It's in my eye!!

I woke up about a week ago with a splitting headache only on the left side of my face, my left eye was swollen and blood shot for no apparent reason. I didn't wear my contacts for a couple of days thinking maybe it would clear up. Nothing. I wore my contacts for a day to see if it would have any affect. Nothing. I finally decided to go to the doctor because I was feeling alot of pressure and the redness wasn't going away. He tested for a scratch and glaucoma, both tested negative, which is good. He just said take some pain medicine for the headache and then see me in the morning if nothing changes. I couldn't believe it, there really was nothing wrong with my blood shot red eye and a splitting headache, Tylenol which I had already been taking wasn't helping and you think miraculously it is just going to heal tonight. ???? So I headed home and took a nap, when I woke up my headache was hurting so bad I decided maybe I should head to the hospital just to make sure, we are talking about my eye, not a scratch on my leg. Not the brightest idea of mine, but obviously my mind was clouded by the pain, but I went to Kahuku hospital. If you wonder what I mean by this, I just read three perfect examples on my friend Erin Nelsons blog.

So, I go there fully knowing they probably can't do anything for me, but knowing I am in enough pain that it is worth a try and once again, it is my eye so I should try everything in my power. When I get there they tell me that my doctor pretty much did the same thing they would do but I could still talk to the doctor and see what he thought. After a few minutes of debating I thought whatever, it's my eye, I will try for a second opinion. So the doctor comes back looks at my eye, says well there is nothing else we can test you for but it looks like your contacts probably irritated it, what kind of drops or medication did your doctor give you, "none!" Well, it looks like he didn't finish his job. So he prescribes me some eye drops and vicodin. I forgot to tell him I was nursing and he didn't ask, but I don't think I can take vicodin while I am. Anyone want some vicodin? Anyway, the whole purpose of the pictures with the eyes is because the next day is the shark adventures and on the boat one of the girls said, "I didn't know you had one blue eye and one green eye." My response, "I don't." For some reason my left eye was bright green. I will get a better picture from Noelle with my eyes wide open. So of course that worried me a little but my redness had cleared up and my headache was fading. So I thought maybe I am OK. Well my doctor decides to call and check up on me the following day and asks how I am doing and for some reason when I woke up this morning, I was losing vision in my left eye, so he said I had to run to a specialist today and see what was going on. YAY, maybe we are getting somewhere with all of this now. Since Aaron had to work all day today I called Jana to see if she could come with me into town so I could have a babysitter while I went to the appointment. It turned out better than I could have hoped, it was actually Rob and Jana's 4 year Anniversary today and how did they spend their afternoon? With my kids at the windward mall! You guys are awesome, thank you so much and Happy Anniversary!!!!!! We did go out to El Mariachi after my appointment to celebrate!!!

















Well to make a long story longer, I went to my appointment only to find out that the drops Kahuku hospital had given me were the wrong ones and I was to throw them away and start immediately on these other ones. Surprise, Surprise:) Sadly enough even the specialist couldn't give me an exact answer as too what was wrong with my eye but I am to go back in 5 days for a check up. So we will see, hopefully:) to be continued...