one would go in, then the other would go in two hours later.
You should go to an opthalmologist.
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Sorry.Upset Stomach wrote:PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:When I was pregnant with Maddie, I had really bad hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up all of the time.
At one particularly nasty session, the vomit bounced off the toilet and hit me in the eye. I ended up getting a corneal abrasion. It was so bad that you could see it with the naked eye.
My doctor wanted to admit me to the hospital, but since Jeff was in Med School at the time, they let him take care of me. I was prescribed two different drops and each had to be put in my eye every four hours. It wasn't the same four hours either, one would go in, then the other would go in two hours later.
You should go to an opthalmologist.
This is nice breakfast talk? Excuse me for a minute...
I was very squeamish before I had kids but after injuring myself with my own vomit, getting pooped on, vomited on, and peed on by babies, my ability to tolerate grossness has increased substantially.
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Upset Stomach wrote:This is nice breakfast talk? Excuse me for a minute...PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:When I was pregnant with Maddie, I had really bad hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up all of the time.
At one particularly nasty session, the vomit bounced off the toilet and hit me in the eye. I ended up getting a corneal abrasion. It was so bad that you could see it with the naked eye.
My doctor wanted to admit me to the hospital, but since Jeff was in Med School at the time, they let him take care of me. I was prescribed two different drops and each had to be put in my eye every four hours. It wasn't the same four hours either, one would go in, then the other would go in two hours later.
You should go to an opthalmologist.
Sorry, I was here first!
Give me another hour or two....
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I think I'd rate it moderate--feels like a few grains of sand stuck in my eye. Maybe it just hurts because of all those nerve endings. I'm going, though, I'm going!peacock2121 wrote:The cornea has the most nerve ending per square inch of any place on the body. If you have a deep abrasion, you KNOW it. A deep abrasion would have you tearing and not able to open your eye.
That said, you should get it looked at. Infection can set in no matter how deep the abrasion is.
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Hopefully your insurance company will let you go to a specialist soon.Odyssey wrote:I think I'd rate it moderate--feels like a few grains of sand stuck in my eye. Maybe it just hurts because of all those nerve endings. I'm going, though, I'm going!peacock2121 wrote:The cornea has the most nerve ending per square inch of any place on the body. If you have a deep abrasion, you KNOW it. A deep abrasion would have you tearing and not able to open your eye.
That said, you should get it looked at. Infection can set in no matter how deep the abrasion is.
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I've had three mild scratches of my cornea, all of which I woke up with.
They do nothing for those except an eye patch, which allows your eye to close and it can get on with healing.
They do nothing for those except an eye patch, which allows your eye to close and it can get on with healing.
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I had hyperemesis with my daughter too. I can't imagine having an eye issue along with everything else.When I was pregnant with Maddie, I had really bad hyperemesis gravidarum and threw up all of the time.
Did you get any medication? At the time the doctors said only compazine (not by mouth) and reglin were the only drugs available. I had to get a pic line for nutrition and fluids.
I was also told that usually the children born form mothers with HG usually are very intelligent. I see you prove that theory
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Well, PSM said that she did not want to be pregnant again, and I am sure that Emma would not want to inflict physical harm on her mother.MarleysGh0st wrote:Or Jack could just teach Emma that prayer of his.Appa23 wrote:There are other options.PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Emma has always wanted a little brother, but I don't know if I could have gone through a third pregnancy.
Should I send Emma some links to help convince you?
It is all a matter of belief.
Now, if Emma wants him to teach her another prayer to help in that regard . . .
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Re: scratched cornea
Scratches resulting from a plant source tend to have a slightly increased risk for the potential of having a nasty bug associated with them. I would suggest that you get the eye evaluated to see if the epithelium (the surface) of the cornea was damaged and if a topical antibiotic or perhaps even a patch or bandage contact lens is indicated.Odyssey wrote:I was bending over and jammed myself in the eye with a nearby palm frond last night. Ouch! I can see the scratch on my cornea (and can still see thank goodness). It still hurts today and I'm thinking I'd better go in to the dr. Anyone have experience with a scratched cornea? Do they give you anything for the pain and irritation?
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Thank you, Tanstaafl2, for chiming in with your expertise. I am just back from the dr. and the good news is, the jab did not go through. Bad news, yes it did break the surface. I was sent away with antibiotic drops and an appointment on Mon. He wants to check for a fungal infection then, because it was a plant source, as you mentioned.
I'm just going to hurt for a couple days and hopefully that will be the end of it. Dr. said he had someone that stabbed themselves in the eye with an aloe and it went through the eye, requiring surgery. He also said someone got stabbed with a pen and it went through, but it took that person 15 days to come in--they didn't realize it had gone through!
I'm re-evaluating my spiky houseplants.
I'm just going to hurt for a couple days and hopefully that will be the end of it. Dr. said he had someone that stabbed themselves in the eye with an aloe and it went through the eye, requiring surgery. He also said someone got stabbed with a pen and it went through, but it took that person 15 days to come in--they didn't realize it had gone through!
I'm re-evaluating my spiky houseplants.
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