Pain in non-graft eye

Postby **Andrew MacLean** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 12:14 pm

So I chickened out. I did not have the gall to go to casualty to say that I'd had a pain that had cleared up by itself. I have a routine clinic in a week or two and will mention it there.

Meantime I'm going to pop down to my GP tomorrow to see if he thinks I need a course of chloramphenicol.

meantime I thank you for your comments about IOP as a potential source of eye pain.

I don't wear a lens in that eye, and have not been able to wear one now September of last year when the contact lens clinic at my hospital gave fitting a lens their last and final shot.

Andrew

Louise Pembroke · Postby **Louise Pembroke** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 12:32 pm

Andrew, I've been to 'eye A&E' before now when I've been worried about something, and when it turned out to be nothing serious on that occasion noone gave me a bad time about it.

Per · Postby **Per** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 2:24 pm

Andrew, even though the pain is gone you shouldn`t hesitate to go have it checked. I went far too long with my eye, thanks to my first surgeon. He does no surgery and his private clinic takes ca 90% old people and had the impression his philosophy was to have you out of his office the faster the better.

Perhaps the best for you is to have another graft ?

Btw, I asked James about football, but he didnÃ‚Â´t like football at all. I asume you follow either Clydebank or Gers ?

Postby **Andrew MacLean** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 4:08 pm

I am on the list for graft number 2. Was told it ought to be march/April, so I'm guessing May/June

Will monitor how things go. I have no sight in that eye just now (I struggle even to make out the 'hand waving test')

The first sign of pain returning, I'll go up to the casualty. :oops:

Andrew

Per · Postby **Per** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 5:41 pm

Well, that was the same with me. Practically blind. Today, however I feel like I have the vision of an eagle

So, no football ? St. Mirren is based in the western parts of suburban Glasgow...? Partick Thistle?. Or Celtic? M.LÃ‚Â´eveque....

Sweet · Postby **Sweet** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 5:41 pm

Ok but Andrew we will be holding you to that you know!!!

Sweet X x X

Postby **Andrew MacLean** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 6:38 pm

Aye, well. there you are: I'm just a bundle of fears and anxieties, like the rest of humanity! :oops:

Football: Our local team is Morton (we are about 20 Imperial Miles west of Glasgow (St Mirren are in Paisley, Partick Thistle in an area of Glasgow called Maryhill, Celtic are one of the two biggest teams in Scotland, based in the East end of Glasgow, and they are normally compared to their traditional rivals, Glasgow Rangers.

the advantage of being a Morton supporter is that everybody is overwhelmed by sympathy when they hear.

I do promise that if the pain returns I'll go as soon as possible to the clinic.

Andrew

Louise Pembroke · Postby **Louise Pembroke** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 7:02 pm

Ok Andrew, but if you don't - y-fronts on head, pencils up up nose and repeat wibble 50 times...it's easier to go back to the hospital!

Postby **John Smith** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 9:48 pm

Andrew,

With both Sweet and Louise on your case, I'd surrender now if I were you!

Sweet · Postby **Sweet** » Mon 30 Jan 2006 11:07 pm

Hehe well as a nurse and with my little role here as occ health i have to tell you to do the right thing! :roll:

I would be shouted at for not putting patients best interests at heart! So listen to the medics and any pain ... you know where to go!!!!!!!!

Sweet X x X

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