Posts by Kate Evans3

It looks like you’ve got an eye infection. 😁
All jokes aside—get to a dermatologist to have that checked out. Eye infections can get incredibly painful—the kind of pain that makes it hard to even move—especially if it hits a sensitive spot. I’m hoping they aren't serious and are just viral warts. Good luck, and let me know how it turns out.

A few years back, following a nasty bout of throat and sinus inflammation, I had an X-ray that turned up an osteoma in my left sinus—about 1x0.5 cm. I ran it by a surgeon—a good friend of mine—who pointed out that these are benign growths. People tend to freak out the second they hear the word "tumor," but in medical terms, it just refers to any kind of swelling; it doesn't inherently mean cancer or anything nefarious. In about 95% of cases, surgery isn't even necessary unless the growth starts obstructing the sinus or preventing drainage.

So, no need to panic—just regular check-ups and you're set. Honestly, if any of us were put through a full-blown CT scan, I suspect we’d all find something unexpected lurking in there somewhere.