Last night around suppertime I coughed for about ten minutes straight. I was sick all last week and I was hoping I was done with it but apparently not. When I finally stopped, I said to myself “No more bullshit, this over-the-counter crap isn’t working and you need to go to the doctor, damn it!” Yes, I swear a lot when I’m sick. And your point? Anyway, I went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. And I freaked out, my left eye looked like it was bleeding. I didn’t know what was going on and I was really scared. I got on the phone and called my opthamologist. He had of course left for the day but they paged him. An hour later they paged him again. He finally called me back, we talked, and he was fairly confident I had burst a blood vessel during all the coughing. Apparently that is way common, who knew? It’s not life threatening, (or eye threatening,) and I made an appointment to see him first thing this morning.
I put on my dark sunglasses which I subsequently wore on the subway and bus. It was an overcast day and I probably looked like an idiot, but going without them was not an option. My eye was swollen and I looked like I had been punched out. YUCK. I arrived at his office, the eye doctor saw me right away and a diagnosis was determined: conjunctivitis. Which he said I probably got from the virus/bacterial infection/freakin sore throat/cold.
Next stop was the ear/nose/throat doctor. He determined I had a bad bacterial infection and confirmed the opthamologist’s diagnosis. He also mentioned I was highly contagious. You’d be amazed how quickly they fill your prescriptions at Walgreens when you mention that!
So now I have eye drops to be used four times a day, (for both eyes just in case,) and major mondo horse pill antibiotics. I look like I’ve done a few rounds with Jake LaMotta. And I can’t go anywhere before Monday.
Are we having fun yet?
Fuckity fuck, fuck, fuck.
You put the “mad” into “Mad-Eye Moody.”
Come to think of it, you put the “moody” into “Mad-Eye Moody.”
(I remember when we were kids and one girl in our group would get pink-eye and then we’d all have it because, yes, we totally shared our Wet ‘n’ Wild black eyeliners.)
Po, po, po baby! Hope you get to feeling better very soon.
You ready for that hot toddy yet?
Well geez, look on the bright side: You didn’t do it to yourself with the coughing. No, you’re simply a disease freak.
Sorry to hear about everything, and hope you get well soon.
And look at it this way. Being stuck inside for the next few days means 1) watching all 86 episodes of the Sopranos on DVD, 2) ordering in tons of pizza and Chinese food, 3) having an excuse not to go to work and 4) sleeping in.
Oh no, you poor girl! I’ve had that eye thing– Leaves your eye feeling like a Goldfish sucked all the moisture out of it. Horse pills aint no fun either. Nay! But now that you have drugs, it’ll all clear up soon!!
I’m so glad you’re getting this taken care of. I was a bit nervous about your approach before. The comfort food cure never seem to do it for anybody I knew. You’ll be your old self any day now.
And here I would have said you were very Jackie O with those type of glasses, but with better style.
Conjunctivits is a bitch, as is the bacterial infection you are plagued with BUT think of it this way, extra time to blog, read, sleep, etc. I would suggest High School Musical 2, but it sounds like you are already in level four of HELL, so pass on that.
As for my absence, it’s best summed up with these words: BACK TO SCHOOL..sigh with me.
So sorry to hear about the conjunctivitis. When you are feeling better, you should probably go shopping for all new eye makeup. Bacteria like to think of it as a wonderful home. And if I just looked at the photos after my surgery (Yes, I took photos.) and I know how you feel. I still have some vicodin left. I could send you some because they make everything happy when you are stuck indoors.
Oh no, I have the bad cold thing too and my eye was feeling very dry and scratchy last night… WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! If I get it, I’m coming to convalensce? uhhh… get well.. with you and Ally.
I make killer chicken soup. I can make you some and overnight it. I dont think Fed Ex would be too happy with me. But hey, at least i would know that I took care of LisaB while she was sick
I’m sure you pulled off that I’m cooler than thou with my sunglasses on in the rain look.
And apropos of nothing and the reason I knew of the rain, I was in the city and when I left the city, I thought, Shit, I should’ve emailed Lisa. But I’ll be back, soon so no worries.
Feel better!
Oh, that conjuctithingy sucks! I had that last year! I feel for ya!
Perfect summation of the whole crappy deal: Your last sentence.
Now lay back and let the factions of good (antibiotics) and evil (that yucky stuff running rampant in your blood) war within you, The cavalry cometh, give them lots of water (horses you know) and rest.
I had the conjunctivitis once. Uggh, and it was on vacation. Double uggh, it was in the Bahamas. Funny, they didn’t take my health plan there. So I’ve got this God-awful looking eye and everybody’s coming up to me — the locals, I mean — hey, you’ve got the pink eye. Like it’s some kind of badge of honor. Hey, at least I got a great story out of it. OK, a story.
That sucks Lisa…. I’m a day late reading your post, so I hope you’re feeling better today..
you poor lamb!
want me to send Maggie to help take care of you? She has an excellent bedside manner and loves to snuggle …
If I had a fax machine, I’d send you some chicken soup. Glad you finally went to the doc! Get well soon.
Tell people you got into another bar fight, but are trying to cut down. Feel better, ‘kay?
Awww you guys! I would cry but then I’d start coughing again, and my eyes would tear up and I’m not supposed to touch them, and then I’d be even more miserable than I already am.
Thank you for your support!!!
P.S. Yes, I do want the chicken soup, and Maggie the dog, and a hot toddy, and the cavalry, and everything else y’all graciously offered
Wow. So they put you in quarantine huh? That sux.
I wonder about all those people you infected in the subway and your ophthalmologist… how long until they get it?
You’ll be more famous than that monkey in Outbreak!
@ NYCWD: Regarding infecting other people…
I called the eye doc today and he said I was not contagious unless I rubbed my eyes then touched someone. I had my sunglasses on the whole time, (except at the doc’s office,) and didn’t once touch my eyes! As for the cough, I had a cough drop in my mouth nonstop. I also made sure I sat as far away from other people on the subway/ bus as possible. It was after morning rush hour so mass transit wasn’t too crowded. Finally I used purell 24/7 and didn’t touch anyone else.
I know you’re half kidding but I really did do my best to be careful!
I’m so sorry you are ill Lisa. Getting sick in the summer is a bitch. I think conjunctivitis is a catch-all diagnosis for eye probs. It seems to me, it’s the equivalent in severity to your eye having a cold. I’m not an eye doctor and will certainly defer to them.But I did get a 97 in the Chemistry Regent in High School though.
Ouchie. Feel better, LisaB.
Lisa: I once had severe conjunctivitis and I rid of it with various ointments my Opthamologist provided. You were smart to call the doc. Wish you were feeling better and serving as my “Guide” out here in L.A. ! I know you will kick all of this in the butt real soon!
Wear rubber gloves when you touch stuff in your house and then clorox the shit out of everything when you’re no longer contagious. Feel better soon!
Sounds like an opportunity for REST.
You might be able to do something with that!
Get well soon sweetie! Sending big huhgs! On the bright side, you do sound a lot better than you did a week ago.
Sorry to hear about the eye sickness. BIg bummer. You’re pretty funny when you swear! hahahahahahah
Fahreaky!
After all of the doctor visiting, contagious being, and prescription filling, how can you be thinking of fucking?
So you better yet or what?
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OMG! This sounds insane. I hope you make it through. At least you have lots and lots of medicine. And TV.