4 posts tagged “corneal ulcer”
So, for two nights in a row I had to wake up every couple of hours to put in the drops. That makes me wonder how new parents ever work a real job, because everything starts to seem a bit off when you have no consistent sleep.
I was starting t feel more human on Thursday...and starting to try to dig into email. But it was tough because of my sensitivity to light. I definitely couldn't sit at my desk because not only is it next to a window with lots of exposure in the morning, but my screen is a huge, beautiful iMac screen...that little light must shine.
So I grabbed my laptop and sat in the living room (next to my cat on her pillow throne) with the curtains drawn and the brightness dialed way down.
Even so, about 15-20 minutes at a time was all I was managing. call me unproductive.
Breakfast:
Puffins Cereal
Organic Rice Milk
Organic Unsweetened Applesauce
Lunch:
Leftover Spring Roll
Leftover Veggie Fried Rice, no Egg
Leftover Braised Tofu
Root Beer
Dinner:
2 Trader Joe's everything-free Frozen Waffles, with Soy Margarine, Organic Jam and Lite Syrup
Organic Tofu Enchiladas (Yes, a weird dinner, I agree.)
So Wednesday was another day I spent totally out of commission. And spent every hour putting painful shit in my eye.
When I asked the doctor at appointment #2 if it was normal that the drops hurt, she said "Yes, you have a big open wound in your eye, so the nerves are exposed, and it's going to hurt." Awesome.
Still once the appointment was over, and the doctor could report improvement and light at the end of the tunnel, I did feel a little cheerier. We even stopped by my folks' house and had dinner with them. In a nice, dark restaurant.
Breakfast:
Leftover Spring Roll
Puffins Cereal
Organic Rice Milk
Lunch:
Leftover Spring Roll
Leftover Veggie Fried Rice, no egg
Snack:
Cashews
Dinner (Tarragon):
Roasted Beet Salad w/Greens
Sourdough Bread with a clove of Roasted Garlic
Snap Peas, Baby Carrots and Mushroom sauteed in Oil
Finally, finally I made it to the doctor about my eye. And she was a little shocked that:
a. the Chicago EMT did little more than shine a light in my eye and hand me a bottle of saline
b. that I had somehow decided to wait for five days before seeking treatment
She gave me antibiotic drops for a rather nasty infectious corneal ulcer and sent me off with this regimen:
-Every 20 minutes for the next 6 hours
-Every hour after that
-Including getting up every 1 to 2 hours all night long to do the drops
And another doctor appt. the next afternoon to make sure the thing was receding. I was too afraid to ask what would happen if it wasn't.
The drops, by the way, hurt. So, it was a real pleasant time regularly dosing myself with painful meds.
Didn't have much appetite, are you surprised?
Breakfast:
Shredded Oats Cereal
Organic Rice Milk
Lunch:
Organic Brown Rice with leftover Corn/Arugula Salad
Organic Banana
Dinner (Golden Wok):
Spring Roll
Fried Wonton
Braised Tofu
Veggie fried Rice (no egg)
Not only was I out of the loop putting on this little shindig last week, but I also managed to acquire a corneal ulcer while in Chicago. I've been out of commission for days, and even now I am typing with one eye closed looking at a screen with the brightness all the way down. I can only work fo short spurts of time before needing to rest. (And no, perhaps I shouldn't be working at all...but have you seen my Inbox?)
So, I'm just going to post quick catch-up posts to get me back on track after almost 10 days away from this blog.
Breakfast:
Organic Oat Flakes cereal
Organic Rice Milk
Organic Sugar
Organic Banana
Lunch (Taco Bell):
Bean Burrito
Zesty Rice Bowl (Actually the Zesty Chicken Bowl, no pollo, no queso, no crema)
Organic Tortilla Chips
Dinner:
Leftover Corn Arugula Salad
Organic Brown Rice
Organic Greens with Envy (Trader Joes)
Organic Avocado
Garlic
Nutritional Yeast
Vegan German Chocolate Cookie
