stye

[Rainbow_Mumma]

not sure if the spellings right but i think i have a stye in my eye right next to my tear duct in my left eye is a lump which over the weekend has become quite irritating and a little inflamed.
I am off to the doctors this morning but I'm a sook with drs i dont like them coming near me with sharp or pointy object lol, what do they usually do for styes and is there a way to prevent them coming back?

[Cherished]

rub silver on it! It really works, I've had them a few times and rubbing silver on it made them go away.

[littlelara]

I use a used (warm) tea bag on mine

[nothing2lose]

You can get a prescription cream from your doctor called chlorig. Other than that the warm teabag or a cotton pad soaked in warm salted water.

Good luck!!

[Rainbow_Mumma]

does the chlorig contain chlorine at all (allergies!) a warm cotton ball sounds quite nice atm

[indie24]

I was going to say a warm compress on the eye usually draws the gunk out

[nothing2lose]

Chlorig is a topical antibiotic. Not sure about chlorine...

Maybe you need to stop watching Play School

[Rainbow_Mumma]

lol well that is enough to cause damage to my eyes isnt it!

[Becs_bubs]

I had something similar pop up on my eyelid in the same spot when I was preggers with #2 - it has continued to grow and go darker every time I'm pregnant. I went to the optometrist who did a bulk billed appointment and looked at it - my GP thought it was a stye. But the optometrist said it was a little group of trapped blood vessels that will just continue to get bigger slowly if not treated, and I have to go see a specialist and get it operated on He said if it gets perforated it will just bleed and bleed and I'll have to go to emergency cause it won't stop. So I'm waiting till this bub is out - really don't want any more poking or prodding (or cutting!) than necessary at the moment!