If you're squeamish, don't read this post. Yesterday, I thought I had something stuck in my eye, so I kept rubbing it and trying to get it out. Nothing worked, so I went to my doctor who assumed it was conjunctivitis and prescribed drops.
No sooner had I put a couple in, my eye lit up with excruciating pain. Felt like it was filled with sandpaper! So, off I went to the Urgent Care facility here in Cochrane. But it wasn't pink eye, it was an ulcer on my cornea! Talk about pain!
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| Lots going on in the average eye and apparently, the cornea is one of the most excruciating pains you will ever experience because it has 16 nerves in it. |
I was immediately referred to a specialist at the eye clinic in Calgary, so off I went (with daughter driving me because I couldn't see) to spend a lovely morning getting assessed and prescribed more gunk. It turns out the worst thing you can do with a ulcerated cornea is put antibiotics into it!
So, finally on the mend, but no swimming for a while. As an old friend said, "Geezer Alert!!" Don't get old!
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