puffy swollen eyes

njchica · 09-11-2002, 05:26 AM

This is a true story...

I have just woken up with swollen eyes! Puffy eyelids, under-eyes, everything. I look like someone punched me in BOTH eyes, minus the black bruise part!

I have no clue what caused this as I went to sleep early last night and wasn't upset or anything...

It's a little late for me to get help for today but I'm wondering if you guys know of anything that I can use in the future if this happens to me again.

njchica · 09-11-2002, 06:40 AM

just got into school and the secretary was taken aback by my face!!! (they all are )

She thought that I must have had someone close involved in the attacks last year and that I was very very upset about it. She even offered to call in a sub so I could go home.

I applied the JA under-eye gel and I'm seriously thinking about going down to the nurse for an ice pack!

fungirlz · 09-11-2002, 08:33 AM

did you eat something you had a reaction to?
did you have something on your hands and rub your eyes?
how about an animal you came in contact with?
we first have to see what caused this..
do they itch? water? or just look like you drank too much?

njchica · 09-11-2002, 08:54 AM

My eyes do not itch and they are not red. The lids and underneath are just very swollen, as if I were punched in both eyes. My cheeks underneath are puffy as well.

I didn't eat anything particularly exotic last night-- we had Mexican. I went to sleep early. The kitten was in my room and I am highly allergic to her, but she affects my asthma. I wake up wheezing, not with a swollen face.

I've sent 2 students down to the nurse for ice packs... and I look reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal cool sitting in the front of the room with them on my face.

fungirlz · 09-11-2002, 09:22 AM

WOW.. if this continues you'll need to see your doctor.. the ice should help..but until we know why this happend I would not recommed you apply anything to it except the ice.

njchica · 09-11-2002, 09:47 AM

The students are getting a good laugh out of it. I used the under eye gel but it's been wiped off now after the towels around the ice packs. I don't know what caused it but I hope it's gone by tomorrow.

BooBop · 09-11-2002, 11:50 AM

Sometimes I do this. I think my problem is being very tired and sleeping really hard. Plus my sinuses. But never itchy. Just swollen really bad.

fungirlz · 09-11-2002, 11:38 PM

let us know how you are doing..

njchica · 09-12-2002, 05:03 AM

they are better this morning. I guess (and hope) it was just a 1-shot thing... I am going to the doctor next week anyway so I'll let her know.

It seems my stress is manifesting itself in all sorts of creative ways. This may be another one of them.

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09-11-2002, 05:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
njchica Join Date: Mar 17 2002 Posts: 676 Rep Power: 7	This is a true story... I have just woken up with swollen eyes! Puffy eyelids, under-eyes, everything. I look like someone punched me in BOTH eyes, minus the black bruise part! I have no clue what caused this as I went to sleep early last night and wasn't upset or anything... It's a little late for me to get help for today but I'm wondering if you guys know of anything that I can use in the future if this happens to me again.

09-11-2002, 06:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
njchica Join Date: Mar 17 2002 Posts: 676 Rep Power: 7	just got into school and the secretary was taken aback by my face!!! (they all are ) She thought that I must have had someone close involved in the attacks last year and that I was very very upset about it. She even offered to call in a sub so I could go home. I applied the JA under-eye gel and I'm seriously thinking about going down to the nurse for an ice pack!

09-11-2002, 08:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
fungirlz Join Date: Jan 17 2002 Posts: 4,753 Rep Power: 8	did you eat something you had a reaction to? did you have something on your hands and rub your eyes? how about an animal you came in contact with? we first have to see what caused this.. do they itch? water? or just look like you drank too much?

09-11-2002, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
njchica Join Date: Mar 17 2002 Posts: 676 Rep Power: 7	My eyes do not itch and they are not red. The lids and underneath are just very swollen, as if I were punched in both eyes. My cheeks underneath are puffy as well. I didn't eat anything particularly exotic last night-- we had Mexican. I went to sleep early. The kitten was in my room and I am highly allergic to her, but she affects my asthma. I wake up wheezing, not with a swollen face. I've sent 2 students down to the nurse for ice packs... and I look reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal cool sitting in the front of the room with them on my face.

09-11-2002, 09:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
fungirlz Join Date: Jan 17 2002 Posts: 4,753 Rep Power: 8	WOW.. if this continues you'll need to see your doctor.. the ice should help..but until we know why this happend I would not recommed you apply anything to it except the ice.

09-11-2002, 09:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
njchica Join Date: Mar 17 2002 Posts: 676 Rep Power: 7	The students are getting a good laugh out of it. I used the under eye gel but it's been wiped off now after the towels around the ice packs. I don't know what caused it but I hope it's gone by tomorrow.

09-11-2002, 11:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
BooBop I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2001 Posts: 9,497 Rep Power: 13	Sometimes I do this. I think my problem is being very tired and sleeping really hard. Plus my sinuses. But never itchy. Just swollen really bad.

09-11-2002, 11:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
fungirlz Join Date: Jan 17 2002 Posts: 4,753 Rep Power: 8	let us know how you are doing..

09-12-2002, 05:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
njchica Join Date: Mar 17 2002 Posts: 676 Rep Power: 7	they are better this morning. I guess (and hope) it was just a 1-shot thing... I am going to the doctor next week anyway so I'll let her know. It seems my stress is manifesting itself in all sorts of creative ways. This may be another one of them.

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