Oh The Pain
One of the first things my doctor told me, when I got my contact lenses, was to not sleep in them. (I didn’t opt for the “day and night” ones.) He also said not to shower in them, and now I know why- but that’s a whole other act of stupidity.
Saturday night, after work, I met up with my bff for a beer. Turns out several of our other friends had the same idea, so one beer turned into two, three, four… You get the idea.
Once safely home, I fell into bed and was asleep before I could even have a thought. Unfortunately, my contacts were still in. Eight hours later, I woke up to a white haze covering my field of vision and little plastic discs firmly attached to my eyeballs. I could have sworn they were actually glued in. It took half a bottle of eye drops and a lot of poking myself in the eyes to get them out. Very unpleasant, to say the least, and the white haze lingered for a couple of hours.
I had to be at work by 5 and wasn’t sure how I was going to handle wearing my contacts again. Without them, I can’t see 2 feet past my face, so not wearing them was not an option. I had to drive to work, after all. And being that yesterday was Sunday- there was some definite partying to be done. I worked, I partied, I came home and took OUT my contacts.
Today my right eye has decided to rebel against my head. Any light brighter than my laptop monitor sends a shooting pain through my eye and into my brain. It has also been watering non-stop since I stupidly opened it this morning. I am a sexy beast today… Let me tell ya.
I’d like to think that this is a lesson learned, but I’m sure it isn’t, as I’ve done this before. Several times. Thankfully, all will be better tomorrow. Until then, however, I am stuck in the house and won’t be able to attend a friend’s BBQ tonight. (Insert sad, pouty, one-eyed face here.) Oh well… things could always be worse, right? Right. I think now I’ll look into the day and night contacts.
Peace and listen to your doctor.
Tags: contact lenses, pain, party
April 14th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I stopped falling asleep in mine for this very reason. Peeling them off my eyeball is no fun, and part of me thinks the cornea will come off with them. The older I get, the more eyeglasses seem a more attractive option. No peeling.
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April 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Wow! I’ve heard this happen, but glad it never happened to me. I just can’t seem to get into wearing my contacts. I’m sure this won’t help my motivation…
Glad you’re okay. ;-( <you
April 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I’m afraid of contacts for this very reason. And I don’t even drink! But having to peel something off your eyeball (shudders).
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April 14th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
LMAO!
Been there and done that!
Learned my lesson though
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April 14th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Hey, at least you have one working eye, right? Just squint. You can say that you’re pretending to see the future, and it’s not pretty. Actually, Pru has an eyepatch you could borrow. (http://pru-wonderworld.blogspot.com). Just wear a big Barbossa-style hat with it. Very stylish.
I’m sorry you are suffering. Feel better! Peace and an industrial eyewash station.
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April 14th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Kathy - It’s a miracle my cornea did NOT come off with my contact… I was doing some serious poking.
Barbara - Thank you for your sympathy illustration… Very cute. lol Don’t be afraid of your contacts… I am a very poor poster child to look at.
JD - Don’t be scared. I’ve never soberly done this.
Dawn - FINALLY someone who feels my pain! Oh yeah… Kathy does too.
I’m glad you’ve only done it once. This REALLY sucks.
Marvin - I never thought I’d WISH for an eye patch before. Oh and thanks for the link… I’ll check it out for sure.
April 15th, 2008 at 8:03 am
ouch corrina. i used to wear contacts, now i just like my glasses. i think about going back to them from time to time, but you give me a good reason not to.
April 15th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Oh, MAN! And I thought I had it bad when I wake up with goop in my eye from allergies . . . makes glasses sound much more appealing. You know, you’re creative enough in PhotoShop to take one of your good pictures, blow it up to life size, and cover the eyepatch with the image of your “good” eye. Maybe no one would notice! (Ok. That was lame. I’m all out of funny today.)
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April 15th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Ouch, I’ve always slept in my contacts, even before the overnight kind were around. Thankfully I never did have a problem, but then I suppose extreme laziness overcomes all. :p
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April 19th, 2008 at 6:44 am
A lot of people sleep with their contacts without nearly as much trouble… so I think most of your trouble came from the fact that you had been out drinking and then went to sleep without rehydrating a little.
As I’m sure everyone knows by now…. drinking dehydrates you - and so I would imagine that includes tear production. Same thing with pot. Some have cotton mouth, while others who wear contacts become the subject of famouse songs - like Cotton Eye Joe.
Anyway…… So drinking a lot + going to bed without rehydrating + leaving contacts in = eyeballs attempt mutiny.
Glad your feeling better Ms. Corrina…. Take care of these million dollar eyes. =)
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April 19th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Natural - I have glasses, but I only wear them at home… They aren’t very attractive on me. haha
F.P. - Don’t think I didn’t think of doing that! Ha ha! But how to secure the Photoshopped eye to my face? Hmmm… That was my dilemma.
Honeybell - I am inclined to believe that Danny is right about me being completely dehydrated, and that’s why I had such trouble. Soberly, I’ve never done that.
Danny - Hi sweetie! Like I said, I agree with ya. My eyes are pretty dry normally, so add booze and they are like the Sahara. Makes sense. Unfortunately, it is only after a night out with friends that I forget to take them out.