Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Grr. He complained Monday about this. He got something in his eye at work, I' m sure. Here it's Friday and he comes home from work and finally admits he needs to go to the dr. Dh takes him to urgent care. Two slivers of metal and the dr. can only get one out. The other is too deep. :/ He sent him to an ocular surgeon at large well-known hospital nearby. That's where they are headed now. I am going back and forth between worried about his eyesight and mad that It takes 5 days to go to the dr. when your mom tells you to. Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 If it is in the white of the eye it is unlikely to affect vision. My only concern would be infection but I imagine the doctors will do what is necessary to prevent that. Glad he is going to a surgeon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 If it is in the white of the eye it is unlikely to affect vision. My only concern would be infection but I imagine the doctors will do what is necessary to prevent that. Glad he is going to a surgeon though. I was afraid to ask because dh said the urgent care dr said something about his vision. :sad: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) This is just another crappy thing to add to this week. I'm calling it the second worst week of my life. Edited April 22, 2017 by Miss Peregrine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 :grouphug: Keep us posted. I'm going with a good outcome and the kid saying, "Told you mom, it's fine." How frustrating and scary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (hugs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 DH called about 15 minutes ago(10 pm) and said he thinks they'll be there all night. :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) I wonder if colloidal silver would be good in aftercare. Praying he's okay. I had some weird junk happen to my eyes before and didn't have vision issues. Not the same thing but I am optimistic for him. One was a day after trying a face mask and all the dr could conclude was that I must have gotten a chemical burn from it, but he couldn't see or do anything for me (supposedly). I think it took a couple of days but then everything felt fine. Edited April 22, 2017 by heartlikealion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hugs for you and your son. My dh has had slivers of metal In His eye a couple of times. ( in the white) Apparently the rust is not good. He has had to have part of his eye scraped to make sure there was no rust left. He has only had metal in the surface, not imbedded though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Ouch. Hoping it goes well, and you get good news. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hoping for good news in the morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hoping he is going ok... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm sorry for your horrible week and that your boy didn't listen and for the worry and the unknown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 (edited) They got home at 4 am. It was in his iris, right on the edge. ::shudder:: The dr, was able to remove it. Hugs for you and your son. My dh has had slivers of metal In His eye a couple of times. ( in the white) Apparently the rust is not good. He has had to have part of his eye scraped to make sure there was no rust left. He has only had metal in the surface, not imbedded though. There was a ring of rust surrounding it so he needs a recheck or yeah, they have to remove it. Fun. ETA: I changed pupil to iris. Duh. Edited April 22, 2017 by Miss Peregrine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 I'm sorry for your horrible week and that your boy didn't listen and for the worry and the unknown. Adult kids. *sigh* lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 If it happened at work, work should be covering the medical. Did he tell anyone at work after it happened? I know nothing about California workers' compensation, but notify the supervisor and HR immediately. I hope his eye is okay. :grouphug: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 That is scary! I'm glad they were able to remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 If it happened at work, work should be covering the medical. Did he tell anyone at work after it happened? I know nothing about California workers' compensation, but notify the supervisor and HR immediately. I hope his eye is okay. :grouphug: Of course he didn't. He is the type that doesn't want to make waves. We're going to have to talk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 It is likely that the health insurance company will pursue the workplace claim, they may even refuse to pay so your son really does need to inform his employer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Yes. He needs to inform his employer ASAP. Hopefully they are very understanding and will accept his story without making it an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 When Eldest was about 4 or 5 we had just moved into our current house. He got a very small piece of rust in his eye. It could only bee seen with a magnifying glass. The hospital sent him to a specialist. The specialist had a sander. He had Eldest sit in a big chair and told him to hold very still and open wide and look up into the corner. He then taped his eye with the sander. (Meanwhile I'm freaking out in the corner, I don't even like getting eye drops). To this day it only comes up when we are at the eye Dr. and they take one of those fancy highly magnified pictures of his eyeball. They then point out the line the sander made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 It is likely that the health insurance company will pursue the workplace claim, they may even refuse to pay so your son really does need to inform his employer. I doubt he even told the Dr where he got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 When Eldest was about 4 or 5 we had just moved into our current house. He got a very small piece of rust in his eye. It could only bee seen with a magnifying glass. The hospital sent him to a specialist. The specialist had a sander. He had Eldest sit in a big chair and told him to hold very still and open wide and look up into the corner. He then taped his eye with the sander. (Meanwhile I'm freaking out in the corner, I don't even like getting eye drops). To this day it only comes up when we are at the eye Dr. and they take one of those fancy highly magnified pictures of his eyeball. They then point out the line the sander made. Yikes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I doubt he even told the Dr where he got it. The insurance company will probably send a letter asking how/where it happened. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 The insurance company will probably send a letter asking how/where it happened. Oh, that's right. We get those for everything, it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 I doubt he even told the Dr where he got it. When one of my children had an expensive ER visit from an at-home accident our insurance company hounded me for months trying to get information about anyone else they might be able to sue for payment; they threatened to terminate our coverage if we didn't send back the forms they requested with details of where and how the accident happened. He really does need to inform his employer, it is not optional. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Ds said the eyewash "station" at work, really, a box of eyewash vials was empty so he just ignored it. Rubbed it all week and now this. Dh is insisting he talk to his boss. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 :(. I hope it heals well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.