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Hi all,
I wanted to know if there is any other misfortunate soul out there who has all four of their puncta cauterized. More than 10 years ago I had my tops cauterized and this greatly relieved my dry eyes. I was pretty much normal. Now, after a bout with conjunctivitis, my eyes are all messed up again. Since then, few different doctors have put plugs in my bottoms... this has worked to greatly relieve the burning pain. The burning is not completely gone, but it greatly helps me function and be a little more normal. The problem is the left one keeps popping out. In the last month, the permanent mushroom style plug as come out 3 times in the left. The right has only come out once. I just want to cauterize the bottoms and get it over with! But I think it is a pretty big deal to have all 4 cauterized? What do you think? I am also doing warm compresses 2 or 3x a day, drops, and basically have to keep my left eye shut all the time. And even then it still burns. My mom is here to help me and my 3 young kids!
I think my doctor wants to try the intracanicular Herrick? plug on my left, but I'm scared of it since I've read a few horror stories about that plug.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Ashley
I wanted to know if there is any other misfortunate soul out there who has all four of their puncta cauterized. More than 10 years ago I had my tops cauterized and this greatly relieved my dry eyes. I was pretty much normal. Now, after a bout with conjunctivitis, my eyes are all messed up again. Since then, few different doctors have put plugs in my bottoms... this has worked to greatly relieve the burning pain. The burning is not completely gone, but it greatly helps me function and be a little more normal. The problem is the left one keeps popping out. In the last month, the permanent mushroom style plug as come out 3 times in the left. The right has only come out once. I just want to cauterize the bottoms and get it over with! But I think it is a pretty big deal to have all 4 cauterized? What do you think? I am also doing warm compresses 2 or 3x a day, drops, and basically have to keep my left eye shut all the time. And even then it still burns. My mom is here to help me and my 3 young kids!
I think my doctor wants to try the intracanicular Herrick? plug on my left, but I'm scared of it since I've read a few horror stories about that plug.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Ashley
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