No, I’m NOT stoned.
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Hey! Welcome to my blog! I’m sorry you have pink eye. You must have it or wonder if you do, otherwise you wouldn’t be here. I get about 50 hits a day from people looking for my blazed eyes. I hope you feel better soon. Oh– I used antibiotic eye ointment, which may or may not have worked since conjunctivitis may or may not be bacterial. At any rate, no harm-no foul since viral conjunctivitis will run the course much in the same way bacterial conjunctivitis will. I also used herbal capsules of eyebright, which also may or may not have worked along with a liquid preparation of eyebright to rinse my eyes of all the ooziness. Again, that may or may not have worked. The good news is I survived and no one in my house got it thanks to my manic habit of washing my hands.
This is what pink eye looks like in case you ever thought you might have had it (if you have to ask, I’m guessing you haven’t).
Thanks to all the parents who refuse the state-mandated-so-I-must-offer antibiotic erythromycin ointment for their babies at birth, I have a stockpile for my personal use (yes I’m self-medicating but this hardly seems sneaky). For the record, the eye drops DO burn and IS uncomfortable (so don’t believe what “they” say in the hospital and no it’s not due to the fact I am already suffering from conjuctivitis). And thanks to the eye ointment my eyes are only pink, on fire, instead of swollen, dripping, or glued shut (as they were this morning; sorry you’re reading this).
I have no idea where this came from but my suspicion lies with a certain drippy eye and nose nephew I have whose father seems to think it’s the cutest thing ever to watch him leak bacteria all over my house. Never mind he would flip if he caught me so much picking my nose in his house or farting in his general direction.
BLAH. Happy freakin’ Friday. Oh and leave a comment, won’t you? I like to know who else suffers from such horrors.
August 26th, 2006 at 12:55
You poor thing!
November 18th, 2007 at 8:07
[...] This page gets more than 50 hits a day thanks to the keyword pinkeye (or maybe it’s because the title has the word stoned) in it. It sort of freaks me out. [...]
February 2nd, 2008 at 10:43
Heh, that’s how I found it. I’m a middle school teacher in an inner-city school with a large immigrant population. We seem to get a kid with pinkeye at least every month, so I should’ve have been very surprised when I woke up this morning with it. I found your blog in a google image search for pinkeye and ended up reading it for around an hour.
Thanks!
February 2nd, 2008 at 2:16
Well Mr. Kerry, I hope you recover from the nastiness soon! I am amazed how that entry cleans up for my stat hits on a regular basis. Welcome
February 9th, 2008 at 8:29
Thanks for the info and pic. My friend woke up this morning and I think she had pink eye, this helps to confirm my diagnosis.
February 12th, 2008 at 4:42
Well, I have had red eyes since last night and when I put eye drops in them it burned. I thought it was just another day with red eyes and would be gone tomorrow, guess not
February 18th, 2008 at 5:20
just thought id let u know u r not alone in this bacteria ridden world…there r many of us who owe our pink eye to these kids whose parents think its ok to never wash their hands…
February 20th, 2008 at 9:11
Thanks for the laugh! With eyes this sore, I didn’t expect to find any amusement reading about pinkeye.
February 25th, 2008 at 8:42
my pink eye looks the exact same. well, it did three days ago. It’s alot better now but I’m searching sites to find out how long it is contagious for after ya start taking drops…I can’t miss any more work time.
February 28th, 2008 at 8:49
Hehe. You’re funny. Yeah, I found you when I was looking up pink eye, because I think I have it. My eyes look similar to yours right now. It just happened…and the worst thing is, I can’t wear my contacts! UGHH! I hate wearing my glasses, especially to my job. I hope it goes away soon.
February 28th, 2008 at 10:30
OMG, Contacts AND pink eye. Makes me want to pull my eyeballs out and throw them across the room just thinking about it! Might as well rub sand and salt in your eyes, rub lint all over the contacts and wear them
That’s how good it would feel 
Feel better soon!
March 3rd, 2008 at 7:28
[...] her niche and I guess sometimes you have to take what comes to you. Vaya con Dios my friend. Pink eye sucks. Posted in Blather | Leave a [...]
