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OT Wes' eye

  • Sounds very much like a badly scratched cornea, which is very common among contact lens wearers. I had a couple myself over the years before I got Lasix, which is the greatest thing in modern medical history.

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  • tntoak said...

    We need a pic of the new eye specialist, Wes...

    I'll try to get one Monday for the follow-up visit.

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  • Wes Rucker said...

    There's a small chance that it's a virus, but it's probably some kind of traumatic corneal abrasion. I thought it was just allergies, but apparently it wasn't. I've never in my life been in as much pain as I was in yesterday, and I've had a nasty prostate infection and broken a collarbone, an ankle, and several fingers (I was a catcher).

    I'm not too manly to admit I actually teared up a little last night for the first time in probably 15 or more years. When they put those bright lights in it and did the eye pressure test — which pokes the eye — I thought I was gonna kill that poor E.R. doctor. They gave me a tetanus shot in my bicep when I was blindfolded, and I didn't even notice it.

    My wife passed out from the pain one night. She litterally hit the floor from the pain that shot through her when she turned the lights on so I know its an intense pain. My wife has been on a steriod drop and thats what keeps hers under control.

    You mention the corneal abraision. My wife has had a corneal ulcer in the same eye but nothing compared to this current thing she is going through in regards to the pain.

    Hopefully it is something they can fix up for you. Eye issues are extremely scary.

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  • You didn't get into a staring contest with Samuel L. Jackson, did you??

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  • g8terh8ter_eric said...

    You didn't get into a staring contest with Samuel L. Jackson, did you??

    lol That's too funny.

    ol dad