The joke is, not only will I be giving up a full day's pay and holiday pay for the weekend, but I'm stuck at home (can't drive!) and I have two new motherboards and processors and I can't see well enough to install them!

On the bright side, one of my dogs, who seems to be a student of escapology, hasn't managed to get himself permanently lost, but he's been giving me fits trying to find him after he gets out. Yesterday, he got under my trailer and was stuck there, but he wouldn't make enough noise for me to tell he was there...I spent half the day wandering around the neighborhood looking for him. If it wasn't for a late delivery by UPS, I'd still be looking for him. heh.

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The joke is, not only will I be giving up a full day's pay and holiday pay for the weekend, but I'm stuck at home (can't drive!) and I have two new motherboards and processors and I can't see well enough to install them!

I never thought I'd see a thread with a subject that I actually have some expertise on, being the geek-in-training that I am. Did you see an ophthalmologist? Conjunctivitis shouldn't lay you up for the weekend or blur your vision.A lot of other eye problems are mistakenly diagnosed as conjunctivitis.Are you using any eyedrops? Most regular doctors prescribe the wrong antibiotic, and the patients end up coming to my office after a few days, so I'd suggest an eye doctor if it doesn't clear up.
Sorry, I hope I'm not sounding like a know-it-all.

I hope I'm not sounding like a know-it-all.

With as much as people around here talk about things outside their expertise, you are more than free to talk about something within your expertise. (Especially if it's on-topic.)

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I never thought I'd see a thread with a subject that I actually have some expertise on, being the geek-in-training that I am. Did you see an ophthalmologist? Conjunctivitis shouldn't lay you up for the weekend or blur your vision.A lot of other eye problems are mistakenly diagnosed as conjunctivitis.Are you using any eyedrops? Most regular doctors prescribe the wrong antibiotic, and the patients end up coming to my office after a few days, so I'd suggest an eye doctor if it doesn't clear up.
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Not sounding like a know-it-all. I'd love to see an opthalmologist, but it seems they're all gone for the weekend. hopefully, I'll be able to get into one on Tuesday.

Whatever it is, I hope I can get it cleared up soon. I hate how this system is acting up and having the tools to fix it but not being able to do it.
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Tell me exactly what your symptoms are.(pain, light sensitivity, itching, scratchiness, burning, discharge, redness..?)

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Originally posted by LifetimeTrekker:
Pain, extreme light sensitivity(it causes me pain without opening my eye), some itching, lots of burning, teary discharge and redness.
I can get some use of it, but it's very blurred and short. Cold compresses are helping a bit, I think.

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Thanks. I'm not rubbing it, except to dab at it with a tissue to catch the tears. I'll try to go out and get some of those things.

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Not by much, but I think I'll survive.

I am going to call one of the folks on duty today, check if one can see me. I can't afford to take more time off work for all this.

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I got pink eye in both eyes at camp a few years a go. They thought it was allergies so they doped me up on Benadryl. When I got home I made an appointment with my eye doctor.
Receptionist: What've you got, a red eye?
Me: Something like that.
Rec.: There's an opening at 10 tomorrow, do you want it?
Me: Sure.
Next morning, I walk in. I'm wearing glasses 'cuz my eyes hurt to much to wear my contacts. I have mucusy crap streaming from my tear glands. My eyes are flaming red. The recpetionist looks at me and scoots back three feet. "Oh my god, that's terrible! I thought you just had a red eye or something!" she cries and sends me straight into the doctor's office. First thing he does is put in some sort of anesthetic. Then he gives me some eye drops. Within 48 hours, the infection was clear.

Damn doctor hasn't called back, yet, it's been four hours--my primary doc didn't call back, either, I wonder if I'm on the same list as Elaine, where I have to go to Botswana for medical care? Nobody saw me peek at my records, I'm sure!

I'm planning on calling in sick, again, and seeing whatever doctor I can tomorrow.

I got really bored yesteday and managed to install one motherboard and get it up and running. heh. But I can barely read any more, so I'm getting a little concerned. I may even call my mom to come out and give me a hand for a few days.

Over the river and thru the woods,
And into the ER I go.

I'll letcha know what we find out.

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Just got back, didn't find out much...still to the eye doctor tomorrow.

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I'm planning on going to work, depending on how I can see in the morning. Right now, I have my monitor set for the lowest bright setting and the contrast nearly off and I can barely read the screen.

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Earlies appointment I could get is tomorrow afternoon. But they did a flush of the eye and it's been feeling better all day. Not that I'd think of cancelling the appointment, this light sensitivity is getting to me.

I'm planning on going to work, depending on how I can see in the morning. Right now, I have my monitor set for the lowest bright setting and the contrast nearly off and I can barely read the screen.

I'll let you know what I find out.

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