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I've removed the 'n' from 'Sunday' and replaced it with a 'ck.' Let's see if you agree.
I had dinner last night kind of late (strike 1). Afterward I was so very, very sleepy that, against my better judgment, I decided to go to bed (strike 2). I had also been up for quite a long time because I didn't get much sleep Friday night, so my eyes were gritty and itchy (strike 3).
So I went to bed at about 10:30.
At 12:30 I woke up with acid reflux (the results of strikes 1 and 2). It wasn't as bad as it could have been because I've been taking Nexium (the purple pill), so I chewed a Tums, put my bed bolster in place of my pillow, and decided to get the rest of my sleep sitting up instead of lying down. Such was my sleepiness that I don't even remember getting back in bed, but I must have.
Because at 4:03 I awoke abruptly and noticed two things immediately. Thing one was that my mouth was a veritable Death Valley of dryness. I keep a glass of water next to the bed for this reason. But thing two was that I had just torn the corneas of both eyes. This happens so seldom I keep close track, but on my Windows computer, which, for reasons that shall soon be made clear, I cannot check right now.
Now, there's not bloody much I can do about it when I tear both corneas. I sat in bed letting the tears flow, waiting out the pain, so I could get up and apply more ointment.
Did I mention that part of the reason I went to bed when I did in the first place was that I was very, very sleepy? Yeah. I fell asleep again. :(
I woke up at 6:37 and tore my left cornea again. The right one seems to be singly injured, but the left is definitely worse. This time, I was able to wait out the tears and stay awake long enough to apply more ointment. I also ditched the bed bolster and went back to a regular pillow.
And slept four more hours and only just got up about 45 minutes ago as I type this.
Thinking back, I'm fairly sure the reason for the corneal problems today is that when I woke up with the acid reflux, there were tears involved there, too, but I didn't put any more ointment in because 1) I wasn't thinking clearly and 2) I didn't think I needed to.
So, there we have it. Suckday.
I can barely see, and my eyes are ultrasensitive to light. And it's a beautiful, sunny day outside. And reflecting off snow, so it's doubly disgustingly bright. Even looking at The Shiny's bright screen for this long hurts like hell, and the reason I can't check my Windows computer for when the last time I tore both corneas is that there are 6 windows in that room, all overlooking my back yard, which is still full of snow. I can't even walk into that room without wearing sunglasses.
So, for the rest of the day, I'll be listening to something for entertainment. I can't look at a computer screen for more than a minute or two without searing pain, and the TV is right out.
So, y'all enjoy your damned beautiful day. See if I care. I'll just...go eat worms, or something.
I had dinner last night kind of late (strike 1). Afterward I was so very, very sleepy that, against my better judgment, I decided to go to bed (strike 2). I had also been up for quite a long time because I didn't get much sleep Friday night, so my eyes were gritty and itchy (strike 3).
So I went to bed at about 10:30.
At 12:30 I woke up with acid reflux (the results of strikes 1 and 2). It wasn't as bad as it could have been because I've been taking Nexium (the purple pill), so I chewed a Tums, put my bed bolster in place of my pillow, and decided to get the rest of my sleep sitting up instead of lying down. Such was my sleepiness that I don't even remember getting back in bed, but I must have.
Because at 4:03 I awoke abruptly and noticed two things immediately. Thing one was that my mouth was a veritable Death Valley of dryness. I keep a glass of water next to the bed for this reason. But thing two was that I had just torn the corneas of both eyes. This happens so seldom I keep close track, but on my Windows computer, which, for reasons that shall soon be made clear, I cannot check right now.
Now, there's not bloody much I can do about it when I tear both corneas. I sat in bed letting the tears flow, waiting out the pain, so I could get up and apply more ointment.
Did I mention that part of the reason I went to bed when I did in the first place was that I was very, very sleepy? Yeah. I fell asleep again. :(
I woke up at 6:37 and tore my left cornea again. The right one seems to be singly injured, but the left is definitely worse. This time, I was able to wait out the tears and stay awake long enough to apply more ointment. I also ditched the bed bolster and went back to a regular pillow.
And slept four more hours and only just got up about 45 minutes ago as I type this.
Thinking back, I'm fairly sure the reason for the corneal problems today is that when I woke up with the acid reflux, there were tears involved there, too, but I didn't put any more ointment in because 1) I wasn't thinking clearly and 2) I didn't think I needed to.
So, there we have it. Suckday.
I can barely see, and my eyes are ultrasensitive to light. And it's a beautiful, sunny day outside. And reflecting off snow, so it's doubly disgustingly bright. Even looking at The Shiny's bright screen for this long hurts like hell, and the reason I can't check my Windows computer for when the last time I tore both corneas is that there are 6 windows in that room, all overlooking my back yard, which is still full of snow. I can't even walk into that room without wearing sunglasses.
So, for the rest of the day, I'll be listening to something for entertainment. I can't look at a computer screen for more than a minute or two without searing pain, and the TV is right out.
So, y'all enjoy your damned beautiful day. See if I care. I'll just...go eat worms, or something.
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Are you getting to the point where you might consider
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Have you ever considered taping your eyes shut at night with medical tape and VERY CAREFULLY opening them in the mornings? Or would that not help? Pre-opening irrigation?
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Last night was a conglomeration of suck so sucky that it nearly sucked itself out of existence.
Plus, I have a feeling that there are several causes, not just one overriding one. Last night clearly had nothing to do with rubbing my eyes on the sheet with them being partially open because I was asleep sitting up at the time. Was it the dryness? The fact that they were scratchy and itchy? Did I rub them too often? Was it the tears from the acid reflux mixed with any or all of that?
I'm amazed doctors ever figure anything out faced with all the possibilities.
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