Mom's Night Off

Earlier this week I had a great night off.  I spent 4 hours without my child or husband.  I got to meet some great ladies who I chatted with for what felt like hours and I spent two hours reading.  My new friends and I reminisced about the north, they were from New York, but talked about how we love the south so much more.  I finished reading my best friends rough draft and started on a new book called Tooth and Nail.  It was the most relaxing evening I have had in maybe 2 years.

I was in Emergency Room.

Yes, you heard me right.  On Monday I got a piece of fuzz in my eye.  My eye was so irritated but I thought it was just because of the fuzz.  But as time went on and the pain grew worse I started to think it might be something in my eye (other than the fuzz, which I pulled out).  I finally looked under my eyelid and saw what appeared to be a little piece of something brown.  My husband and I tried really hard to get it out, but it just wasn't coming.  I covered my eye and looked like an insane pirate.  We used eye wash and multiple other methods, cutting onions, crying and even sleeping to try and get it out.  Nothing was working and the pain was to the point I could barely think past it.  Every time I moved my eye it felt like a jagged piece of glass gouging my eye.

Tuesday I found a free clinic in Hickory that I thought I might qualify for.  I tried to get in to see them, but first had to go through the qualifying process, which would take too much time and I wouldn’t be able to get in to see a doctor until next week.  I started think maybe I could make it.  Did I mention I had taken an Aleve?

As the Aleve wore off I knew I couldn’t wait a week.  I’m not supposed to be taking Aleve because of my stomach problems, so I couldn’t take it all week.  After much debate, I did not want to go to the hospital again after what I went through last time; I gave up and had my husband drop me off.  We didn’t want Kaylee in the ER.

So, there I was again.  In this horrible ER, I was not looking forward to seeing these people again.  I got called up to admissions and met the nicest woman.  She was from Long Island, New York and because there was a horrible wait in the back she and I just chatted for awhile.  It was fun and it made me a little homesick.  We talked about how nice the south is and the differences between north and south.  It was so nice to just sit and chat without worrying about what Kaylee was doing.

I finally headed into the back.  They put some numbing stuff in my eye and left me alone in the room for about an hour.  Because of the numbing agent I could see without pain!  I read while I waited for the doctor while I relaxed on the bed.  When he came in he quickly pulled the little brown piece of what ever out of my eye.  He told me I had a corneal abrasion and was going to need to put eye drops in for a few days to make sure I don’t get an infection and to help the cut on eye heal.  Oh and he was awesome.  

After he left I had to wait on the nurses to finish me up.  It took about an hour so I got more reading in.

All in all I spent 4 hours in the Emergency Room.  It was the most relaxing and quiet night I have had in a really long time.  I’m not saying I don’t love my daughter and husband, but sometimes it’s just nice to get out of the house on my own.

The good news is my eye is all better.  Also, I had a better experience with the hospital this time than I did last and I got to relax.