I had a really weird thing happen yesterday.
I woke up and felt like I had something in my eye. After I showered, I went and poured a ton of saline solution on it. It felt better after a while, so I put in my contacts. I looked in the mirror and realized my eye looked really weird. A closer inspection revealed that my eyeball was literally bulging out on one side!
Needless to say, it scared the hell out of me. I made an immediate appointment with the optometrist I see up here (another wonderful thing about living out in the toolies--you don't always get to see quite the sort of doctor you'd like to). And you know, he can't figure out what the problem is. He said the swelling is something called "chemosis," which usually happens as a result of allergies. However, he said that the allergies often affect both eyes, rather than just one.
I'm weirded out. He's given me anti-inflammatories, I'm not allowed to wear my contacts for the rest of the week, and I have to go back to see him again on Monday. And he wants me to call him regardless of time or location if my eye swells up again.
Yikes...