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Pink Eye = Tell me if I missed anything that needs to be tossed out or cleaned

VaBelle35 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:41:30 GMT

I changed my pillow case and have a new one lined up for every day this week to change every day.

I washed or wiped down with anti-bacterial wipes some of my glasses and readers. I've got a whole pile in the car to do tomorrow.

Changed my face towel and will use a new one every time I wash my face this week.

I tossed a fair amount of my makeup. I go all the way under my eye with my foundation and I swipe my blush across my eyes, so I infected just about everything I have.

I tossed all of the bottles of eye drops I was using (including my prescription Lastacaft that I just had filled 2 weeks ago).

I've been reading various places online to make sure I get everything. I don't want to re-infect myself.

Thanks for your help.

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Mmsfoxxie — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:48:52 GMT

Make sure you keep your hands out of your face....no rubbing your eye.

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Mrsq2022 — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 23:58:15 GMT

That's too bad! Wash your brushes really well...Including sanitizing the handles of them with alcohol wipes. You probably touched your eyes and them grabbed your makeup brush or toothbrush...toss the toothbrush and toothpaste tubes and anything you likely touched at night after applying your eye creams...

Do you feel like your actual blushes came near your eye, or just the brush you used to apply it? And do you touch the eye dropper to your eye, or just allow the drops to "fall" into your eye. I probably personally would not have tossed eye drops because I do not touch them to my eye or with my finger, but it can't hurt....

With the foundation, if you are squirting a little into a brush and then applying it, the foundation itself should be safe, it's just the brush that has been contaminated. I personally would think long and hard before tossing the blushes and foundation, but you know best what came into contact with your eyes. I would make sure to use antibacterial wipes on your telephone, cell phone, computer keyboard... Places that you have "touched". It's a real pain. I haven't had it in a couple of decades but my kids got it when they were little and we had to sanitize everything. Not a bad thing to do, but a pain when you HAVE to!

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Suebdoo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:05:33 GMT

@VaBelle35. Awwwww well that s&$#s. Sounds like you have it covered. I think maybe alcohol on your make up brushes too? I don't completely trust the antibacterial wipes unless it's just my hands. Is there any way to get the eye drops in another container and use a dropper since it's new? So sorry it happened to you!! I haven't had it since high school but remember that it hurt kinda. Are you gonna see a Dr.? I vaguely remember an ointment or drops . Good luck and hope it is a quick one!;

ETA @Mrsq2022 and I must have been typing at the same time so I will add.....Yeah what she said. LOL

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sidsmom — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:09:13 GMT

What type of pinkeye is it?

Bacterial, VIrual? Those are contagious.

Allergic, Chemical pinkeye? Not contagious.

If I ever get pinkeye, it's due to allergies....and since its not contagious, I never have to throw anything away. Gone in a couple days.

What did the doctor say?

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:13:22 GMT

Thanks Sue

I went to the Target Clinic this morning because my eyes were still really red but there were no allergens or mold in my area the last 2 days. I figured when I woke up and they were as red as they were when I went to bed, that something else was going on besides allergies.

I didn't have any of the other classic symptoms, so I just thought it was allergies all this time. So I've infected everything around me (and every one around me).

I threw out my makeup and brushes. I have so many BE brushes in my stash, it didn't make sense to try to save them. I have 3 favorites that I need to replace, other than that, I will be fine with the other 100 I have. LOL

I think the liquid inside the bottle gets contaminated, it's not just the bottle, so I don't want to chance trying to save the Rx. Walgreens said they can request an override from the insurance company since I just had it filled. They won't fill it sooner than 30 days, but they will explain the situation and will get the override.

I'm going into my office tomorrow with my Costco-size Clorox Wipes and disinfecting my office and then coming home. I am in HR and tomorrow I have to do New Hire Orientation. I can't switch with anyone because I am subbing tomorrow because everyone else is either on vacation or doing New Hire Orientation in another building.

I don't look too bad, so I think if I wear my glasses, I'll be okay.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:19:46 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
What type of pinkeye is it?

Bacterial, VIrual? Those are contagious.
Allergic, Chemical pinkeye? Not contagious.

If I ever get pinkeye, it's due to allergies....and since its not contagious, I never have to throw anything away. Gone in a couple days.

What did the doctor say?

They don't know. It is most likely due to allergies because that's what I thought it was all this time, (it could also be chemical as I did splash my eyes when I was treating my garden a few weeks ago) but to be safe we're going with contagious.

They didn't do a lab test. If it doesn't go away, I will go back to my eye doctor for a follow up. I have a regular physical on the 16th, too.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:27:41 GMT

@CAshopper2011 wrote:
That's too bad! Wash your brushes really well...Including sanitizing the handles of them with alcohol wipes. You probably touched your eyes and them grabbed your makeup brush or toothbrush...toss the toothbrush and toothpaste tubes and anything you likely touched at night after applying your eye creams...

