i appear to have burst a blood vessel in my eye

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just how worried should i be?

last night was extremely stressful for me so is it possible that's the reason and i shouldn't have to make some mad scramble towards fixing my lifestyle?

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Are we talking bloodshot eyes or bleeding eyes? Pain or not? If bleeding or pain, I'd be worried enough to see a doctor.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 27 May 2004 20:58 (twenty-two years ago)

no external bleeding or any pain beyond a mild headache. just a quite large red spot in the middle of the white of my eye. i wasn't convinced that it was bad enough to waste a doctor's appointment on but y'know..

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I have this ugly little blood vessel in one of my eyes. One day maybe I'll get to be on the Swan and have it removed. No, it's not so bad. I think I got mine from stress.

― Sarah McLusky (coco), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

It's an occasional side effect of vomiting and or intense allergies/sneezing. It will heal (aka look a hell of a lot better) in a few days.

― gygax! (gygax!), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think it's anything much to worry about, probably. Obviously I am not a doctor, however.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:02 (twenty-two years ago)

It comes of trying to emulate Evil-Eye Fleegle, in order to throw a double whammy on someone without sufficient pre-whammy stretching and warm-ups.

― Aimless (Aimless), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

You can get burst blood vessels in your eye if you rub them too hard too, and yes, it goes away quickly and doesn't do any permanent damage...but it's sure cool to freak people out with it!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

at least i didn't burst it in my brain (i think)

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Thursday, 27 May 2004 21:46 (twenty-two years ago)

this reminds me of when i had pink eye

also cocaine

― Be sure to Loop! Loop, Loop, Loop. (ex machina), Thursday, 27 May 2004 23:50 (twenty-two years ago)

This happened to me a couple of years ago.

It's not a big deal.

I went to the doctor all freaked out thinking I'd go blind or whatever. But they said it was just one of those things that happens occasionally, like a blood nose.

If it kept happening, I'd be worried, but once off, it's just a small bodily malfunction I guess.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:12 (twenty-two years ago)

considering how many blood noses i've had over the years it was probably fairly inevitable

― the surface noise made by people (electricsound), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:29 (twenty-two years ago)

's a blood pressure thing, innit?

― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

yes, apparently which makes sense regarding the whole stress thing.

― ipsofacto (ipsofacto), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

I used to work at a playgroup for special needs children, and one day a new kid showed up (everyone else knew him from the previous years, but this was my first encounter with him).

So, I was talking to him, keeping an eye on other kids, keeping the peace etc. Then I made eye contact with him. His eye looked like it was filling up with blood. I freaked out. I grabbed him are ran into the hall looking for nurse, gibbering about blood-eyes. Obviously everyone just told me to sit down, because thekids coughs constantly and always does this. Anyway. Very frightening, and embarrassing, probably for the kid as much as me...

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Friday, 28 May 2004 00:45 (twenty-two years ago)

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