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Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Sandman on June 11, 2006, 04:08:35 AM
My son just got in from a trip to Six Flags. Got up out of bed to see how he's doing... and his eyeball is swollen. He's severely allergic to cats and apparently the blanket he grabbed in the van was used by them.

The conjunctiva (whites of the eye) is swollen out and around the edges of the cornea. I kid you not, the whites stick out further than the cornea. It looks gross as all hell... Fortunately, I've seen this before back when he was seven or eight years old... dope him up with some anti-histamine and wash it out sterile saline.

I remember the first time we saw this... we took him to the emergency room. I think this is the fourth or fifth time I've had to do this.

Oh well... nothing to do but wait for the medicine to kick in... back to bed.

G'nite gentlemen.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: B@tfinkV on June 11, 2006, 05:05:08 AM
er........hope his conjuctivitus heals up quick.....thanks for telling us.... :p
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: StarOfAfrica2 on June 11, 2006, 05:13:21 AM
Heh.  Been there.

Hope you get some sleep.  :)

Nite.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Nilsen on June 11, 2006, 05:15:13 AM
cats are evil
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Hap on June 11, 2006, 07:10:32 AM
prayers for son.

hap
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: AWMac on June 11, 2006, 08:43:35 AM
May Angels watch over your Son Sandman...sending prayers Bud.

Mac
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Maverick on June 11, 2006, 10:58:06 AM
Hope he does better real soon. Please keep us advised on how he is.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Sandman on June 11, 2006, 11:41:39 AM
Wow guys... this was nothing major, but I appreciate the sentiment.

Looks way better this morning... still a little residual swelling. He'll live. :)
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Mr Big on June 11, 2006, 11:42:56 AM
next time we want pics, duh!

:D
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Sandman on June 11, 2006, 11:49:43 AM
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Originally posted by B@tfinkV
er........hope his conjuctivitus heals up quick.....thanks for telling us.... :p


It's not conjunctivitus. It's chemosis. ;)
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Sandman on June 11, 2006, 11:53:47 AM
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Originally posted by Mr Big
next time we want pics, duh!

:D


LOL... my son said the same thing. I didn't take any. Wasn't really in the mood to go track down the camera. I was busy raiding the medicine cabinets for benadryl.

...but if you're curious about such things, this is what chemosis looks like:

(http://www.opsweb.org/Op-Photo/Extern/ExtPhoto/pix3.jpg)

(http://www.meduni-graz.at/augenheilkunde/ahk_site/diaschau/dia_bh/dia_bh_konjunkti/dia_bh_chemosis/dia_bh_chemosis.jpg)

(http://www.eyedoctom.com/eyedoctom/EyeInfo/Images/Chemosis1.jpg)

That last one is pretty close to what it looked like last night.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Mr Big on June 11, 2006, 11:56:47 AM
yikes!

Does it hurt? It hurts me.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Sandman on June 11, 2006, 12:00:31 PM
Naw... doesn't really hurt. Just swelling and itching. It looks far worse than it is at this stage.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: rpm on June 11, 2006, 12:06:12 PM
I have allergies and just gotta say Benadryl is a miracle drug. I always keep a bottle stashed for emergencies.
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: Nilsen on June 11, 2006, 12:18:53 PM
EEEEEW :huh

cats are evil
Title: I'm up late...
Post by: DREDIOCK on June 11, 2006, 02:29:18 PM
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Originally posted by Mr Big
next time we want pics, duh!

:D


LMAO you read my mind