Eye trouble

[sherrardk]

A brick feel into my husband's eye today (don't ask!) and he has been to the hospital. They dilated his pupil and picked all the bots of brick, etc out. However, he is not allowed pain killers as they want him to be able to feel if it becomes infected as the top layer of his cornea has come off. Obviously, he is in a lot of discomfort with his eye hurting and not being able to tolerate any sort of light. Has anyone got any any ideas on what he could do to ease the symptoms (his current plan is to drink some larger and go to bed early).

[ummmm]

Ouch....his plan is probably best.

[sherrardk]

I genuinely feel sorry for the poor sod (being a man you can imagine how bad it must have been for him to actually go to the hospital - he doesn't even have a doctor).

[bednobs]

eye patch

[Sqad]

I feel that it totally unrealistic to allow a patient to be in pain irrespective of whether it is to announce the onset of infection.

The doctors first and most important function is to the relief of pain which may well be severe in corneal abrasions.

There are much better signs and symptoms than the onset of pain.

I would not hesitate to give him 400mgms at least of Ibuprofen, to relieve his pain.

[york310]

I take it he has been given lubricants to relieve some of the discomfort and possible antibiotics to limit the risk of infection. I agree with sqad,not using painkillers is unusual and ibuprofen seems quite reasonable to me.

[sherrardk]

Thanks all - he wasn't given anything by the hospital, but has been taking ibuprofen, etc. Feel really sorry for him.

[tamborine]

Retina injuries usually make the patient feel sleepy. If the retina is detached he should seek treatment at an eye hospital asap. Surely eye drops would help.

[Sqad]

tambo......it has nothing to do with the retina.

[boxtops]

Sherrard, that sounds nasty, best wishes from us to Mr S x

[sherrardk]

It is nasty - it's making him grumpy now so we are all suffering! (Know he can't help it though, it's not like he's got 'man flu'.)

[Mosaic]

Aside from pain and trauma, the sheer frustration of this kind of eye injury upsets the sufferer - speaking from experience. There is very little you can do to pass the time happily - no tv, no reading, hard to see anything....
I'd have thought in the circs a little valium would take the edge off, also playing hs favourite music, favourite talk radio, just talking to him to jolly him along. You start to feel very isolated when your eyes are out of action.