My left eye has been sore again today, I think it's another stye or chalazion (blocked tear exterior tear duct). Perhaps the old chalazion which I had several months ago is returning. It feels a little to the right of where the previous one was, but it's hard to tell.
I have put a hot compress on it for about 20 minutes this evening and I will try to put another on before I go to bed.
If it has not gone away in several days I will have to give Dr. Todd Smith a visit again. He's the eye doctor I went to several months ago.
I have felt bad all day, the mold spore and cedar pollen counts have been high, and I think I am getting sensitive to mold. At least, last time the mold got high I felt bad.
Showing posts with label Chalazion. Show all posts
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Had My Left Upper Eye Lid Checked Today.
Last summer I had a stye on my left upper eye lid. This is not an uncommon occurrence for me, Over the last 3 or 4 years I have had perhaps a half dozen styes on my eye lid. In the past I could get over them by placing a moist warm compress over my eye. I would do this for numerous hours until the stye went away.
This time it was a little different. I could feel it coming but could never see it so I did not start putting on the compresses. Finally, after several weeks I stopped feeling the stye so I thought it was gone. Then a couple of weeks later I started noticing it on my eye, but I did not feel it. So I started applying the compresses. After about a month I went to see my primary physician. He told me to apply warm compresses and if it did not get better in several weeks to phone and get a referral doctor that specializes in this type of thing.
At about two weeks after my appointment we were getting ready to go to Switzerland so I put it off until after the trip. So when I got back I call Dr Hahn and he gave me a referral to Dr Gary Rylander. I called Dr Rylander's office and they gave me an appointment with Dr Todd Smith for today at 2 PM.
I went in for a exam today at 2 PM with Dr Smith. He is a very pleasant young man and he told me I had Chalazion (a blocked meibomian gland) and he gave me an intralesional steroid injection. In the majority of the cases this will take care of the problem. However, in some of the cases, if there is too much scare tissue, they may need to surgically remove it.
In two weeks I need to return and he will check my eye lid and if necessary remove the scar tissue. He will decide at my next appointment and preform the surgical operation then.
This time it was a little different. I could feel it coming but could never see it so I did not start putting on the compresses. Finally, after several weeks I stopped feeling the stye so I thought it was gone. Then a couple of weeks later I started noticing it on my eye, but I did not feel it. So I started applying the compresses. After about a month I went to see my primary physician. He told me to apply warm compresses and if it did not get better in several weeks to phone and get a referral doctor that specializes in this type of thing.
At about two weeks after my appointment we were getting ready to go to Switzerland so I put it off until after the trip. So when I got back I call Dr Hahn and he gave me a referral to Dr Gary Rylander. I called Dr Rylander's office and they gave me an appointment with Dr Todd Smith for today at 2 PM.
I went in for a exam today at 2 PM with Dr Smith. He is a very pleasant young man and he told me I had Chalazion (a blocked meibomian gland) and he gave me an intralesional steroid injection. In the majority of the cases this will take care of the problem. However, in some of the cases, if there is too much scare tissue, they may need to surgically remove it.
In two weeks I need to return and he will check my eye lid and if necessary remove the scar tissue. He will decide at my next appointment and preform the surgical operation then.
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