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Emmal31

Emmal31

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I had my eye screening today and it's now been 3 hours and my eyes are really hurting still I'm sitting here with my sunglasses on. Do you think if I took some ibuprofen it would help :confused: it feels like a bad headache is coming. I really hate the feeling of my pupils being like this.

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I dont have experience of this yet - we are waiting for the appointment to come through - so will read all i can about it.
I would say take the ibuprofen as it wont do any harm and you could get a banging headache. Try to relax with a cup of tea and a cuddle with Jessica, and I hope you feel better very soon. When do you get the results?🙂Bev
 
Thanks bev 🙂 should be a couple of days time, only had it done a couple of months ago because they like to keep a close eye on your eyes during pregnancy. Will definately go and take a tablet and have a cup of tea. Can't have a cuddle with Jessica though she's been fast asleep in her car seat since I got back xx
 
The headache after was the reason I refused to have my eyes tested for a couple of years. So I can sympathise with how you are feeling. Relaxing and keeping the sunglasse son until your pupils are a more normal size should help. I hope you are happy with the results when they come. For the past 2 years they have managed to do it without drops so maybe that would be an option to you in the future.
 
Thank you Becky for the advice 😉 and sofaraway. I'd love it if they could take the photos without the drops x
 
My eyes are really annoying me now :( they're still hurting and I've still got the sunglasses on
 
hey emma late on the thread how are the eyes now hun xxx
 
I find my eyes hurt for about 3hours after the test, I can't even look at the computer screen, so I tend to have a nap until I feel better. Not helpful for you with a little one, but you are not alone in the eye/head hurting department.. when I had to see the Opthalmologist for my eyes she would put one ste of drops in, come out and check me and put another set in because I was diabetic as apparently your eyes don't react always to one set!!!! but now that I am back at the diabetic retinopathy screening they only put one set in thank god.
 
I just wondered... Every time i get the pics taken they dont give me drops, Is this not normal? I used to get them if the doc was looking at the back of my eyes though but not since i started to get the pictures done :confused:
 
xxlou_lxx said:
I just wondered... Every time i get the pics taken they dont give me drops, Is this not normal? I used to get them if the doc was looking at the back of my eyes though but not since i started to get the pictures done :confused:
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I think it depends on how your pupils react. I'm old, so mine need some assistance!
 
lol ah well least its normal then 😱 I just go half blind for 5 mins after getting the pics done as opposed to feeling like im half cut after the drops 😉
 
Steff2010 said:
hey emma late on the thread how are the eyes now hun xxx
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Sorry hun only just came on xx

It took until six in the end for them to go back to normal and stop hurting - I had the drops put in at 11:30 😱 how mad is that. It's never taken that long to go back again xxx
 
Emmal31 said:
Sorry hun only just came on xx

It took until six in the end for them to go back to normal and stop hurting - I had the drops put in at 11:30 😱 how mad is that. It's never taken that long to go back again xxx
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how strange hun, one of lifes mysteries huh, pleased they stopped hurting in the end though you did'nt want it going on for days x
 
Whenever I have thr drops it takes ages for my eyes to go back to normal. If I have a morning appointment I take the afternoon off work to avoid using the computer. If it's an afternoon appointment all I have to worry about is getting back to normal.

If it happens again ask someone to look after Jessica for a couple of hours and try to have a nap as that helps some people, or if Jessica is asleep, you try for a nap too. I found it helped me a couple of times.
 
Caroline said:
Whenever I have thr drops it takes ages for my eyes to go back to normal. If I have a morning appointment I take the afternoon off work to avoid using the computer. If it's an afternoon appointment all I have to worry about is getting back to normal.

If it happens again ask someone to look after Jessica for a couple of hours and try to have a nap as that helps some people, or if Jessica is asleep, you try for a nap too. I found it helped me a couple of times.
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That's a really good idea thanks Caroline 🙂 x
 
Emmal31 said:
That's a really good idea thanks Caroline 🙂 x
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When my big boy was little and kept me awake all night, I used to ask my neighbour to come in for a couple of hours just to keep an eye on things while I had a nap. She loved being included, big boy enjoyed her company, I got to sleep so we all had something we wanted!🙂
 
Caroline said:
When my big boy was little and kept me awake all night, I used to ask my neighbour to come in for a couple of hours just to keep an eye on things while I had a nap. She loved being included, big boy enjoyed her company, I got to sleep so we all had something we wanted!🙂
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Sound's like heaven Caroline 🙂 When did he start sleeping through the night just out of curiosity?
 
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