Life's little pleasantries

[bobquasit]

Fifteen minutes ago I pulled into my driveway, home for the night. As I walked down the driveway to the back door, I hit a patch of invisible black ice. My feet went straight backward, I reflexively threw my arms forward, my bag flew off my arm and over the fence...and I went head-first into the fence and then down on my face.

Somewhere in the process I also injured my eyeball, apparently. I have a bloody red spot the size of a pencil eraser on the white of my left eye, right next to my pupil, and a large egg with scratches above my right temple.

Oddly enough, none of this hurt at the time. But I have no doubt that it will, in time.

So now I'll look like a beating victim for a few weeks.

Comments

[iamtim.livejournal.com]

OUCH!

[unquietsoul5.livejournal.com]

Not good.... be careful with the eye, you may have scratched it. Kiralee had this happen with her contacts a few months ago, very unpleasant, and probably in need of drops to be safe (antibiotic) to avoid it getting infected.

I hadn't thought of that!

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

The thought of a scratched cornea completely escaped my mind until you mentioned it. But when I woke up the next day, the red spot had faded dramatically, and now it's gone.

I strongly suspect that I jabbed it with the earpiece of my glasses, which I was trying to grab as I headed for the fence. It's smooth (the earpiece, not the fence), so I guess I got lucky and avoided a scratch.

[klyfix.livejournal.com]

Goodness! You're going to have that looked at, right?

[bobquasit.livejournal.com]

Since the spot has faded, I will follow my customary policy of avoiding the doctor when I have a choice about it (apart from yearly checkups, of course).