STY

I thought you meant as in pigs. Glow in the dark pigs, maybe.

I had a sty when I was young. It got quite serious. The doctor said it was because I petted stray dogs (I think my mum made him so that to stop me bringing mangy animals into the house)

I had to wear a patch with some ointment (sty - oinkment?) to 'draw' the infection out. It looked as though I had been punched. My eye area was all swollen out the way with pus. It all came out during the night and made a hell of a mess of the patch. It oozed like Pete Burns lips.

I remember my mum having to gently bathe all the dried up gook from my eyelashes in the morning.

Yeah. I've always got loads of goop when I wake up. Sleep makes it worse. I need to keep my eyes open. 8-|

There must be an easier way to get rid of it!

Perhaps it would respond to an anti-biotic cream? I don;t know, have you seen your doctor?

I can't see anything!

No, really, it's not that bad. I had one a little while back, so I went to the chemist and she gave me some eyedrops, but rather than making it disappear, they just accelerated the growth until the *pop*. But I guess it'll just keep coming back, like the most bastard spots do, y'know?

An old-wives-tale for curing a sty is to gently rub it with a gold ring.