Oh Boy....

.....the next month is going to be a difficult one. I took Payton to see the opthamologist today for her recurring styes and we have a lot to do in the next thirty days. I am supposed to do all of these things twice a day until our next appointment on Feb. 24; eye drops (both eyes), eye ointment (both eyes), and a warm compress for 15minutes (both eyes). I am also supposed to use this special eyelid wash called Sterilid on her eyes once a day. It is a specail soap that will help keep the area clean. Lastly, I am to put flax see oil in something she drinks, once a day. All of this will hopefully help her eyes to heal and recover from all of the styes. He also told me (more than once) that this is going to be a long process and not to get frustrated if another one appears. Her eyelids are very inflammed and will need lots of time to actually heal completely. He is going to do a full exam on her the next time we go see him if her styes are gone to make sure that there are no other issues at this point with her eyes. If this treatment does not work, then the next step would be having her "knocked out" and he will inject a steroid directly into her lids and massage the glands open. I REALLY hope we don't have to go that route. He was a wonderful doctor and I am glad we are heading in the right direction. Let's hope all of this madness helps Payton's eyes to heal. I bet she is as tired of them as I am!!