I think I have a disease. It’s called Black-Eye-Syndrome.
I developed BES close to 3 months ago. Here’s what my first outbreak of BES looked like:
Now believe it or not this was right after the first flare up and it actually got worse than this. Half of my eyeball filled up with blood. I had blurred vision for over a week. There is some kind of hairline fracture on my eye-socket.
All of this from dodgeball of course. I love dodgeball. I’m not very good at dodgeball, but I love dodgeball.
I’m posting this because it’s nearly 3 months after my first outbreak of BES and I can’t seem to get it cleared up. Every morning I look in the mirror and I’m like, “What the crap??”
Here’s what I look like this morning…”What the crap??” p.s…this image is reversed due to photobooth being weird and backwards…or…forwards. Whatever. No that’s not a shadow on my face. I still have BES. Every single day someone asks me…”do you have a black eye?” or “did you get hit in the face again?” NO. I DID NOT GET HIT IN THE FACE AGAIN.
Dangit…Elaine says I have to stick a leech on my face to get rid of it. She says the leech will suck out the blood and it will take care of it. Seriously…she says that’s what I need to do. Since I would rather remove each of my toenails with a pair of pliers I’m going to have to opt out of the leech suggestion. I need something a little more…doable. A little less vomit-inducing.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
Please help me get rid of my BES. I feel like a partial human. I desire fullness of self. Tell me your secrets regarding the removal of blackness around the eye socket. Surely someone out there can restore me back to wholeness.
I don’t have a suggestion for you, but I will say the only reason I found your blog was do to your BLACK EYES. I saw your comment on Randy B’s blog and saw your eyes, and thought “who is this guy”….
Secretly I was hoping you were a UFC fighter. Just kidding!
Anyway, grace to you, and I sure hope someone can suggest something to help!
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How about you let me punch you in the other eye. It won’t help the problem but it will at symmetry to your face.
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En nombre de Jesucristo…
And perhaps no more dodgeballs to the face and a visit to the eye doctor if that doesn’t work.
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Well, you can pray for divine healing, cover it with make-up or let leeches suck on your face…I think those are your only choices…
You can borrow my pink-eye drops and see if that helps…Yes, after finally shaking the sore throat I woke up with a crusty red eye today. UGH!
Can we start a support group?
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Elaine is very wise. That’s all I’m sayin.
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Have you been to the ENT yet?
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Sorry, not quite awake yet, I meant Eye Dr. Sorry.
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Dude, warm compresses and a trip to the Ophthalmologist!
Not pink eye but my guess is a chalazion. Gotta see an Ophthalmologist not a Optom for removal/treatment.
google chalazian
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Chalazion Overview
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.
The gland involved in the formation of a chalazion is a modified sweat gland that lies within the eyelid. This gland produces oil. When this gland becomes blocked, it can rupture and the inflammation process begins.
Inflammation is a process in which the body reacts to a condition and produces a biologic reaction. This reaction can cause swelling, redness, pain, or warmth.
A chalazion is not a sty. A sty can resemble a chalazion in the sense that it is also a lump in the eyelid. However, a sty involves glands and eyelash hair follicles that are closer to the skin surface of the eyelid. In addition, a sty is usually more painful and looks infected.
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ouch it looks painful
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You need some Arnica gel. You can get it at any health food or herb mart type store. It’s miracle stuff. I keep a tube of it with me at all times for my goose egg prone 7 year old. They also make tablets that you put under your tongue and they dissolve. I can’t attest to the power of thet ablets, but the gel works wonders.
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I Googled “Black-Eye Syndrome”; this blog entry was the second site returned, and the top one said:
The one good thing about Black-Eye-syndrome is that it is 100% curable. All you need to do is accept Jesus Christ wholeheartily and apply him to your daily lives.
So I guess you’re cured!
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I just found your site and was looking at all your post so I’m not sure how old this post is. But I had a black eye just like yours, blood filled eye and fracture, when I was about 8 or 9. I’m now 19 and I’m sad to say I still suffer from BES. The blood and bruise is gone but I still have a knot-like thing and it is still very sensitive and can re-blacken from the slightest bump. Hopefully you’ve recovered by now!
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FYI: Leeches won’t do you any good three months later – they only suck flowing blood. Once your blood has dried (e.g. congealed, coagulated, etc.) they are no longer interested.
Try something else!
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Try putting a leech on it. my friend’s uncle had a black eye the day befor prom and he put a leech on it and when they took the leech off it was gone!:)
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