*plots to eliminate all ragweed*

[icepixie]

So I had my first-ever emergency room visit tonight. I went out to walk the dogs, and not too long after I came back, my eyeball started swelling up, getting all red, etc. etc., and as time passed, I ended up with little hives all around my eyes. Apparently the eyeball-swelling is common in allergic reactions, but, none of us knowing that and fearing that my eye would, I dunno, explode or something, I got whisked off to the hospital. It did look freaky. Fortunately, I managed not to scratch my cornea, but the test the nurse practicioner did to see if I had has left my good eye feeling all painful now. Sigh.

But I got interesting antihistamine eyedrops for if this ever happens again. Which hopefully it won't, because while I get hay fever like nobody's business (friggin' ragweed), and I do seem to remember having little hives around my eyes once in a while, I've never had a reaction this bad. And it's not even officially ragweed season yet!

Bleh.

Comments

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Eeep, I'm glad you're okay! Yuck all around, but yay you didn't scratch your cornea. That's always a good thing. I hope both your eyes feel all better soon.

< offers cake as a soothing agent and avoids using the Pokey icon >

[icepixie]

Mmmm, cake...and no pokey... ;) Thanks. They're still a little bloodshot this morning, but the eyedrops (not to mention the OTC Claratin-stuff I took last night) did a lot of good. I had no idea something of this magnitude could happen at all, much less to generally-little-trouble-with-eyes me.

Must remember to get Benadryl soon in case of future problems...

[tarzanic.livejournal.com]

Glad the meds worked!

Benadryl is the awesomest thing ever. It helps with allergies, can help antiemetics work better, prevents/treats dystonic reactions and can be used a temporary sleep aid. Sorry, I just love that stuff. It's helped me out of many a problem.

[icepixie]

*looks up half the words in that post* ;)

I took Benadryl a few times as a kid for allergies, but everyone in my family hated it as it made me hyper, not sleepy. Yeah, weird kid. But I think it probably works better if taken after an attack than the 24-hour Claratin stuff does, so I'm gonna get some. Maybe get some in England, too, if they have ragweed over there...