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Interesting...
I actually have had a head injury. It was about a year and a half ago. 5-6 foot drop. Bad, bad stuff. I have to admit that I can't directly remember to know if I had problems with that then. Would be an interesting data point though, huh? I'll ask around some people who helped me then. Maybe someone would remember if I mentioned it.
Also, there is a slim possibility that the electricity was still arcing with the necklace when it fell back and hit, so maybe an electrical shock there? I thought not, as I didn't feel anything like that, but then again, it took a good couple of minutes before I even realized I was hurt. Busy worrying about stamping out the fires on the floor!
But no, I didn't hit my head. (this time...lol!)
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Re: Ditto!
#174315 - 04/27/05 08:23 AM
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Sorry hon, I just saw this. I had a friend once who didn't have any eyelashes, or ANY hair for that matter. I would try to lay off the contacts for a couple of days, I hope you have some back up glasses!! I would go but some Systane TODAY. You can NOT use that with your contacts in but you can put it in 10 minutes before putting contacts in and use it again as soon as you take them out. The systane is one of the best moisture drops on the markey today.
I am a bit concerned about the other things you have described. "Flashes" of any sort can be the fist indication of a retinal detachment. Almost everyone has a few floaters, thats completey normal, but when you talk about your vision being blocked in a particular corner of your vision, again, another sign of retinal detachment. I would STRONGLY advise you to set up an appt with an opthalmologist. Seeing an opthalomogist would be billed into your MEDICAL insurance but remember, they may not do anything with updating/prescribing contacts for you. It would be a full ckeck into the back of your eye to be sure that nothing serious is going on. You need to have your eyes dilated (they put drops in to dialate your pupils) and a visual field done. I am not trying to scare you bit the things you have mentioned do raise some red flags.
As far as your contacts go, when you say two weeks cl, I assume you are probably in the Acc2 or Newvue lens. both are good lenses but if you have a serious dryness issue, you may want to task about the Ciba Night and Day lenses. They were technically designed for extended wear, for the people who think they must sleep in cl's. They are made out of silicon instead of plastic and allow a lot more breathability. We have had a lot of good luck prescribing these as a daily wear lens to patients with severe dryness. Accuvue has also come out with a similair lens called accuvue advance with hydroclear, might be another good option to try!
As far as chapstick goes, I absolutely LOVE Nutrogena lip boost! I love most all of nutrogena products actually! At target you can get a combo pack of lip boost and a lip smoother for like $6.00!! I'm also addicted to chap stick!!
Gotta run, boss is coming!! I hope you feel better!
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Re: Ditto!
#174328 - 04/27/05 08:42 AM
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The most common cause of flashes of light is a rentinal detachment. This can be caused by an accident, such as a fall and doesn't necessarily have to happen at the same time. Sometimes a fall can cause a weakness and it takes time to actually start detaching.
Halos are a common problem for alot of people. especially those that wear contacts and contacts typically make you more light sensative. Anti-glare coatings on glasses are the best way to correct for this. Halos can also be caused when cataracts develop in the eye, this is something that typically hapeens with age. Although an accident can also cause a cataract to develop and its possible to develop them at younger ages, although much less common. Cataracts are really no big deal, they can replace the cloudy lens in your eye in an outpatient surgery.
Also high pressures or glacoma can cause some of these things as well. Thats why its so important to have regular eye exams! 
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