Day 8 - June 12

Ok, it's been awhile since I posted but there is a good reason. On June 6th I woke up with a scratched eye. It is actually a reoccurring thing, and in the past I have been able to deal with it and heal within a couple of hours, but this one was HORRIBLE. I could not move, because anytime I did move, my good eye would move and cause tremendous pain in my right eye (the scratched one).

I had to lie still all of Saturday and Sunday in order to deal with the pain. That also meant no working out or cooking my own meals, which is a real bummer since I am trying to eat fresh, healthy foods.

On Monday, I was finally able to get in and see my doc. I didn't want to go to emergency cause it would cost me so much more (i'm currently uninsured). My sis drove me there and he confirmed that it was a really bad scratch and put a contact in my eye.

You see, without the contact, the pain of blinking is equivilant to you having an open wound and rubbing something over it constantly. OUCH!

I also got some prescription eye drops and a recommendation to purchase the GenTeal eye drops. They are VERY concentrated and work well for people like me with extremely dry eyes. He also told me to start taking 2 pills a day of 1000mg flaxseed oil pills. It is supposed to help me strengthen the fatty layer over my eye and prevent future scratching.

Monday was basically spent recovering.

Tuesday, we found out that my brother broke his foot in 3 places and will need surgery to get screws and plates put in. However, it is so swollen that they could not operate right away. So they put a cast on his leg, up to his thigh, and sent him home...since he lives alone and needed help, he is staying with us. So Tuesday was spent getting him all together.

Ok, I gotta run...I'll tell you the rest later!

ps..my stats are on the side...I'm improving!!!