Eye Scare

So on Monday my eye in my left eye got blurry. I didn't think that much about it and figured when I got home that night I would take my contacts out, and all would be ok. I got home Monday night, took my contacts out and went to bed. Tuesday morning I woke up with the worse pain I have ever felt. My eye was totally light sensitive and hurt like their was razor blades in it. I made a appt at 10am at my local Eye Doctor, and called into work.

I made it into the eye doctor and after talking to my mom, figured I had a scratched cornea or something. My eye doctor took one look at my left eye and said "OMG Kristen we need to get you to a specialist. You have a ulcer in the middle of your cornea, you could lose your vision". So needless to say I went into a panic. They gave me some eyedrops to numb the pain, but as I was driving all the way into ALBQ, to Eye Associates the pain came back, and it was hard to drive. I saw a specialist at 1pm and he was very non emotional, gave me some steriods and said they needed to see me in 24 hours. I drove home, filled my presciption on the way at Walgreens which was horrible as the other set of eye drops had wore off, my eye was a weeping painful thing and I am sure I looked freaky with my black rimmed glasses and crying due to the pain. I took the drops/cream 4 times yesterday, and today I woke up and everything is getting better.

So I went to the specialist at 3pm today in the Los Luans office, she said the ulcer as shrunk, and I still have some healing before my vision comes back and to keep up with the steriod drops/creme. I am to go back to my regular eye doctor in a week, in which she assured my vision should be restored, but if I would have waited one more day I would be looking at a cornea transplant. I can't wear my contacts for a week, as my contacts is what has caused this mess. I have been a contact wearer for 20+ years and the last 10 years I sleep in mine only to take out once a month. The specialist said never again should I sleep in my contacts, even if they are made for sleeping in.

So I am thankful that everything is looking up. I had such a busy week at work, it couldn't have picked a worse week to happen but my manager understands. I look like Ugly Betty in my black rimmed ugly ass glasses, but next week when I go back I will order some nicer looking ones as I have had these for 7 years and the prescription isn't even correct. What I sight I am right now.. At least I can wear makeup now :) I hope my eye clears up as its still blurry, but I know it will. Anyway off to bed now, crazy things happen and makes me think I need to get out of this house and meet someone so when I have a crisis I will have someone for me. Maybe I should get back on Match.com.. Anyway off to bed!