Isis
14-Sep-2007, 02:05
I'm new to this forum and my name is Isis. I have now had meibomitis for 8 months and it's really very annoying. My eyes have bright red veins in them caused by meibomitis. I always get nasty eye boogers in the corners of my eyes and my eyes burn and sting constantly.
My opthomologist put me on minocycline which I took for about 3 weeks and then had a horrible allergic reaction to it. I broke out in hives! Of course I stopped taking it and he (my doc) recommended doxy. First of all, I was hesitant to even start the minocycline because I mostly deal with things holistically and the idea of pumping chemicals into my body for 3 months made me cringe. However, I decided I would take it because I read that meibomitis can cause serious problems if you do not get rid of it. Sadly, I had that reaction so I am back to square one.
I do hot compresses twice daily and also lid scubs twice daily. I have started taking Flaxseed oil but I haven't noticed a change since I starting this routine. It's been about 2 months now.
I was reading some other posts and this mucus fishing behavior caught my attention. I remove the built up mucus out of the corner of my eyes with a q tip a few times a day. Is that considered mucus fishing? I do it because people have actually asked me, Do you have pus in your eye? Yeah, not very cool so I just remove it. I always make sure to never ever touch my eyes unless I have just washed my hands and I am either washing my eyelids, doing the compresses, or putting preservative free tears into my eyes. I became so obsessed with not touching my eyes, I think that's what caused my eyes to get worse. I stopped washing my eyelids properly because everyone told me (this is before I found out I had meibomitis) that if I had eye problems, touching them would only make them worse. Needless to say, I believe my not EVER touching them caused the meibomitis. The glands got clogged and I actually starting getting what is known as milia around my eyes. Milia are blemishes that occur around the eyes when a person does not exfoliate properly. I noticed since I was diagnosed with meibomitis and I have been doing the eyelid scrubs and hot compresses, all the milia has gone away.
Now, I am going to stay away from doxy and try to cure this naturally. My opthamologist assured me this can be done. I just have to continue the compresses and lid scrubs and it should go away in a few months naturally. He explained that meibomitis is something like having acne in your eye. A person can opt to deal with acne by cleaning their face everyday until the skin heals and the acne goes away as opposed to taking a pill to clear it up. That's what I have decided to do and I will gladly let you all know how it goes with me. :)
Thanks for listening to me explain my situation. It feels good to be able to discuss this with people who understand what I am going through. Most of my friends just nod and smile and have no idea what I am talking about. I look forward to hearing what others have to say too. It's nice to find a supportive group!
~Peace~
My opthomologist put me on minocycline which I took for about 3 weeks and then had a horrible allergic reaction to it. I broke out in hives! Of course I stopped taking it and he (my doc) recommended doxy. First of all, I was hesitant to even start the minocycline because I mostly deal with things holistically and the idea of pumping chemicals into my body for 3 months made me cringe. However, I decided I would take it because I read that meibomitis can cause serious problems if you do not get rid of it. Sadly, I had that reaction so I am back to square one.
I do hot compresses twice daily and also lid scubs twice daily. I have started taking Flaxseed oil but I haven't noticed a change since I starting this routine. It's been about 2 months now.
I was reading some other posts and this mucus fishing behavior caught my attention. I remove the built up mucus out of the corner of my eyes with a q tip a few times a day. Is that considered mucus fishing? I do it because people have actually asked me, Do you have pus in your eye? Yeah, not very cool so I just remove it. I always make sure to never ever touch my eyes unless I have just washed my hands and I am either washing my eyelids, doing the compresses, or putting preservative free tears into my eyes. I became so obsessed with not touching my eyes, I think that's what caused my eyes to get worse. I stopped washing my eyelids properly because everyone told me (this is before I found out I had meibomitis) that if I had eye problems, touching them would only make them worse. Needless to say, I believe my not EVER touching them caused the meibomitis. The glands got clogged and I actually starting getting what is known as milia around my eyes. Milia are blemishes that occur around the eyes when a person does not exfoliate properly. I noticed since I was diagnosed with meibomitis and I have been doing the eyelid scrubs and hot compresses, all the milia has gone away.
Now, I am going to stay away from doxy and try to cure this naturally. My opthamologist assured me this can be done. I just have to continue the compresses and lid scrubs and it should go away in a few months naturally. He explained that meibomitis is something like having acne in your eye. A person can opt to deal with acne by cleaning their face everyday until the skin heals and the acne goes away as opposed to taking a pill to clear it up. That's what I have decided to do and I will gladly let you all know how it goes with me. :)
Thanks for listening to me explain my situation. It feels good to be able to discuss this with people who understand what I am going through. Most of my friends just nod and smile and have no idea what I am talking about. I look forward to hearing what others have to say too. It's nice to find a supportive group!
~Peace~