Jurong Girl

asks

is it strange to feel something bitter on my tongue when I drop medicinal eyedrops in my eye?

36 responses to this plurk

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:44AM

  hendri

  says

  it's normal...

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:44AM

  Jurong Girl

  well it tastes bad!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:44AM

  Jurong Girl

  AAAARRR!!! Shiver me timbers!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:45AM

  Mintea

  says

  no, it's not strange.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:45AM

  |||Sylv|||

  says

  yes yes. I felt it too. It's SUPER bitter.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:45AM

  daphnemaia

  says

  it's normal ..

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:45AM

  Jurong Girl

  what on earth is in this eyedrops?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:47AM

  Mintea

  says

  have you tried the steroid eyedrops? Those are the worst.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:49AM

  Jurong Girl

  i am using levofloxacina, collirio, and colbiocin

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:52AM

  Mintea

  says

  antibiotics and eyewash i think, for your eyes. You have pinky eye?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:54AM

  Jurong Girl

  i had eye irritation on sat, and on sun i noticed a white dot in my cornea. I thought it was eye shit, but when it wouldnt move away, i got

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:54AM

  Jurong Girl

  worried

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:56AM

  Mintea

  says

  corneal ulcer? I had that when I went visiting my friend in Brisbane. Dry air makes it worse. My doc referred me to the hospital.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:57AM

  drdollars

  says

  Answered you on twitter leh!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:59AM

  drdollars

  says

  Anyway's it's normal. The bitter antibiotic drops trickle through your nasal passages, through your sinus, back of your throat...

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 10:59AM

  drdollars

  says

  and then the back of your tongue.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:00AM

  Jurong Girl

  Gosh, Dr Dollars IS a real doctor!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:01AM

  Jurong Girl

  Mintea : I donno. Maybe its a deposition of white blood cells fighting with the bacteria?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:05AM

  drdollars

  says

  Unlikely la. Were you using contacts for a long period? Or did you scratch/rub your eyes on something?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:07AM

  Jurong Girl

  i only use contacts for exercising, i take them off after some hours later

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:08AM

  Jurong Girl

  i wash the lens case and tweezers and leave them to dry when i am using contact lenses

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:08AM

  drdollars

  says

  Did the optomologist do a slit-lamp examination? What did he/she say?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:08AM

  Jurong Girl

  and i always wash my hands with soap before insertion

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 11:50AM

  Monteverde Boy

  says

  optomologist said corneal ascess. Is it the same as corneal ulcer?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 12:03PM

  drdollars

  says

  Abscess is a collection of pus & white blood cells... Hmmmh how did it get there?

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 12:12PM

  Jurong Girl

  answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040901489 huh? i heal too fast? funny

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 12:16PM

  drdollars

  says

  Well, if it was a very small break in the epithelium, then it would heal over quickly, but it traps the bacteria under the surface.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 12:24PM

  Jurong Girl

  my eye feels cloudy anyways with the medication. Would love an eyepatch and totally be a pirate

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:03PM

  Monteverde Boy

  says

  Doctor said put eyepatch on only in the evening. Do you need me to buy eyepatches? the kind you got last night...

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:04PM

  Mintea

  says

  Is it diamond studded? You would be a very sexeh pirate.

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:23PM

  Jurong Girl

  i need a smaller one

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 02:23PM

  Jurong Girl

  hahaha ... a black one!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 04:27PM

  Malique

  take care rinaz! and yes doc is doc!

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  Apr 20, 2009 - 04:27PM

  Malique

  oh and you need a parrot too with a matching eye patch. hahaha

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  Feb 15, 2010 - 07:16AM

  01crea

  is

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  Feb 15, 2010 - 07:25AM

  daphnemaia

  says

  hmm if i put something bitter on my scalp, i can taste it on my tongue too.