Do you feel like your actual blushes came near your eye, or just the brush you used to apply it? And do you touch the eye dropper to your eye, or just allow the drops to "fall" into your eye. I probably personally would not have tossed eye drops because I do not touch them to my eye or with my finger, but it can't hurt....

With the foundation, if you are squirting a little into a brush and then applying it, the foundation itself should be safe, it's just the brush that has been contaminated. I personally would think long and hard before tossing the blushes and foundation, but you know best what came into contact with your eyes. I would make sure to use antibacterial wipes on your telephone, cell phone, computer keyboard... Places that you have "touched". It's a real pain. I haven't had it in a couple of decades but my kids got it when they were little and we had to sanitize everything. Not a bad thing to do, but a pain when you HAVE to!

I didn't think about the phones or the toothbrushes. It's almost time for me to switch my Sonicare brush out anyway.

I'm pretty sure I put that Lastacaft bottle right to my eye. It is such a tiny bottle and I miss more than I hit and at $160 a bottle, I want to make sure I get it in there.

My liquid foundations are fine (I did toss the samples jars I was using because I was dipping the brush and the sponge in those to get around my eye), the main jar hasn't been opened yet. I've been using those samples and my READY foundation since I returned from my trip on July 25th. With the READY I dip the brush in and I take the brush all the way up to my eye. In fact today, I used it on my eyelid because my eyes were so red I was trying to make it look better. LOL

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:30:04 GMT

@Mmsfoxxie wrote:
Make sure you keep your hands out of your face....no rubbing your eye.

Easier said than done. For a few days I was thinking maybe I was rubbing them in my sleep and that's why I was waking up with red eyes.

I was in the ULTIMATE denial.

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bebe777 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:37:26 GMT

@VaBelle35 , in addition to taking every precaution and seeing your doctor, I wanted to suggest that you take a triple dosage of Andrew Lessman's Ultimate Eye Support (6 capsules) with some Omega-3 liquid. The take a double dose of it for at least a week.

No I haven't gone over the deep end and I don't think supplements are a reasonable alternative for a doctor's visit, etc. I just happen to have a Procaps supplements story (one of many... which is why I'm a Procaps girl *s*)...

A few years back, I got a horrible eye infection. But it wasn't pink eye. But it looked like pink eye. And three months and five eye doctors later I still looked like I had pink eye. And the last eye doctor I saw had the nerve to tell me that I might have to live with this condition forever and that I should just soak my eyes with a warm washcloth every night. didn't know what to do, etc.

While this was going on, they were tearing half of my large apartment building apart (for 2 and a half years... all sorts of violations... don't get me started). I never get sick and I was sick for all of January and February. In retrospect, clearly the building construction was the culprit.

Well, during this time, I had ordered Andrew's Ultimate Eye Support for the first time. I was going to be playing tennis that spring and I wanted extra protection for my eyes. On the day it came, I was working on a project in my apartment all day. For some reason, I was obsessed with getting the package but I was too busy to go downstairs and pick it up. I went to bed late and couldn't get to sleep. At 3am, I finally gave in, went downstairs and picked up the package. I took two capsules with some Omega-3 -- I had already taken my Elite vitamins earlier -- and then my body told me it wanted more. Yes, it's strange, but I've gotten used to my body being insistent... and it's always right. So I took two more capsules with Omega-3 and waited for my body to mouth off again. Nothing. After three minutes, I told my body that unless there was something else pressing, that I was going to go back to sleep.

At 8:30am (5 hours later), I wandered into the bathroom and happened to look in the mirror. The reds of my eyes were completely white... like the whites of the eyes are supposed to be.

I had not purchased the Ultimate Eye Support to cure this redness. It had never even occurred to me that this was a possibility that this could happen. But it did. And I've had other crazy good unexpected results from using Andrew's supplements which is why I'm a Procaps Labs for life kind of girl.

VaBelle, normally I wouldn't share this kind of a story on a MB because I'm aware that it's a bit "out there", but I wanted you to know why I was making this suggestions.

Best of luck!!!

-- bebe

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Stray — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:49:39 GMT

Instruct your co workers not to use your phone.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:00:59 GMT

Thanks @bebe777

I've already taken 2 pills today (one at breakfast and one at dinner) so I will take 4 more now.

Should I take all 4 at once for the rest of the week or split them between morning and evening like I do now with just 2 pills?

(I just looked at the safe upper limits for Lutein and Zeaxanthin and I'm within range even at that number of pills).

I don't have any Omega -3 liquid, I have the fish oil that comes in the vitamin pack. I have all kinds of other oils though that I can swig!

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 00:59:59 GMT

@Greenhouse wrote:
Instruct your co workers not to use your phone.

Thanks. I have a locked office, so no one would generally use my phone anyway. But I'll lock my door tomorrow when I'm in the conference room just in case someone wanders in.

