One eye closed
October 17th, 2007Fate has horrid, horrid taste in humor.
You see, this week and the next were supposed to be my "work really hard" weeks. With midterms coming up at the end of the month and work taking a whole new more intense, more organized level of my time, I had so perfectly planned to be chained to my desk for at least 90% of this week’s daylight hours. Guess what happened?
I got an eye infection. My body is pissed off at me. I pushed it to the limits last weekend when I worked unearthly hours, and now my body is acting out. It’s angry. And now, because I couldn’t stop poking the cyst at every given moment, I’m stuck looking absolutely sexy with one eye swollen halfway shut, amusing myself by periodically draining the cyst with my favorite pair of tweezers and lots and lots kleenex.
Too much information? Too bad. (For what it’s worth though, it really is amusing - perhaps even the highlight of my day.)
ETA: Since y’all wish to see photos and there is no way in hell I’m posting one of *me*, I decided to provide you with an alternative visual companion: see this photo. While it isn’t of me, it gives you a pretty good idea of what it looks like, only imagine the central point of swelling to be right in the very corner of the upper inner eyelid. If you’re even more curious to find out more, you can read this on Chalazions.
That sounds so horrible! I’ve never actually seen anyone with an eye infection… maybe you should post a picture ;)
Have fun with your cyst-draining!
Reply: My family (brother especially) keeps saying that I should, since I “post everything else on there”. :P However, I think I’ll spare y’all from the horror. (It actually just looks like a swollen eye, but shh!)
October 17th, 2007 at 4:11 pmUnless there’s a photo, it’s never TMI! I demand a photo!
October 17th, 2007 at 5:11 pmI hope that your eye repairs itself quickly. Get better soon and good luck with all of that awful work. I agree with Amanda on TMI: unless there’s a photo, it’s never TMI.
October 17th, 2007 at 6:25 pmWow. I can’t imagine what happens with an eye infection. What the? But yeah, I’m demanding a photo too. :P
October 17th, 2007 at 11:53 pmSounds (and looks) absolutely horrific! I hope it heals itself quickly!
October 18th, 2007 at 5:34 pmwhen our body responds to stress, it’s its way of say, “woah! you taking on wayyy too much stuff,” or “you need sleep.” i remember one week last year when i was utterly sleep deprived, and my body started to shake in the middle of class. i also broke out in hives x_x anyway, i hope your cyst goes away soon! remember to take time out of your busy schedule to rest. while it may seem impossible, it beats getting sick and having to stay in bed for a few days.
Reply: Ugh, too true. It’s so very important to get your rest and take things in moderation!
October 18th, 2007 at 8:07 pmI had something like that before! I even infected one of my managers with it… not that I’m proud or anything :P
Hope it goes away soon! :D
Reply: “… Not that I’m proud or anything.” - ROFL!
October 18th, 2007 at 8:35 pmOoh that really sucks! I hope it will get better soon! Try not to touch it too much with your fingers, tweezers seem fine.
October 20th, 2007 at 3:27 pmMy friend had an eye infection before. It sounds horrible. Hope yours goes away soon.
October 21st, 2007 at 1:23 pmThe new layout looks lovely!
Reply: Thanks! I figured it was about time for a change. :)
October 21st, 2007 at 7:44 pm