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Swelling under left eye, any ideas?

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TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 02/03/2012 22:22

Woke up this morning and my left under eye/ eye bag was really swollen and puffy. It is not sore, but slightly bruised feeling and is slightly darker in colour than usual. I have taken anti histamine but no change.
I have checked and don't have a style. It is not conjunctivitis. The only plus is that I look like I've had restalyne injected into it, so half of me looks younger.
Your wisdom is sought and welcomed as google is not helping.

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NorkyPies · 02/03/2012 22:25

Could be urticaria (hives) if you have a skin rash anywhere as well.

TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 02/03/2012 22:30

Nothing elsewhere, just under the eye. I even thought at be point that DP might have elbowed me in his sleep, but no real bruise, just swelling.
Bizarre

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hellymelly · 02/03/2012 22:40

Don't want to scare you but dd had the beginnings of peri-orbital cellulitis last year,and it started in a similar way.Our GP thought it was an allergic reaction to something but after piriton made no difference we went to A+E. She was fine after anti-biotics but it can be very serious so get it checked out asap.

TheLaineyWayIsEssex · 02/03/2012 22:44

Oh will get down to walk in tomorrow. Thanks I'll go google

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hellymelly · 02/03/2012 22:58

the images on google look pretty extreme.My dds eye looked like a lesser version,the docs thought she was at the beginnings of it,and within an hour of the first dose of anti-biotics you could see the swelling had receded slightly.Much better by the next day,it took a couple of days to go completely.

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