Comments for maya's clog. http://shoemakermedical.com/maya ...a medical illustrator writes and draws Tue, 14 May 2013 17:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by LA County http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-19617 LA County Tue, 14 May 2013 17:56:38 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-19617 Great Blog! TY! I had a really small one for a few weeks on the rim of my top eyelid. After a month it became Hard and had begun to grow. I started doing as much research as possible before running to the Doctor. Through my research I found that home treatment was my best option. I was doing warm compresses daily. The chalazion itself was not subsiding at all after two weeks of my method! After finding this Blog. And utilizing the 1-2-3-4 procedure, baby shampoo+Wascloth+shower Tactics. I have had positive Results with in one week! TY! TY! TY! Great Blog! TY!
I had a really small one for a few weeks on the rim of my top eyelid. After a month it became Hard and had begun to grow. I started doing as much research as possible before running to the Doctor. Through my research I found that home treatment was my best option. I was doing warm compresses daily. The chalazion itself was not subsiding at all after two weeks of my method! After finding this Blog. And utilizing the 1-2-3-4 procedure, baby shampoo+Wascloth+shower Tactics. I have had positive Results with in one week! TY! TY! TY!

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by rose http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-19523 rose Thu, 09 May 2013 06:56:54 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-19523 hey thanks alot for the method i'll surely try it, i had 2 chalazions removed from the same eye last week so its been 9 days now, healing perfectly still got other chalazions on my other eye, they've been there for months do you think this method will work? and can i use this method on the eye that i had a sugery on from now? or do i have to wait untill it heals completely? :) oh and did you use baby shampoo as your gentle soap? thank you :) hey thanks alot for the method i’ll surely try it, i had 2 chalazions removed from the same eye last week so its been 9 days now, healing perfectly still got other chalazions on my other eye, they’ve been there for months do you think this method will work? and can i use this method on the eye that i had a sugery on from now? or do i have to wait untill it heals completely? :) oh and did you use baby shampoo as your gentle soap? thank you :)

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Ash http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-18121 Ash Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:14:44 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-18121 Thank you for sharing this important information and experiences which helped me to be positive..!!! i was so.......... worried about my swollen eye lids :( i got the 1st one in 2011 and todate they are coming again and again. i did 2 eye surgeries for both the eyes, and now it has come again :'( i'm going to see a doctor next monday. it's really painful. thank you again for the information. Thank you for sharing this important information and experiences which helped me to be positive..!!! i was so………. worried about my swollen eye lids :( i got the 1st one in 2011 and todate they are coming again and again. i did 2 eye surgeries for both the eyes, and now it has come again :’( i’m going to see a doctor next monday. it’s really painful. thank you again for the information.

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Peter http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-17832 Peter Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:02:48 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-17832 Neil, I also watched the YouTube video of the make up artist who said salt water is a miracle cure....I've been using that method for 2 days now (with sea salt) and it has not gone well, the stubborn chalazion just looks bigger and redder. I guess it depends on the individual and I'm beginning to think that there isn't a 'one size fits all' solution when it comes to these things. So, hot compresses with Epsom salt is next for me to try - anything to avoid that surgery again, that was grim. Neil, I also watched the YouTube video of the make up artist who said salt water is a miracle cure….I’ve been using that method for 2 days now (with sea salt) and it has not gone well, the stubborn chalazion just looks bigger and redder. I guess it depends on the individual and I’m beginning to think that there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’ solution when it comes to these things. So, hot compresses with Epsom salt is next for me to try – anything to avoid that surgery again, that was grim.

