Eye Know The Answer
One More Day One More Lesson
When we get older we gain experience
Through experience we gain knowledge
There are times when we have to understand and accept life as it is
So we can move forward
Here is one of those times
My wife waking up and one of her eyes are itchy
It just doesn't feel right
It looks know different
Just don't rub it is my advice
Maybe you scratched in your sleep last night ?
No I don't think so
I don't remember having any problems with my eye yesterday
So as the day goes on I forget all about her eye
So she reminds me again it feels odd
I look again and this time it looks a little red
So I say don't rub it you are just going to irritate it and maybe scratch you eye
Perfect advice I thought I could give
I heard if you put warm compresses on it it will feel better
So the day goes on like normal nothing else said or done
All forgotten or not really
Honey look at your eye it looks puffy and a little more red now
I told you
It wasn't there before
Should I call the doctor ?
For what?
Lets wait and see
Later that day
Presto
The eye lid has a little white pimple on it
I told you it was something
Your right
So after seeking the advice of a good friend\ nurse
It is a pig stye
Just put tea bags on it and it will be fine
The tea bags will draw out the infection
It is a pain but in a few days it will go away
So when nothing you did seems out of the ordinary
When you are neither sick or sad
You have to go to work and use your eyes to see
Occasionally( I joke)
This day will soon be forgotten and you will be back to your normal self in no time soon
Now it feels better since it must of come to a head and popped on its own
Your body finds a way to heal itself with a little help
I know this isn't the most favorite of subject to think about
But it is life and it happens
So lets peice together the odds and ends
Lets see through the eye of the needle
What life is trying to teach us here
We take these trying times and find a way to make them better
If we find a way to poke a little fun
An eye infection that could be so much worse
This is definitely an eye opener
It makes me think of how lucky we are every day
When our eyes just do their thing
Never giving them a thought
Seeing for us and making life so easy
When so many things can happen to them and throw off your day
That can put a little cramp in your syle
Well lets put a lid on this and get on with a great day
I will have to be healthy for two of us and find a way to keep our spirits up
You will get better and I just want to let you know
You are never far from my thoughts and I can't wait to look into your beautiful brown eyes and see just brown looking back at me
I can't imagine a life of a fighter
Getting socked in the eyes more often than most
I think my views on life would be far different
Cloudy at best and always on guard
Even on a good day I think I would be in a fog
On a bad day I would feel my head pounding and my eyes closed shut
Irritated and aggrivated always
A fighters life is not the life for me
So as I go to work and my wife squints her way
Tomorrow will be another day
Hopefully much different than today
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Ok - so I know this wasn't the purpose of the story, but it reminded me about when my husband got one back in December. It got so bad that he finally ended up going to the doctor - a VA doctor. It was seriously infected. I wish this would have been written sooner - I would have found about the tea bag trick. After almost 4 months with this sty, it has finally gone away. So, did the homemade recipe work?
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Barbergirl28 No you made the story useful and gave it purpose.I appreciate that so much.What did the VA doctors reccomend ?It has been three days and so far one stye has popped and another one came after that one and now this one has also popped.They have to pop by themselves or you can infect the other eye.Now even the redness has gone down.We will see what tomorrow will bring.Good health what a wonderful thing.Thanx.Wow 4 months waiting that is such a long time.I am glad he is better now.
Wow what a great reminder of what I need to be grateful and say thanks for today. I can see, hear feel, and smell. My eyes get irritated a lot due to the dirt from brushing horses exercising them etc. I have used the warm tea bags on several occasions and they worked well. Thanks for an awesome up and useful hub.
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Charlu Would wearing sun glasses or protective glasses help ?I love home remedies.So far so good.Thanx.
Wearing sunglasses if she is outside or glasses inside will definitely help so her eyes are not trying to dilate adjusting for the light and also to keep debris out Believe me when we blink we are removing thousands of tiny particles that irritate the eye I would also have her rinse her eye out with sterile saline solution or some non irritating eye drops at least 3 or 4 times a day. I have a big bottle because I also do a lot of wood work and sometimes don't wear glasses, (I know it's stupid but dodo happens) Good Luck let us know how she does If it wasn't so close to the eye I would recommend Schrieners Herbal Solution but if it got in her eye that would not be pretty.
Honestly the VA is slow. They gave him some eye drops for his eye that stung horribly. He had to use them every couple of days while he waited for his appoinment, which they would send him a letter in the mail. By the time they got around to setting the appointment, the sty had gone away by itself. They were going to lance it though! Hopefully that isn't what has to happen. I can't even imagine it!
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Charlu Love the tips and you be extra careful with all that saw dust.It is amazing how the littlest pieces of lint and dust can bother us so much.Healing and feeling the love.Thanx.Barbergirl28 I love to hear your good news in the end.It makes life so enjoyable after all it's mini struggles.We find a way to be a bigger and better person because of it.Thank you for all your comments.
Yes hang on in there and everything will work it's way out.
You are also so right, as we qork through life's trials we do emerge much stronger characters.
I hope that your wife is now well.
Thanks for sharing this one with us.
Take care
Eiddwen.
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Eiddwen She keeps putting a warm wet tea bag on her eye and it is taking time but it is almost better.Some times when you don't have an answer it is so much better sharing your troubles with friends. Then even if the result is the same you feel so much better.Thank you for all your support.Here's to a better day and better health.
Aaaaw! sounds nasty. l hope your wife is better quickly.
You managed to write abou something most of us wouldn´t dream of , yet still make it so interesting, even funny , but most of all warm. At least that´s what l felt coming through., the warmth of the love you have for your wife.
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Dim Flaxenwick I told my wife her hub gets more comments than all my other hubs.I think it has a womans touch.She loves the attention and now I have to pamper her even more than before because she is getting better.It might just be a new method never thought of.Maybe all the extra hugs and kisses is the best medicine.I am thrilled you loved it.It is really a touchy subject.This is one of those things that I hope is a once in a lifetime thing.Have you ever got one?Not me. Hopefully never.I hope you have wonderful health not just today but every day.Thanx so much.
Intelligent work which is well shared.
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Sun-Girl I try to share anything I have learned with all who will listen.I know that will save you time and frustration and we can laugh at my mistakes and errors.In the end we can both be happier and healthier.Have a wonderful day.Thanx for the beautiful comment:')
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