Tomorrow Snowie will have a lump removed from his lower left eyelid. Here’s a pic.
In March/April last year, he had a procedure done on his cornea to treat a recurring problem. The opthalmologist used a device to keep his eye open, and afterwards I noticed a little black lump, kinda like a scar. It was very tiny. I have no idea if it was caused by her. Anyway, a couple of months ago, I noticed the lump seemed to suddenly have got bigger. I kept watching it, and last week we decided to have it seen by the same opthalmologist (she is the only one in our city). She said it was impossible to know what it is without sending it away for analysis. She said it looked inflamed and asked me to put cortisone cream on it these past few days to shrink it. Hah! Almost impossible!
She said she’s not worried, but she said if it grows too big then it can hinder his sight. And removal when it’s bigger means removing more eyelid. Now, hopefully, it’s small enough to remove without having to remove the eyelid edge. There’s also another tiny lump above the top eyelid, on the nose side. She’ll remove it, too. Nothing on the other eye, which is why I wonder if it was caused by an injury from the eye clamp she used last time.
Has anyone had any experience with such a lump in this location? Is there anything I should be concerned about? Post-op care to think about? I’m worried his eyelid will pull after the lump removal—she said she wants to remove a decent margin.
The worst part at the moment is no breakfast tomorrow!! Good thing we must leave home at 7am to take him there. But he’ll need a very early walk for his morning ablutions! My husband is waking up at 5.30 so he can take him!
In March/April last year, he had a procedure done on his cornea to treat a recurring problem. The opthalmologist used a device to keep his eye open, and afterwards I noticed a little black lump, kinda like a scar. It was very tiny. I have no idea if it was caused by her. Anyway, a couple of months ago, I noticed the lump seemed to suddenly have got bigger. I kept watching it, and last week we decided to have it seen by the same opthalmologist (she is the only one in our city). She said it was impossible to know what it is without sending it away for analysis. She said it looked inflamed and asked me to put cortisone cream on it these past few days to shrink it. Hah! Almost impossible!
She said she’s not worried, but she said if it grows too big then it can hinder his sight. And removal when it’s bigger means removing more eyelid. Now, hopefully, it’s small enough to remove without having to remove the eyelid edge. There’s also another tiny lump above the top eyelid, on the nose side. She’ll remove it, too. Nothing on the other eye, which is why I wonder if it was caused by an injury from the eye clamp she used last time.
Has anyone had any experience with such a lump in this location? Is there anything I should be concerned about? Post-op care to think about? I’m worried his eyelid will pull after the lump removal—she said she wants to remove a decent margin.
The worst part at the moment is no breakfast tomorrow!! Good thing we must leave home at 7am to take him there. But he’ll need a very early walk for his morning ablutions! My husband is waking up at 5.30 so he can take him!
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