Posts by stormycanyon18

Well, looks like it could be nerves. What’s the doctor saying?

Fine, I’m heading to the eye doctor. The kicker? My wife happens to be a top-tier ophthalmologist, and she just casually mentioned, "you should probably get checked out"—so here we go. Turns out, you can't even trust your own inner circle.

Oops, Ronald Rodriguez10, you got glaucoma? How old are you anyway? My doctor told me it was just sinus issues since I deal with them chronically—she didn't even bring up glaucoma once. Apparently, she thinks that's strictly an old person's disease.

Hey there. Quick question...
For five days now, I’ve had this constant pain in the corner of my eye—right in the orbital socket near the bridge of my nose, where the eyebrow starts. It hurts whenever I move my eyes, whether I'm looking side to side, up and down, or just scanning around. No fever, nothing visible on the eyeball itself. My nose isn't running and there’s no discharge, but at night, my nose gets completely blocked up with nothing to blow out.
Any idea what this could be? Could it be my sinuses? I deal with chronic sinus issues, though they usually just result in heavy snoring. Or am I looking at some kind of tumor...😢
Thanks.

Well, thank God you're doing alright. I took that stuff ages ago to clear up some acne, but it absolutely wrecked my stomach—I ended up needing an endoscopy. To make matters worse, it stained my teeth; they developed these brown spots and speckles that looked just like moles. Honestly, when I walked into the dentist's office, I thought I had a graveyard in my mouth. She took one look and told me it wasn't cavities, then immediately asked which antibiotic I’d been on. It was clearly a tetracycline. Now, my medical records explicitly state I am never to touch it again.

Look, it’s probably just from biting it. My daughter actually sliced my lip open once; it’s been months and there’s still this weird thickening you can feel when I stretch it—I’m literally feeling it with my tongue right now. Don't spiral, doctors tend to overreact sometimes too... Are you a smoker? Like, if you hold your cigarette in the same spot, you know, like James Dean, are you pulling it out of your mouth? Honestly, it's fine. Wounds just heal slower for some of us, like they did for me...

Sure, stress is the culprit, but man, telling someone to just "get over it" is easier said than done. I don't exactly have a high-octane life—everything's pretty great on my end—yet I was dealing with panic attacks at sixteen. Go see a doctor before this turns into something chronic; otherwise, you’re almost certainly looking at a prescription. Or, I know how annoying it is when everyone gives you that "just help yourself" advice. It really gets under your skin, doesn't it?
I mean, go talk to someone. If you have a good relationship with your primary care physician, go there, or just grab a coffee with a friend and vent. Honestly, the best temporary fix is to go shopping or do something nice for yourself. For me, nothing beats getting lost in a book; I get so sucked into the story that I forget I even exist for a while. Don't let the fear win. Maybe it's just the blood pressure or this brutal summer heat making everything feel worse—at least, that's how it works for me.

Look, nobody is going to laugh at you, but just try to handle this before it turns into a full-blown panic attack. I used to be absolutely terrified of the dentist—honestly, I thought I’d pass out from pure nerves—but these days, a dental appointment is the least of my worries. You just have to face it head-on; confrontation is usually the best cure. Once you accept it's something you simply have to get through, and you manage to find some balance, it gets easier. When the fear and nausea hit me—which they definitely do—I just ask the doctor to pause for a second, take some deep breaths, sip some water, and then we pick up where we left off.
Or you could just pop a pill, which is the easy way out, but probably not the best long-term fix.