This might be gross.

This might be gross. It's about eye stuff, so you've been warned.

At the end of July my upper left eyelid started itching. I couldn't see anything wrong with it, so I went about my life. Eventually, a lump appeared above my eyelashes. It wasn't a stye and it didn't hurt. According to Google, it was a chalazion. Usually harmless and resolves on its own. (If you Google it, some of the images will look gnarly, but mine was just a lump - not red or inflamed or anything like that).

So a chalazion occurs when a duct underneath your eyelashes (on the "waterline") gets clogged. Treatment is usually a warm compress several times a day. In more rare circumstances a doctor will numb your eyelid, flip it, and make a small incision to clean it out. What you are never supposed to do is try to drain it yourself. But guess what I did. 😂

Shaun and the kids seemed far more upset about this lump than I did, so when I got home I started doing the "warm compress" thing. But then it REALLY started itching. So... (this next part might be a bit graphic) I stuck one finger under my eyelid and used another on top of it to press the lump. I got the duct unclogged and continued with the warm compresses.

My eyelid has been leaking since then (the lump remains, but feels smaller) and I thought I was probably on the mend. But for the last 2 days I've been tired, nauseated, and cold-ish. I'm about to head to the doctor because I think I'm probably fighting off an infection - an infection that if it exists I probably gave to myself because I'm an obsessive picker and can never leave things alone. 😂

I guess the moral of the story is that you probably shouldn't stick your fingers in your eyes - especially if Google says not to. 😂