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bebe777 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:33:38 GMT

@VaBelle35 wrote:
Thanks @bebe777

I've already taken 2 pills today (one at breakfast and one at dinner) so I will take 4 more now.

Should I take all 4 at once for the rest of the week or split them between morning and evening like I do now with just 2 pills?

(I just looked at the safe upper limits for Lutein and Zeaxanthin and I'm within range even at that number of pills).

I don't have any Omega -3 liquid, I have the fish oil that comes in the vitamin pack. I have all kinds of other oils though that I can swig!

@VaBelle35 , I always go with my instinct so while I'll make a suggestion, I'd encourage you to listen to your body. It may sound silly, but you just might want to ask your body it would find helpful for the healing process and see what happens. Maybe keep asking once a day and listen for any response.

DHA is the oil that your eyes swim in so, in this case, pairing your lutein/zeaxanthin with Omega-3s are the way to go. -- DHA will help guide the lutien/zeaxanthin to the eye like a magnet -- Even a store brand Omega-3 will have DHA in it, so any fish oil with Omega-3 that your have on hand will do in a pinch. -- Tomorrow get the Nordic Naturals 8oz liquid Omega-3 (around $23).

Don't get the concentrated Nordic Natruals Omega-3 version (called Ultimate or Ultra Omega-3 liquid), it's not a good economic value.

For tonight, I'd suggest you start with a loading dosage of 4 capsules (with the Omega-3). You just want to start the process.

For the rest of the week, I's suggest you do two daily divided doses. And each time, before you take your dose, just ask your body if there is anything else you can do to help encourage the healing process.

I should be up until around 11pm - 11:30pm and I'll be checking back in case you have any other questions.

I'll be sending you positive energy throughout the week.

-- bebe

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Suebdoo — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:42:07 GMT

@bebe777 always the wealth of information !! Love reading your posts! I can see why you're a process lover! Glad you got your eye problem fixed. Hopefully it will work for @VaBelle35 too!!

Wear sunglasses tomorrow!! Hope it's just an allergic thing and if all you lose is a handful of brushes then that's not too bad. Hey now is a good time to do the makeup tossing that others seem to be doing. LOL I should do it myself.

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RedTop — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 01:55:09 GMT

I have had pink eye twice as an adult, and my issues were very different from what you described. My eye watered uncontrollably, burned and ached, and was so crusty and oozy, I couldn't open it without the help of a warm washcloth. My vision was extremely blurry, and someone else had to drive me to the doctor, where I received a shot of penicillin, oral antibiotics, prescription eye wash, and even pain pills. For days, all I seemed to do was wipe pus out of the inside corner of my eye, use warm wash cloths to remove the dried crust in an effort to open my eye, and wash my hands. Both times there was a lot more going on than just a show of pink color. The physical discomfort was unreal, and I did not work until the infection cleared up, which was about 7 days if I remember correctly. I picked up the first infection from one of my daughters, and the second infection from a co-worker in my department at work. Be sure to clean the surfaces you touch in your car.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:31:12 GMT

Thanks RedTop - I will definitely wipe my car down. I actually wipe my car a lot because I have been making a concerted effort to not get sinus infections anymore, so when I get in my car from somewhere, I get my antibacterial wipes out and wipe my hands, my steering wheel, etc. I usually wipe my cell phone, too.

I'm glad I have an extra pack of Clorox wipes left from my last business trip.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 10:38:07 GMT

Thanks @bebe777 I will swing by Whole Foods and see if they have a liquid Omega on my way home from work. If not, I will get the one Walgreens has that also has Vitamin D in it.

This morning, I will take an Omega out of my Vitamin pack and use that for my morning dose.

@Suebdoo

Last year I did a major makeup purge and only kept the items I use (vs. saving them for a "just in case" situation). So, everything in my makeup box is stuff I've probably used in the last few weeks. All of the brushes, eyeshadows, liners and blushes are from BE kits from years ago that I use because I have them and I like them. Going forward, I can rebuild my makeup case with purpose vs abandon. As I stated on the eyeshadow thread that Angelpuppy started, I have 3 base colors that I wear all the time and I've created a stash from eBay, so I'm set with those. The only things I have to replace are my favorite eyeliner brush (which I think I found on Amazon) and my foundation brush.

I am on vacation at the end of September so I plan to go to the mall and visit Chanel and the BE boutique and start playing.

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VaBelle35 — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:29:53 GMT

Now that I haven't used any of the antihistamine and other eye drops for 24 hours, my left eye is running a lot more.

But the redness is substantially reduced. I didn't wash my hair and used a wash cloth and purity on my face so that my eyes didn't get irritated and red.

I'll probably do an oil treatment when I get home.

I'll wash my hair tonight

#wenning

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jackthebear — Mon, 31 Aug 2015 12:03:48 GMT

have you been to your Dr. for an actual Diagnosis?

keeping things clean is good but you still need to find out the cause and treat that, if you have an infection it can get worse

some of these suggestions are just that suggestions