March 7th, 2008 at 6:09
Viral pinkeye for me – Thanks so much for the website, made me laugh at myself!
March 9th, 2008 at 1:25
Oh! Man. Yes, nurses get it, too. Would you believe they self medicate, too?! Aaaargh. I just missed 5 days of work because no one wants their nurse to come at them with pink/red flaming eyes. (Not to mention that it is contagious and I did not want to share.) Enjoyed your blog.
March 14th, 2008 at 6:39
GRAN BABY HAD PINK EYE AND STOMACHE FLU ALL LAST WEEK AND GUESS WHO HAS IT NOW! YEP I HAVE BEEN DOIN THE EYE DROP HER DOC. GAVE HER AND OVER COUNTER DROPS BUT NOT GETTIN MUCH BETER SO MIGHT GO TO THE DOC. AND THINK ITS GOIN TO OTHER EYE ALREADY 2 WEEKS OUT OF WORK NOT A FUN VACATION! WANT OUT OF THE HOUSE! MY EYE LOOKS LIKE A BLOOD RED DRIPPIN OOZING ITCHIE WANT IT OUT OF MY HEAD CREATURE! NICE TO KNOW WE ARE NOT ALONE!
April 7th, 2008 at 8:47
Hey haha that was funny a good read made my day, woke up with my eye glued shut too, and i was like wtf and then im like oh its probably cuz im tired but oh no didnt go away!! then had to go get ointment from the store and squeeze it in, icky and gooey oh well!!! guess am nt the only suffering from said stupid pink eye!! hope it will go away soon hate havin people stare at me
April 7th, 2008 at 9:13
Welcome newly suffered pink eye friends!!
April 10th, 2008 at 11:59
Thank you! I woke up with it Tuesday and seeing you confirms what I have! My eye doc told me allergic response but I have a toddler and I’m sure she gave me a virus. Thanks for your blog. At least I know it’ll get better!
May 5th, 2008 at 1:39
im not sure if i have pinkeye or not!i dont think i do because only one side of my eye is pink and swelled.does anyone know what to do?
May 6th, 2008 at 8:20
So far so good hashen, maybe you just have something in it? Pink eye is way more ugly and oozy
May 11th, 2008 at 10:48
Just had to report that I have pink eye now too. No one else cares, but I know you will all feel my pain too here on Frectis!
May 13th, 2008 at 8:23
Ah, poor, poor Rachel! You’d think you’d have been exposed to it by now with all the visits here
June 4th, 2008 at 3:47
welp there she be! proof of this pink eye. at least its only in one eye (knock on wood) and i didnt have to wake up with both eyes shut. still what horror. is it damaging at all in the long term? do you know of any home remedys or ways to stop the irritatedness before seeing a doctor? (appointments to see doctors are getting worse here) anyways… hello pink eye friends!
June 5th, 2008 at 9:01
Aw, poor Patrick Pinkeye! I hope you are feeling better by now. Everything I tried is in that entry you read. Maybe other suffers will log their remedies. Fare thee well my friend
June 15th, 2008 at 8:38
Hi there,
I have viral pinkeye. I thought, at first, that since I wear contacts, I had simply scratched my cornea or something, because it was only red and irritated in the inside corner of my right eye. I spent the weekend with my mom, and suddenly at the end of the day, she looked at me and gasped “What the hell is wrong with your EYE?!” I shrugged, went to the bathroom and whoa–it was blazing red from corner to corner. Yikes! She’s an RN, so she smeared my eye with some gentromyecin (spelling?) goop, and advised me to take aspirin and visine for the next few days. *sigh* It doesn’t hurt so much, but I’m embarrassed to go out because I know people think I must be totally stoned, and I can’t look anyone in the eye. Blah. This crap sucks. I have a two year old too, but I’m a massage therapist, so I am also a compulsive hand-washer, and hopefully he won’t catch it.
