The Big DumpTruck

Following up on yesterday's 'roid rage post, I had to call the eye doctor this morning because of lingering issues with my left eye ever since having the stupid viral infection last month. Old Lefty has periodically felt icky, or felt like there was grit or an eyelash under my eyelid. Reminiscent of the infection, really, but it would only last for about 15 minutes and then I wouldn't feel it again for a day or so. Two nights ago Lefty started experiencing a "halo" effect whenever I look at a light. I first noticed it when looking at the red light that tells you a burner is hot on the stove. Last night it was really noticeable on the drive home...annoying in fact. The right eye is fine, it's just the left one bothering me.

So I called the doctor who was taking care of me (who I love, by the way...he's wonderful, but his official title at the practice is "Clinical Director of Refractive Surgery" so I'm not sure why he got stuck dealing with me, eye infection girl) and he says it can really take weeks for the eye to heal after an infection and this is likely all part of that same infection. He also mentioned for the first time that the last time I went in and he looked at my eye, it looked like it had "hundreds of tiny pinholes on it" which would all have to heal. Oh my God, I didn't need to hear that.

So I can call him back in a few days if there's no improvement, but I'm supposed to just use some of those over the counter dry eye drops, so no repeat on my 'roid rage. But now I've got the whole pinhole thing in my head. Eyes are freaky. Cool, but freaky.