Thursday, June 15, 2006
Chalazion attack!
I'm typing this with one of my eye covered (think: Captain Hook). Just came back from a minor surgery to get the chalazion outta my eye. Eeewww... Thanks sis for the company and the very explicit description of the entire surgery.. hahaha..
Anywho, I always thought that bump under my lower eyelid was a stye but apparently, it turned out to be otherwise. It was a chalazion! For the benefit of all,
a Chalazion is a lump in the eyelid that is caused by inflammation of a gland within the skin. Typically, this lump grows over days to weeks and is occasionally red, warm, or painful. Gross! In layman terms, it's a pimple that's growing internally.
So after months of procrastination, I finally went to see the doc. I wanted a fast remedy coz i'm leaving for HK on Sunday so he recommended a minor surgery. I love my doctor, he's a really patient and nice man who actually takes the time to explain what a chalazion is, what are the various methods of curing it etc etc.. So when i told him I had to be fine by Sunday, he joked that I was putting him under a lot of pressure.. hahaha..
After believing that little white lie which he told (that it was gonna be painless), I agreed to undergo the minor surgery immediately. As it turns out, it wasn't painless! It was painful (even with the local anaesthesia) but bearable.. As it was a really huge 'pimple', he had to slit it thrice to get all the pus out. THAT was painful... But of course, as a big girl, i can't be wailing and stuff right? heh.. there was a lot of blood in the affected eye that i couldnt see. Scary experience! I promise not to procrastinate anymore when it comes to things like that... =(
Not to worry though coz now i'm fine.. There's still pain where the slits are but I'll distract myself somehow... Gosh, just glad that I got that darn swell outta my eye once and for all... argh!
To those who might be suffering from the same predicament, hesitate no more and seek treatment immediately! The smaller the chalazion, the less painful...
Kel ♥
4:15 PM
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