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Daniel http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-17373 Daniel Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:27:39 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-17373 I am so glad to have found this site. Thanks to everybody for all the information. Here's my story. I had never had a stye/chalazion up until about 9 months ago. It was late at night and I started to feel itchy on my upper right eyelid. I just ignored it and itched away. 2 hours later I go to the bathroom n I notice that I had a stye. I only knew that because my girlfriend had had them before. I had never before so naturally I was scared. She told me it would go away in a week or 2 but it didn't. It actually got bigger and formed a white head. I am uninsured so I just went ahead and popped it after dealing with it for about 3 weeks. Of course it formed a scab but it looked like it was going away. About a week later the scab falls off but the now chalazion had stayed in medium form. This is when I began warm compresses and daily cleaning and tea bags and yadayadayada.. The bump went down a lot but it never really went away. About 2 moths go by and it starts to grow again! I continued with the warm compresses, tea bags, cleaning. Nothing helped. It continued to grow and again, formed a white head. This time I go to the clinic. I am referred to an eye specialist. I instead opt for the hospital since I am uninsured. The doctor sticks a needle in the chalazion, applies pressure and drains it of the excess fluid and blood. She then prescribed eye drops. (I could tell she just wanted me out of the hospital.) This time it really seemed to have worked. The swelling went down, the scab fell off and it seemed to have almost completely gone away..almost. 4 months later and although its not a full stye or chalazion, you can definitely still see a bump on my eyelid. It becomes red when it's hot or when I rub my eye. I think it's safe to say, I need surgery. I will again try warm compresses and I will also look into MGP as Jelena Ristic suggests. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again. I am so glad to have found this site. Thanks to everybody for all the information. Here’s my story. I had never had a stye/chalazion up until about 9 months ago. It was late at night and I started to feel itchy on my upper right eyelid. I just ignored it and itched away. 2 hours later I go to the bathroom n I notice that I had a stye. I only knew that because my girlfriend had had them before. I had never before so naturally I was scared. She told me it would go away in a week or 2 but it didn’t. It actually got bigger and formed a white head. I am uninsured so I just went ahead and popped it after dealing with it for about 3 weeks. Of course it formed a scab but it looked like it was going away. About a week later the scab falls off but the now chalazion had stayed in medium form. This is when I began warm compresses and daily cleaning and tea bags and yadayadayada.. The bump went down a lot but it never really went away. About 2 moths go by and it starts to grow again! I continued with the warm compresses, tea bags, cleaning. Nothing helped. It continued to grow and again, formed a white head. This time I go to the clinic. I am referred to an eye specialist. I instead opt for the hospital since I am uninsured. The doctor sticks a needle in the chalazion, applies pressure and drains it of the excess fluid and blood. She then prescribed eye drops. (I could tell she just wanted me out of the hospital.) This time it really seemed to have worked. The swelling went down, the scab fell off and it seemed to have almost completely gone away..almost. 4 months later and although its not a full stye or chalazion, you can definitely still see a bump on my eyelid. It becomes red when it’s hot or when I rub my eye. I think it’s safe to say, I need surgery. I will again try warm compresses and I will also look into MGP as Jelena Ristic suggests. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Neil http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-15306 Neil Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:58:16 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-15306 exactly how to do it. I mixed sea salt and water in a bowl and created my own salt water to flush my eye out. Please note, if you buy sea salt at Whole Foods you need to get the super fine or fine crystals. Otherwise, the larger crystals won't dissolve properly. But I did one better and literally went to the beach jumped in the water and opened my eyes in the water. It stung, but did it help? The swelling was much smaller the next day. (5) Johnson's Baby Shampoo; I read that you can use Johnson's Baby Shampoo to clean your eyes and supposedly there are no detergents in it that make your eyes burn. However, I can attest my eyes did sting, burn, and turn read after trying this method. I think the person who posted the thread failed to mention a few specifics. For example, I think the baby shampoo method is good for PREVENTION of styes and chalazions as a means to keep your eyelids and oil glands free from blockage. I honestly don't think it does anything once you have the actual stye or chalazion. At least it didn't for me. I read that after you have washed your hands with anti-bacterial soap to put a dime size amount of baby shampoo into your damp hands. You work up a lather and you use each of your fingers to massage the chalazion. For example, start with your index finger and gently massage with 10 strokes. Then move on to the next finger and so forth until you've used both hands. I think this method is a means to soften the chalazion and prevent a hard cyst from forming. In my case, I went from a soft chalazion to a hard chalazion to a now soft chalazion again. (6) castor oil; I read to dab a cotton ball with castor oil and apply it on the chalazion. I have not tried this yet, but I am tempted. As far as the medication I received the following: First Urgent care doctor prescribed to me: LiquiTears - (eye lubricant) - 2 drops every four hours. Plus warm compresses. After a week follow up he them prescribed to me: Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.3%; one to two drops every four hours. First Opthamalogist prescribed to me: Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Opthalmic Suspension eye drops; 1 drop four times daily. Plus warm compresses. Upon my second visit to him a week later he prescribed to me: Cephalexin 500 MG capsules; take one capsule by mouth twice a day. Plus warm compresses My second opthamalogist prescribed: Doxycycline Hyclate 100 MG capsules; take one capsule twice a day Plus Tobradex eye ointment; apply 4 times daily inside the lower lid Plus warm compresses Please note: I ended up only taking the Cephalexin because my doctor said the Doxycycline is not needed. On my second visit to my second opthalmalogist she suggested I could either opt to wait or for her to go ahead and stab the chalazion. I opted to wait from fear of the horror stories and youtube videos I saw regarding the surgical removal. I ended up going on a work trip for nearly 2 weeks and today I went for my third follow-up. My doctor said it looks a lot better and that I should be patient and wait two more months. Apparently the hard cyst chalazion is now soft and much smaller so she felt it is draining slowly. She said the chalazion is deeper and the procedure is definitely painful since it is so close to my eye. So here I will go again with the warm compresses and the ointment. She said to stop taking any eye drops for the time being. To be continued.... exactly how to do it. I mixed sea salt and water in a bowl and created my own salt water to flush my eye out. Please note, if you buy sea salt at Whole Foods you need to get the super fine or fine crystals. Otherwise, the larger crystals won’t dissolve properly. But I did one better and literally went to the beach jumped in the water and opened my eyes in the water. It stung, but did it help? The swelling was much smaller the next day.
(5) Johnson’s Baby Shampoo; I read that you can use Johnson’s Baby Shampoo to clean your eyes and supposedly there are no detergents in it that make your eyes burn. However, I can attest my eyes did sting, burn, and turn read after trying this method. I think the person who posted the thread failed to mention a few specifics. For example, I think the baby shampoo method is good for PREVENTION of styes and chalazions as a means to keep your eyelids and oil glands free from blockage. I honestly don’t think it does anything once you have the actual stye or chalazion. At least it didn’t for me. I read that after you have washed your hands with anti-bacterial soap to put a dime size amount of baby shampoo into your damp hands. You work up a lather and you use each of your fingers to massage the chalazion. For example, start with your index finger and gently massage with 10 strokes. Then move on to the next finger and so forth until you’ve used both hands. I think this method is a means to soften the chalazion and prevent a hard cyst from forming. In my case, I went from a soft chalazion to a hard chalazion to a now soft chalazion again.
(6) castor oil; I read to dab a cotton ball with castor oil and apply it on the chalazion. I have not tried this yet, but I am tempted.