Now, if I could just track down the bastard who gave it to me…. *shakes fist*
June 17th, 2008 at 11:15
Poor Charlie Michelle. I hope it has cleared up by now!!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:53
BAH! I’m pretty sure I’ve had pink eye since about Sunday now. My right eye was a little pink in the corner, and it felt really dry. But you see, on Monday, I went to the clinic to see what the hell was wrong with the eye, the doctor never said if it was pink eye or not? He just gave me some nasty ointment stuff (which is absolutely NO fun :/ ). So, over the next few days, it got worse. Like, waaaaay worse. Even though I’m using the ointment I was prescribed. Now, it’s spread to both eyes. They’re completely RED, and oozing, tearing, and GROSS. They’ve even gotten a little puffy. I look like a major pothead. But it also feels like it could be my sinuses? There’s alot of pressure in that region, guhhh.
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July 6th, 2008 at 5:09
I have two kids with pink eye right now. One is just a baby. I feel bad for them. Luckily I was a complete maniac the minute I realized it and got my older one (the first to get the dreaded PINK EYE) to the dr asap. Now I am just wrestling two kids with drops every 3 hours. And feeling very annoyed with the person whose sick kid shared this joy with us.
September 19th, 2008 at 3:52
My daughter actually has this thing “Pink Eye”, at least I suspect, she is 7 and better not be stoned…LOL. I just needed to be sure before I put her on the bus to school, because I know they are not allowed in school with pink eye, and this has saved me a trip, but I will still need to go to a walk in clinic for some painful eye drops…from what I read above.
November 17th, 2008 at 7:47
GAH. I google image searched pink eye & found your blog. Looks exactly like my left eye. It hurts like a SOB, is oozing lovely green crap, and I have to wear my glasses instead of my contacts.
I can only hope my 14 month old doesn’t get this.
Thanks for the laughs though. I appreciated it. Oh, and your welcome. I’m one of those parents who turned down the eye goop.
November 17th, 2008 at 7:56
You poor thing! I hope you get over it quickly and that your toddler doesn’t end up with it. Nothing like a miserable toddler to make the day a little brighter!
November 19th, 2008 at 7:44
Found your page after I googled Pink Eye images. I have it! I am in my mid 30′s. No kids. I have had a cold for the past month. I went to my doctors office for a flu shot last Thursday. Friday I woke up and my eyes felt dry. Felt like hay fever. On Monday morning my left eye was stuck shut and I had white crud around it. During the course of the day, my eye started to look bloodshot and itchy. I think I rubbed one eye and then the other eye had same symptoms.
After I called in sick for two days, I arrive at work and people are darting away from me. YES….finally found repellant for annoying coworkers.
Your pics are great because many people think your eyes will be puffy.
November 21st, 2008 at 5:04
Gah, at least I get sick day or two…
It’s only in one eye now, but it itches and is slightly gunky. Funny… I work in a bank and don’t get to wash my hands nearly as often as I’d like. Guess I’ll be using that hand sanitizer as much as possible from now on!
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December 7th, 2008 at 9:41
Dangit Frec. I don’t know how much more of this pink I can take. My poor beautiful eyes. Thank you for your informative and empathetic words. It doesn’t hurt if I’m laughing.
December 13th, 2008 at 11:55
I definitely came to your page because I have pink eye. As a matter of fact, my eyes look exactly like yours. More so red in the left eye. They’re getting pretty sore, and I’m using nothing for them. Time to go to the doctors…
December 18th, 2008 at 9:02
I woke up this morning and discovered that my eyes too were almost sealed shut with yellow-like mucus. I thought that maybe I slept really well and that it was just “cat mucus”. Apparently, it must be pinkeye because my eyes look just like your’s do on the picture. I hope it gets better soon because Christmas is next week. UGHH!!
December 19th, 2008 at 11:41
thank you and your post is great (definitely my style). Dang it though my daughter’s eyes looks like yours.
January 7th, 2009 at 7:22
AHHH Am I the first case of Pink eye for ’09???
ugg it sucks…. I thought it was from my contacts but no…. and today my glasses seem to have wondered off….. so now my eye feels glumpy ooey irritated and on top of it I can see!!!!
