Sore Eye

When I went to bed last night, I did my nightly routine. When I removed my contacts, I thought I scratched my left eye. It kinda hurt, but not too bad. But when I got up this morning, it was still sore and I could barely drive because it was sensitive to the light. I asked my mother-in-law to take me to the eye doctor. I thought that maybe I had pink eye, and I didn't want to have to deal with it the whole weekend without treatment.

I was reminded of being in college and having pink eye in both eyes. My college roommate had to drive me to the eye doctor because my eyes were watering too much to drive on that sunny day, and we giggled the whole way there and the whole way back. She drove my car - a five speed - and she'd never driven one before. It's still funny when I think about it now.

Turns out today's trip to the eye doctor wasn't anything to laugh about. I have a corneal ulcer. Here's what WebMD has to say about corneal ulcers: A corneal ulcer is a true emergency. The ulcer can spread and you can become partially or fully blind in a very short period of time.

So, I have my eye doctor's home and cell phone numbers and I'm supposed to let him know if I don't see improvement. I'm using my antibiotic eye drops religiously. I'm scheduled for an appointment on Monday and another one on Friday. We'll see how this goes. Pun intended.