748S911 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 What did the doc say? You gonna be ok? 1 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 Just finished up at the ER. The doctor decided to put me on topical antibiotics and steroids as well as eye lubrication. They want to see me again on Monday. No corneal damage which is really good! Overall it was a really positive visit, it seems like I’ll have no lasting damage. The big bummer is that it’s excruciatingly painful at the moment. They gave me some numbing drops at the ER which worked, but they’ve already worn off and I wasn’t allowed to take the drops home with me. I have a pretty high pain tolerance but this is god awful. Hopefully the pain starts to go away in the next few days. Obviously this is a shitty experience, but it hasn’t diminished my love of reefing at all! Even sitting in the ER, I was keeping my mind off the pain by researching my dream tank upgrade! Lastly, thank you guys for checking in on me, it made me feel really cared for! This is such a wonderful community and all your well wishes made me feel a lot better! I appreciate you all so much! 9 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Well bummer, hope you get better soon! 1 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, Amphrites said: Well bummer, hope you get better soon! Honestly, this worked out as well as I could have hoped. I’m not poisoned and my eye should end up being totally fine! 2 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 It's equally-likely that a chunk of the rock/oyster scratched your eye and everything else is acting as an irritant, granted a pretty-potent one in all likelyhood =/ Quote Link to comment
Ratvan Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 On the plus side at least you dont need to walk around with an eye patch for a week. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 12 minutes ago, Ratvan said: On the plus side at least you dont need to walk around with an eye patch for a week. I nanny for a 4 year old who is obsessed with pirates. I was so ready to lean into the eyepatch and become his new hero! 1 5 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 I'm glad you're gonna be ok, sucks about the pain though. Heal up quick 🙂 4 1 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Holy cow, that's pretty savage Hannah! Here's hoping you get better soon. And don't let anybody tell you that reefing is a hobby for the faint of heart! 😨 2 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Glad your ok, I know the numbing drops they have at the er are insane. Literally you could cut out your own eye and not feel it. I had some sand in my eye once and had to go to the er. Instant relief when they put those drops in. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 Does anyone know what species Green Bay packers zoas are? Or what region they originated from? I’m back at the hospital again today since my eye swelled way up last night and I can barely open it. Fortunately it’s not nearly as painful now, but it’s still quite uncomfortable. The ophthalmologist wanted to know as possible about the type of zoanthid that got in my eye. The first photo was from yesterday, the second one is from today. Sorry for the yucky looking pictures, but I feel like seeing them might encourage more people to use eye protection while fragging. 1 6 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Oof... I don't think most people who even breed corals know much about the particular species of zoas or palys they have, hobbyists mostly care about the colors... I just avoid softies, zoas and paly's especially, or anything which is known to have palytoxin because of my various medical conditions, hope your eye improves quickly and soon. 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Wonderboy Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Darn - it wasn't good to hear that you're still dealing with the zoa attack. I'm really hoping this goes away promptly for you. 2 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 39 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: Does anyone know what species Green Bay packers zoas are? Or what region they originated from? I’m back at the hospital again today since my eye swelled way up last night and I can barely open it. Fortunately it’s not nearly as painful now, but it’s still quite uncomfortable. The ophthalmologist wanted to know as possible about the type of zoanthid that got in my eye. The first photo was from yesterday, the second one is from today. Sorry for the yucky looking pictures, but I feel like seeing them might encourage more people to use eye protection while fragging. Oh God that's awful 😕 I don't mess with zoas either, I have a pain in the ass kitten that loves getting into trouble so I don't take any risks with them. Heal up soon and I wish I could help you with identifying the zoas. Just a thought but maybe Stevie t would know. Oops I added to your post. It's at the bottom 😳 1 1 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 @StinkyBunny Hey do you think you may be able to help hannah identify a zoa so she can tell the doctor. I figured you'd be more knowledgeable in that area.. edit: the name she has is green bay packer zoas 2 Quote Link to comment
748S911 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 That’s unfortunate to hear that your back at the doctors and now your eye is swollen, good thing the pain is gone. Feel better soon! Hard to say what type of zoanthid it is, there’s so many different ones. 2 Quote Link to comment
Gravity Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Pretty sure this saved me. Got in some zoa yesterday. When removing them from the plug, I had squished one of them causing it to spray. Luckily after seeing this I had done all my work inside the bag. Hope you you have a good recovery. 2 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, Gravity said: Pretty sure this saved me. Got in some zoa yesterday. When removing them from the plug, I had squished one of them causing it to spray. Luckily after seeing this I had done all my work inside the bag. Hope you you have a good recovery. That makes me feel so much better! I’m so glad that my experience was able to help someone else out! 4 Quote Link to comment
DSFIRSTSLTWATER Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Hannahhhh said: That makes me feel so much better! I’m so glad that my experience was able to help someone else out! How is your eye doing now? What did the doctor say? 3 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 5 hours ago, DSFIRSTSLTWATER said: How is your eye doing now? What did the doctor say? It’s still pretty painful. I’m going in tomorrow to see the corneal specialist. The doctor basically said I’ll be fine though, they’re just not sure how long it will take. 7 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hannahhhh said: It’s still pretty painful. I’m going in tomorrow to see the corneal specialist. The doctor basically said I’ll be fine though, they’re just not sure how long it will take. Good to hear they think you’ll be fine. Hopefully you recover very quickly. 3 Quote Link to comment
billygoat Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Huge props to you Hannah for not allowing this episode to quench your passion for reefing. I have a lot of respect for you for that. I hope you recover quickly, so you can return to observing your aquarium (with both eyes!) as soon as possible! 😁 4 Quote Link to comment
MrObscura Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Imo there's a good chance it's not even polytoxin that caused your unfortunate eye issue(especially since symtoms usually seem to involve extreme flu like symptoms), there's a lot of crap(bacteria, microfuna, etc.) is reef water. Anyway, good for you for remaining optimistic and I hope you get well soon. 5 Quote Link to comment
Tempestas Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 I'm not an eye specialist, but I'm going to agree with @MrObscura and say that your eye condition is more likely related to an infection rather than palytoxin. I would have expected that palytoxin would have be absorbed through the eye conjunctiva and caused more neurological/systemic symptoms. That being said, I've treated more than my fair share of infected coral cuts, and they all present with burning pain and really bad swelling. Unfortunately, given the diversity of atypical bacteria that live on coral tissue and in the ocean at large, your common antibiotics don't typically cut it, and you need to go with combinations of lesser used, stronger antibiotics. Also, given how swollen your eye is, I don't think you're going to achieve any control using antibiotic eyedrops. I would suggest you speak to your opthalmologist about putting you on oral or even IV antibiotics given how sensitive the eye area can be. 3 Quote Link to comment
Hannahhhh Posted June 17, 2019 Author Share Posted June 17, 2019 So they’ve basically ruled out a bacterial infection for my eye. They cultured my eye and nothing grew. They have me on antibiotics as a precaution. Basically they think it’s an inflammatory response to the toxins. They’ve increased my steroids and are keeping me on oral and topical antibiotics. 3 Quote Link to comment
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