Hurtful plug

[Cloud9FL]

I had punctal plugs put in this past Monday. The doctor had a hard time getting the right one in and it hurt while he was doing it. The left one went in easily. Since then I have had pain in the right eye and I swear I can feel the plug in there. Is this normal? Has anyone else had this problem? I have been using lots of eye drops but nothing helps much.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Cloud9 in Florida

[kitty]

It can take a few days for the inflammation to subside. Try putting some cool compresses on your eye a few times a day. If not better soon, call your eye doctor.

[rubyslippers]

Ibuprofen might help with the inflammation.

[indrep]

It is possible that you are one of the people who have very different size puncta. So one is fitting nicely and the other is too large for your puncta. 30 % of peole have different size puncta.

[majoli]

Hi there,

It actually did happen to me, but only when the doc. was inserting it in the higher eye lid. It really hurt when he put it in, it was red, and I could feel the plug rubbing on my eye. The inflammation eventually push it out. If the pain doesn't go away after a week, you should go back and see your doctor. You are not supposed to feel the plug.

MJ