Take care
(found from doing a google image search on “pink eye”)
January 13th, 2009 at 8:01
So yesterday was the first day of classes for the new semester and during my last class my eyes started to hurt really bad. I kept rubbing my eyes thinking my contacts were causing the problem because it was time to change them. I ran to my dorm right after my class and threw them away, put on my glasses, looked in the mirror and realized I looked stoned. I was shocked six hours later to look in the mirror and see that my eyes were still as red as a fire truck. It wasn’t until this morning that the thought occurred to me that I might have pink eye. Thanks to Google images, I found your blog! Thanks for confirming my fears for me.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:34
Sooooo I spent all last night and this morning (before I attempted to unseal my eyes) trying to figure out what I would do for a living if I went blind. The first thing I did this morning was haul out the laptop and google image pink eye – and there you have it! or i should say there I have it, because phew I am not going to go blind, but yes I’ve got pink eye. No idea where I got it… I have been sick this past week, and I was trying out a new gym… maybe the towels… Wow, never thought I would get this. Thanks for the blog. sigh
February 13th, 2009 at 8:46
Hey, thanks for the post! My eyes look exactly like your picture. It’s nice to have a laugh while feeling like my eye’s going to ‘splode.
April 20th, 2009 at 7:31
whoa so you had the pink ey? I definitely NOW think that my little guy might have this too. The Dr. said it is allergies but the redness of his eyes farpasses yours by about 3 more shades of red. Talk about the easiest way to alienate the entire playground…poor kid. Thanks for the photo. Now I will try and kick this in the bud pink eye style.
My best, Lynn
May 5th, 2009 at 11:38
SO! This is the first case of pink eye I have had since I was about 10 years old. I thought maybe it was my dry-eyes acting up again because they are always red and sore.. but this morning, I woke up and just my left eye was sealed shut with goo and red when I looked in the mirror. I was in the middle of getting ready for work when I decided to call my boss and let him know that I might have the dreaded Pink Eye. He seemed a little irritated and tried to bully me into seeing a Dr. and getting antibiotics.. Well, I do not have insurance and dont have extra cash sitting around to pay for a visit + a Rx.
My mom is getting my some eye drops or whatever they have over the counter for pink eye… hope it goes away soon!!
My only guess as to how I contracted this nasty thing is maybe from my work. I work at a gym and theres all kinds of nasty things that go on there.. plus kids come in all the time for swim lessons. AND I cleaned the family workout room last night!!! AHHHH!!! NOOO!!!!
May 27th, 2009 at 6:24
Damn son, you must be stoned out of your mind. Even more stoned than me!
June 30th, 2009 at 6:20
Thanks to your blazing red eyes, I THINK I’ve correctly discovered the cause of my recent malady. Having awoken this very morning with my right eye fused shut with eye boogers like some kind of disgusting cocoon, I was able to crack it open to find a very weepy, very pink (quite a beautiful shade I might add) very angry eye. I will follow up with my doctor of course, but i am 99% sure this is what it is. Cheers!
July 2nd, 2009 at 12:49
Wow, I have a BAD case of pink eye…guess how I got it? From a permanent eyeliner procedure I had done 2 days ago!! At least I think that’s where it came from. I do work at a daycare BUT not one kid here has it and can’t be a coincidence that I am infected just 2 days after my eye procedure. So, there’s my horror story!!
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:59
That’s horrible Alison! Why did you get permanent eyeliner? My mother-in-law did that about 15 years ago and I can tell you it doesn’t hold up well… it looks like it was the regular kind freshly applied, then ran out of the lines
I hope yours holds up better and the pink eye doesn’t affect how it heals!!
October 20th, 2009 at 3:53
hi im in highschool i found this becaus ei looked up pink eye my eyes started itching on the bus andd they are like ur eyes i havent touched but is there any way to make them less red.please help
December 20th, 2009 at 10:38
Its nice to know someone else was in the same amount of discomfort as I am in now! Ive started using apple cider vineger with the mother diluted in some water as an eye wash and its really starting to help!
February 21st, 2010 at 11:39
Ive had pink eye three times, got it last night think it was red because of me rubbin it too much. Not gone, eye is swollen. Woke up and could not for the life of me open my eye. Anyway nothing I can do now. =/ Hope you all feel better soon. :}