Yuck, I've got conjunk, conjunij, conjuck, a yucking eye!

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Its itching, sore, very swollen and seems to be having a cold ie there is yucking stuff coming out of it.

Dh got him from work and asked who'd punched me in the eye as it was so swollen.

I've been to the docs and got penicillin and that yucky cream/drops stuff. Taken the tablet but working up to doing the eye.

But basically I look like this Anything else I can do?

All typos and spellings errors due to not being able to see

Bathe it in boiled water (cooled down first, obviously) regularly.

Be very strict about not sharing towels/flannels etc. Dry your eye with a clean, small towel/flannel. Wash these on a hot wash. Change pillowcase daily. Avoid too much facial contact with others - conjunctivitis spreads v easily indeed. If your dcs get it they will have to be off school/nursery.

Squirt some breastmilk into it.

at dee. Assuming one has a lactating lady in one's reach?

DP had this and I begged him to let me pick his eye bogeys .

Thanks onepiece, dd had a 'stcky' eye when she got up a couple of days ago, not uncommon when she has a bit of a cold, but that has been it. Fingers crossed.

deemented, I may need to call for a kind mnetter to send me some as I haven't bf dd for almost 2 years. Anyway in my present one eyed capacity I'd probably squirt the wrong eye

bunny thats exactly what they are, its like my eye has a runny nose, in fact thats what I said to the doc

btw bunny you are gross!

I'd offer but even my aim isn't that good...

I treated mine with my own breastmilk too - it does work!

But slightly irksome if you apply directly in front of others.

Does it have to be your own breast milk or would anyone's do? Serious question btw but I haven't got any, like you op I stopped feeding a while ago. :)

Anyones would do - well any humans breastmilk - don't try cowmilk or anything daft.

Well, my friend treated her husbands greeny finger with breastmilk baths (not a whole bath, obviously, just a bit in a big bowl) and it cleared up wonderfully.

whomovedmychocolate, now you tell me......

Blimey I thought my eye was bad yesterday but no, today I wake up and eventually manage to open my yucky eye to find I am having an allergic reaction to the drops.

Ha!

Gosh, how do you know you've got an allergic reaction?
Sounds like it couldn't get any worse than it already was?

Seriously... if you're in South Wales i don't mind expressing a bit if you want an eye wash....

oh yes, I too am allergic to the normal drops
go back to the gp. there's another one they can give you

A bit like this <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.livefortheoutdoors.com/upload/538846/images/Bear_Grylls_bee_sting.JPG.jpg&imgrefurl=www.livefortheoutdoors.com/Videos/Search-Results/Fun--misc/Bear-Grylls-is-almost-unrecognisable-after-bee-sting/&usg=__rLkunrIMQi56orofTrYCvxui7Uk=&h=282&w=476&sz=78&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=34EKUGj0YCjcDM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbear%2Bgrylls%2Ballergic%2Breaction%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DZnl%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26channel%3Ds%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D760%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=325&ei=vYCcTPrWFpXNjAeapciGDQ&oei=vYCcTPrWFpXNjAeapciGDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=70&ty=27" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">although the doc very not very concerned, it was just my eye, well maybe not quite as bad but you get the point. Anywho doc says if the tablets dont kick in by tomorrow then iv antibiotics for me

whomovedmychoc

MrsBadgers yes he did say that although he wasnt convinced it was an allergic reaction he would give me some more drops.

werewolf and deemented thanks

I get this regularly every 3 months. The ointment is the best thing (put it in last thing at night as too vile to walk round with it in).

You can also roll a gold ring over it. I know it sounds crackers! (Wash the ring after, PP is right about how easily it spreads)

Ooh, that looks so sore.
Hope it clears up soon.