As far as the medication I received the following:

First Urgent care doctor prescribed to me:

LiquiTears – (eye lubricant) – 2 drops every four hours. Plus warm compresses.

After a week follow up he them prescribed to me:

Tobramycin Ophthalmic Solution, USP 0.3%; one to two drops every four hours.

First Opthamalogist prescribed to me:

Neomycin and Polymyxin B Sulfates and Dexamethasone Opthalmic Suspension eye drops; 1 drop four times daily. Plus warm compresses.

Upon my second visit to him a week later he prescribed to me:

Cephalexin 500 MG capsules; take one capsule by mouth twice a day.

Plus warm compresses

My second opthamalogist prescribed:

Doxycycline Hyclate 100 MG capsules; take one capsule twice a day

Plus Tobradex eye ointment; apply 4 times daily inside the lower lid

Plus warm compresses

Please note: I ended up only taking the Cephalexin because my doctor said the Doxycycline is not needed.

On my second visit to my second opthalmalogist she suggested I could either opt to wait or for her to go ahead and stab the chalazion. I opted to wait from fear of the horror stories and youtube videos I saw regarding the surgical removal. I ended up going on a work trip for nearly 2 weeks and today I went for my third follow-up. My doctor said it looks a lot better and that I should be patient and wait two more months. Apparently the hard cyst chalazion is now soft and much smaller so she felt it is draining slowly. She said the chalazion is deeper and the procedure is definitely painful since it is so close to my eye. So here I will go again with the warm compresses and the ointment. She said to stop taking any eye drops for the time being.

To be continued….

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Neil http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-15301 Neil Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:49:47 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-15301 Hi there. I wanted to write because you provided helpful information. I also wanted to write about my own chalazion experience because I have googled and researched on the internet for a month since December 2012 and very little helpful or useful information is posted on many of the threads I read. I liked yours because it actually allows other users to post as well as follow-up and read similar issues and how it was handled. I had a 7" silver beaded snowflake ornament fall and hit me in the eye while I was at work in December. I didn't really think anything about it until the next day when I woke up and my eye was swollen and looked like someone punched me. I went to the doctor and he told me I had a scratched cornea and that the swelling should go down in a few days and the cornea would heal itself within 2 to 3 days. During the eye examination the doctor did not wash his hands in front of me nor did he wear gloves. I found this really disappointing because I always hear how germs are spread via eyes and mouth due to mucous membranes. Anyway, I booked a follow up visit for the end of the week. By Friday, my cornea felt a lot better, but I noticed a lump forming on my lower left lid. I was told it was probably from a blocked gland (apparently we have 40 oil/tear glands on the upper lid and 30 glands on the lower lid). The doctor told me it was probably caused from the swelling that occured and also as an end result of bacteria getting in and blocking my gland from all the "handling" I was doing to treat my scratched cornea. Now I have insurance so I went to see my primary care physician, Urgent Care physician, 2 opthamalogists, and my optometrist (vision eye exam). As you can imagine everyone talked about the warm compresses which I did religiously several times a day. It never really seemed to work as well as I had hoped. I also unsucessfully tried several tips and tricks that I found over the internet such as: (1) apply hot green tea bags being placed on the stye/chalazion; apparently the tannic acids in the tea are supposed to soothe and reduce the swelling and inflamation. It really didn't do anything other than stain my towels and sink. (2) sterilize a gold ring (the higher the carats the better); supposedly it was an old wive's tale that the elements in gold cannot be broken down by bacteria and that it combats and continues to fight against the bacteria; It didn't work. (3) Epsom salt; mix epsom salt into the hot water compress and then apply to eye; The compresses seem to help, but not sure if the epsom salt did anything per se. (4) Sea salt; I watched a youtube video of a make up artist who swore that sea salts cures styes and chalazions. He suggested doing an "eye wash" and didn't specify Hi there. I wanted to write because you provided helpful information. I also wanted to write about my own chalazion experience because I have googled and researched on the internet for a month since December 2012 and very little helpful or useful information is posted on many of the threads I read. I liked yours because it actually allows other users to post as well as follow-up and read similar issues and how it was handled.

