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Posted 12/23/2014 10:09 PM (GMT -5)
I woke up to my bottom eyelid swollen and very tender. It's not like a bump. It's a bit more red and puffy than the other side. It hurts when I blink and move my eye. No itching at all, just pain.

Any thoughts?
Posted 12/24/2014 12:34 PM (GMT -5)
My eye hurts soooo much worse today. Ugh.
Posted 12/24/2014 1:16 PM (GMT -5)
I would think of a stye as well. There is over the counter products for that now. Maybe you can get someone to pick it up for you or go out yourself and get it?
Posted 12/25/2014 1:24 AM (GMT -5)
This morning it was more like a giant blister. Down to my cheek bone was so swollen it was jiggling when I walked. It eventually went down the longer I was on my feet today. I'm looking pretty human again haha.
Posted 12/25/2014 9:36 AM (GMT -5)
OH man!! So is it a sty or something else??
Posted 12/25/2014 10:24 AM (GMT -5)
I think it's something else. Because a stye is just a little bump right? Now both of my eyes are oozing. They look infected. On Christmas even!! These are going to be some awesome pictures. Ugh.
Posted 12/25/2014 10:35 AM (GMT -5)
LOL! A very memorable Christmas! I'm so sorry!!!

Get a hold of your doctor - this should not go on without you being seen - especially since it's spread to the other eye. Your LLMD should be contacted as well.

/www.visionweb.com/content/consumers/dev_consumerarticles.jsp?Rid=34
Posted 12/25/2014 10:59 AM (GMT -5)
Merry Christmas traveler! I hope you have a wonderful day!

It would be nice if I could post pictures here. Maybe I can email you one later. I'm going to enjoy my day with my family anyway! And I probably will have to talk to me doctor AGAIN! I can still see well enough to make out my son's smiling face, so it's all good for now. Gotta stay positive! Even if it kills me!! Hahaha
Posted 12/25/2014 11:11 AM (GMT -5)
I hope your Christmas is as bright and cheery as you are today!! yes, enjoy that little one of yours!! My youngest is now 29!! smhair The saying that they grow up too fast is true!!!
Posted 12/25/2014 11:14 AM (GMT -5)
That link won't open :(
Posted 12/25/2014 11:18 AM (GMT -5)
Wow, that was odd - when I tried the link, it told me my session had timed out! LOL! So try this one: www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/styes.htm

If it doesn't work try googling for "all about vision"
Posted 12/25/2014 9:37 PM (GMT -5)
I just Google stye. That's definitely not what's going on. It's weird I only wake up like that and again by the end of the day it's better. Hmmm.... has to be some weird Bartonella thing. Maybe?
Posted 12/26/2014 10:26 AM (GMT -5)
Could be, but don't wait around to see what it's going to do. Please talk with your doc as soon as possible. Our eyes are pretty important and swelling could affect your vision.
Posted 12/26/2014 1:06 PM (GMT -5)
It's totally back to normal today! Hardly any pain no more swelling than usual in the morning. My eyes and face are usually a bit swollen anyway. I'm feeling pretty good so far :) I think it just must've been irritated.

How are you feeling trav?
Posted 12/26/2014 1:15 PM (GMT -5)
This was the first symptom I experienced before going into an episode of Bell's Palsy. The first day I had the swollen eye lid (exactly as you describe). The second day, my upper lip was numb. The third day was full fledged Bell's Palsy.

Maybe you just had a mild case and were able to fight it off?Unfortunately, Bell's Palsy is common with Lyme. I don't know if you'd had it before but is sucks! I've had it for over 2 weeks now with no signs of it letting up.
Posted 12/26/2014 1:33 PM (GMT -5)
Oh god!! I hope not!!!
Posted 12/26/2014 1:39 PM (GMT -5)
My face doesn't look droopy at all to me!
Posted 12/26/2014 2:34 PM (GMT -5)
I wouldn't get too concerned with it, IHL - remember, just because it's been one person's experience, definitely doesn't mean that you or even most will experience the same thing.

Thank you for asking - I'm doing well. Each time a weather low pressure system passes through here, my pain levels rise significantly - fortunately we are now coming out of one- so things will be improving for a few days again. I find that I don't evaluate my other symptoms well when I'm in a lot of pain, but overall, I do believe things are improving. I actually want to get up and do things again!!! smhair Housework, laundry, and have even not felt like cooking is such a chore lately!
Posted 12/26/2014 2:53 PM (GMT -5)
Hey good for you! I think I'm almost there again. I hope anyway! I like that Lyme has ups and downs. Unlike other things I could be sick with at least I do have glimpses of health here and there.

And you are so right! Everyone's experience is completely different.
Posted 12/26/2014 3:05 PM (GMT -5)
That's part of what makes this so hard - there's no predictability to it! Frustrating, and yet, I don't think I would want to know that this time around I would be this sensitive to weather related pressure changes!! LOL!

And like you, if I'm going to have this, I thrive on realizing that at any point in time, this symptom (whatever it is) can go away! LOL! All we have to do is keep trudging through with detoxing, treatments, a good diet, and plenty of that lemon water!! :-)
Posted 12/26/2014 3:24 PM (GMT -5)
I've had the same thing happen twice. Both times it was only my left eye. It was also just under the eye that got very swollen and red. As it calmed down the skin peeled.

The first time it happened I had been over doing it cutting off dead branches of a beautiful tree I have that I don't want to lose. I assumed it was from something irritating my eye.
The second time was at Thanksgiving. I have two Labs and I cleaned areas in my house that I haven't been up to cleaning in a very long time.
I think both times I overloaded my system. I'm not sure if it was allergens my body couldn't handle or exertion my body couldn't handle and my eye was my bodies way of letting me know to knock it off.

IHL did you do more than you should have because of Christmas? Even more than you normally do?
Posted 12/26/2014 3:55 PM (GMT -5)
I was actually pretty good about not over doing anything. I set my standards very very low for this year so I was happy that I did anything at all!

I've been doing a couple very stressful extra things. My grandpa is passing away so I've been over there a lot helping out. Most of it is just sitting with him and making sure he stays in bed.

I've had a lot of issues with my eyes in the last year. I'm tearing my house apart as we speak and stirring lots of dust up.
Posted 12/26/2014 5:06 PM (GMT -5)
Sorry IHL, I didn't mean to freak you out or panic anyone about the Bell's Palsy...just letting you know what I experienced.

Thanks.
Posted 12/26/2014 5:50 PM (GMT -5)
Hahaha I appreciate it kurrykid. I don't have bells palsy so no big deal for me. Sorry to hear you're ha une issues though :(
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