Once again I feel like such an idiot..

[victoriaxxx]

So.. Here I go. At first I thought this bump on my eye was a stye, but it keeps coming. I think I might infected my eye.. I have this same bump that comes back multiple times on my bottom left eyelid.. It hurts, it looks like a little pimple. Woke up with it again this morning. I flushed my eye.. Feels a little better, but it hurts really bad. I feel so stupid, because I definitely did not intend to do this !

 

UGH fml!

[WCSDancer2010]

I'd get to a Dr and get it swabbed - it still could be a stye or a blocked tear duct. If it is Herpes, it should settle down after awhile but I expect the Dr would want to keep an eye on it...

 

(((HUG)))

[HerryTheHerp]

Tell you the same thing my mom told me as a child; stop playing with it.

 

It probably is just a stye. Not everything is herpes, but like the Dancing lady said, have a doc take a peek and see what they can see.

[victoriaxxx]

I know not everything is herpes guys! Lolol.. But I can't help but worry. You know ! I am a worry wart.. I will go get it swabbed, but by the time I get a doctors appointment it might be gone ! D: I am keeping an eye on it.. and I am also going to continue to put a hot compress on it just because of the pain.

[victoriaxxx]

My grandfather also gave me some Lysine supplements that he uses because of his cold sores... So he said " Here these should help you for your type two also."

[WCSDancer2010]

You should have an STD testing site near you - and you should be able to do a walk-in there to get it swabbed :)

[victoriaxxx]

I have looked... I haven't found anywhere && the one place I did find I couldn't actually FIND IT !

[WCSDancer2010]

What city???

 

[victoriaxxx]

Ehh.. Can I send it to you in a message ?

[WCSDancer2010]

sure thing my dear :)

 

[thisisgoingtobeokay (previ]

I get styes a couple times a year, before H. Have you tried taking a heated rag and applying it? That usually will make a style go away quickly. Even so, my dad the past few years would get this bump on his eye and it was an infection and it cleared up with some eye drops, it wasn't H. So don't get too too worried yet.

[victoriaxxx]

Yeah I have been putting a hot compress on it and it is not going away.. I haven't had a stye in years, and usually they swell up my whole eyelid.. that is why I am getting worried because I remember not being careful and rubbing my eyes before H.. I wasn't the best at cleaning my hands like I am now.

[thisisgoingtobeokay (previ]

Well I'll keep my fingers crossed for you it isn't H. Just hang in there.

[victoriaxxx]

I am I just wanna be careful.. i already have enough problems with my eyes.

[Moonsigngirl]

Wait. What? I thought h couldn't 'jump' from one part of your body to another based on where it set up camp to begin with?

[victoriaxxx]

Okay.. let me tell you something. If you touch somewhere that is infected and then rub your eyes.. It can infect your eyes..

[victoriaxxx]

I wasn't very good at washing my hands and I have a bad habit of rubbing my eyes.

[WCSDancer2010]

Moonsigngirl

 

Once the virus is ESTABLISHED it shouldn't jump - If it IS Herpes on her eye it's because Victoria would have transferred it when she had her first or possibly second OB.... after a few months you have the antibodies that help your body to keep it from spreading.

[ra1956]

Hi,

 

Have a question this discussion has raised. Dancer you have any idea of how high your reading on the IGG test would be before you don't need to worry spreading to your eyes. My IGG was over a 4.0 three weeks ago during my first oral ob (still fighting with it). Been extremely concerned about this possibility too.

 

So always - thanks - Ra

[victoriaxxx]

If you toucb the infected area and dont wash your hands and end up rubbing your eyes you can transfer it to your eyes.

[ra1956]

Hi Victoria,

 

Thanks - that is pretty much what I believed too. But it seemed like dancer had some info that I wasn't aware of. She been dealing with this crap so long - think I would trust her opinion more than many doctors.

 

Thanks Ra

[WCSDancer2010]

Ra

 

I have no idea about what number would be considered "safe" and given that Herpes doesn't play nicely when it comes to "rules" I'm not sure I'd trust that anyway.

 

I'd just say be very careful for 4-6 months post-initial OB. By that time you should be ok. Personally I didn't know about any kind of auto inoculation when I got it (back in Prehistoric times...LOL!) so I didn't take any special precautions and I never got it anywhere else. So don't panic - just practice good cleanliness practices and you should be fine :)

[victoriaxxx]

Well if there is other things I would lile to know I trust my doctor he has helped me put so much :) but if there is other info I would le to know.

 

So hard to reply mobile

[Moonsigngirl]

Thanks Dancer - I could've sworn I read a post here about it not usually jumping once established (something about ganglia??) Glad to know I'm not completely bat shit crazy.

[WCSDancer2010]

Yes - the ganglia is the top end of the nerve where it joins with the spinal column... the virus hangs there when it's quiet...