I had a 7″ silver beaded snowflake ornament fall and hit me in the eye while I was at work in December. I didn’t really think anything about it until the next day when I woke up and my eye was swollen and looked like someone punched me. I went to the doctor and he told me I had a scratched cornea and that the swelling should go down in a few days and the cornea would heal itself within 2 to 3 days.

During the eye examination the doctor did not wash his hands in front of me nor did he wear gloves. I found this really disappointing because I always hear how germs are spread via eyes and mouth due to mucous membranes. Anyway, I booked a follow up visit for the end of the week.

By Friday, my cornea felt a lot better, but I noticed a lump forming on my lower left lid. I was told it was probably from a blocked gland (apparently we have 40 oil/tear glands on the upper lid and 30 glands on the lower lid). The doctor told me it was probably caused from the swelling that occured and also as an end result of bacteria getting in and blocking my gland from all the “handling” I was doing to treat my scratched cornea.

Now I have insurance so I went to see my primary care physician, Urgent Care physician, 2 opthamalogists, and my optometrist (vision eye exam).

As you can imagine everyone talked about the warm compresses which I did religiously several times a day. It never really seemed to work as well as I had hoped. I also unsucessfully tried several tips and tricks that I found over the internet such as:
(1) apply hot green tea bags being placed on the stye/chalazion; apparently the tannic acids in the tea are supposed to soothe and reduce the swelling and inflamation. It really didn’t do anything other than stain my towels and sink.
(2) sterilize a gold ring (the higher the carats the better); supposedly it was an old wive’s tale that the elements in gold cannot be broken down by bacteria and that it combats and continues to fight against the bacteria; It didn’t work.
(3) Epsom salt; mix epsom salt into the hot water compress and then apply to eye; The compresses seem to help, but not sure if the epsom salt did anything per se.
(4) Sea salt; I watched a youtube video of a make up artist who swore that sea salts cures styes and chalazions. He suggested doing an “eye wash” and didn’t specify

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Zuha http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-15014 Zuha Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:11:04 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-15014 for something*. I'm sorry, it's late at night and I'm prone to typos. for something*. I’m sorry, it’s late at night and I’m prone to typos.

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Zuha http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-15013 Zuha Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:04:56 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-15013 I've had a weird red bump /inside/ my eyelids (in my upper left eyelid and my lower right eyelid), and I'm pretty sure they might be chalazions. They're not actually very noticeable; they're actually kinda small. But they've been there for at least two months, if I'm not mistaken. I've started applying a warm/hot compress on them starting yesterday, and they seem to be getting bigger and paler. I'm just worried that they'll cause permanent damage to my eyes or something; I'm thirteen and I'm pretty sure I can't afford a 'surgery' for this. Plus, I don't wanna get my parents to buy eye-drops from something that can heal on its own. Any help in quickening the process? I’ve had a weird red bump /inside/ my eyelids (in my upper left eyelid and my lower right eyelid), and I’m pretty sure they might be chalazions. They’re not actually very noticeable; they’re actually kinda small. But they’ve been there for at least two months, if I’m not mistaken.

I’ve started applying a warm/hot compress on them starting yesterday, and they seem to be getting bigger and paler. I’m just worried that they’ll cause permanent damage to my eyes or something; I’m thirteen and I’m pretty sure I can’t afford a ‘surgery’ for this. Plus, I don’t wanna get my parents to buy eye-drops from something that can heal on its own.

Any help in quickening the process?

]]> Comment on chalazions and what to do about them by Eye-ra http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/2011/03/28/chalazions-and-what-to-do-about-them/#comment-13843 Eye-ra Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:36:31 +0000 http://shoemakermedical.com/maya/?p=240#comment-13843 Thank you for this very helpful post! I'm getting a chalazion surgery soon.. How long do we have to wait til we can face a computer screen again post-surgery? Thank you for this very helpful post! I’m getting a chalazion surgery soon.. How long do we have to wait til we can face a computer screen again post-surgery?

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