You wouldn't think that would send him to the ER, but it did.
He was washing his hands at work and the pump wasn't getting any soap out. So he looked at the pump and pushed down....SQUIRT! A steady stream right in the eye!
Soft soap must not be that soft. Nate described it as a strong burning feeling that seemed to dry out his eyes to the extreme. He used the eye wash at work, but that didn't seem to resolve anything..it only got worse.
He came home early and we called the advice nurse. She referred us to poison control. Poison control?!? Soap isn't poison! But sure enough, they knew what to do. He took a warm shower letting the water run down his face for 15 min. Even after that it was still hurting pretty bad. They had us call back and then referred him to the ER. ER??!! yep, they see it all.
An hour went by in the waiting room. Nate came out, still with his eye shut, swollen and red. They had put some numbing stuff in his eye to check for scratches or cuts, but there were none. Good thing!
On home we went...now the waiting game. It should be feeling better in about 3 days. Until then, it's "winking Nate" or "Pirate Nate" or "caught in the sun Nate." =)
He's being a good sport about it. =)
2 comments:
WE ARE PRAYING FOR COMPLETE HEALING! ouch!!!!! love you!
I LIKE WINKIE NATE. I PRAY IT WILL FEEL BETTER SOON.
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