Some improvement

I think my eye bags are going down. They are not as tender and painful as before and the eye ointment is definitely working. My eyes are less watery than before. The skin around my eyes are still dry throughout the day and stresses my face, which in turn makes me tired. I continue to nap halfway through the day which also means that I am sleeping very late at night. I managed to squeeze some pus out of my left eye bag last night! This must be progress. 

It is strange being unwell like this. The rest of me is fine except my eyes and face. Because I get tired I have to lie down a lot. Sometimes I sleep sometimes I don't. But it's just to rest. And then other times when I have put the eye ointment in, my vision becomes blurred for maybe up to an hour 3 times a day. So I have frequent times in my day when I am lying down but not sleeping or when I can't see. In these times I either listen to the radio or audiobooks. It's a much slower existence than I am used to!

I just compared today's photo with the photo from two days ago and there is a visible reduction. Hooray. I just wish the medicine would work faster! This is what I look like today:

New medication

I was referred to the eye hospital by my GP as I had reached the end of their medical expertise. I whizzed into town straight after my doctor's appointment as I was very keen to get this eye condition sorted as I have had some kind of eye-related condition for 3 weeks now and it's annoying. I was seen very quickly in the A&E department. The doctor says that the chemo has been playing havoc with my hormones and my eye glands are now blocked. He even said that he was impressed with how pronounced the eye bags were! That word is normally a good word but not in that sentence and it made me laugh. I now have new eye ointment and new antibiotics so hopefully they will do the trick. I am back home and have put the eye ointment in and they are immediately working. The watering has stopped though it has blurred my vision! You can't have everything! Let's hope this is the beginning of the end of this horrible condition!

Same again

This is what I look like after 3 days of antibiotics. No improvement. I think it has even got worse. There is now tiny white spots on the eye bags. I am going back to the doc today. I look hideous!

Same

I woke up today hoping that the swelling would have gone down a little, but alas no. I think it even looks a little worse. I look like I've been beaten up. I hope the antibiotics kick in soon. 

I am miserable

My eyes have got worse. They continue to bulge and are painful to touch. They continue to water and it just feels like I've been punched in the face or have been stung. My face feels very stressed and tender. I had to miss a wedding yesterday because I just didn't feel up to it. I went back to the doctor in the morning and he says that I have an infection in my lower eyelids. I've been put on a course of antibiotics to get rid of it. Today is the second day of taking them and I am not feeling the effects yet. Please God, give me relief soon! This is what I look like. Not pretty. 

Doing alright

My eyes continued to swell and stream this week. And they were bulging under the eyes like Uncle Fester in the Addams Family. They were bothering me so much that I went to the doctor's on Friday. I got prescribed some antibiotic cream which are already working. Phew. It's just one thing after another with my physical symptoms, isn't it? I never know what I am going to have.

I also discovered that my bike got stolen! I went to get my water meter reading and it's stored in the same room and it was gone! First of all, I thought it was one of my neighbours because it is a code-accessed room for residents. But when the police came round they could see that someone had leveraged the door to get in. I am so bummed because it was a great bike, and also because it's now going to be a pain to find another to fit me. I am so short that average bikes don't fit. I may buy a child's bike. Honestly, people will steal anything. It was a very old bike and small. I suppose this gives me the opportunity to find the right size bike for me.

Bit rough

Have been feeling a bit rough today. Generally quite tired without having done much and I have some swelling underneath my eyes, which is quite tender. And also the horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Blah.