Red eye day #2 in Kuta Bali

“I told them working on my website takes precedence over everything including health….”

Nick, no health - no work. Take care of your precious body and it’ll take care of your ability to work.

No pics of the hot surfers?

wow nick, that really sucks! i had viral conjunctivitus in both my eyes in koh phangan and didn’t get the steroidal drops i really needed until i went to a hospital on the mainland in surat thani.

the doctors probably told you already, but if its viral, it could last three weeks until its run its course. however, the steroid drops should be able to keep the swelling down. also be extra careful, cause the first week you are the most contagious for other people.

your case seems to have really inflamed overnight. mine took a few days to swell up, and at its peak was so swollen i couldn’t see, and you could hardly see my eye unless i held it open with my fingers.

here are a few pictures and comments i made at the time (before i got the steroidal drops) for my friend who is an eyedoctor here in NYC so she could see what it looked like:
http://www.paulwhkan.com/asia/eye/

one things for sure, after this you (and me both!) will always be thinking twice whenever our hands go to rub our eyes!

oh btw, i forgot to add a warning. those pictures are pretty gross…

also, i agree with mary. it would be better to rest your eyes. strain will only make things worse, and perhaps extend the course of the conjunctivitus.

Hi Nick,
I see the card for BIMC came in handy….anyway take care of yourself..
marie and geoff p.s. We have really been enjoying your site since we arrived home.

Thanks for the support everyone. My right eye went from scary to just gross and actually feels lot better. My left eye got a dose of it too but nowhere near as bad. I took the steroid last night with some drops and did the urine treatemnt this morning.

My friend Yumi got it too unfortunately and was sending her text messages on what to do. I taped 3 pills to our front door so she could swing by and pick hem up. Today she feels a bit better.

Last night I went to Taman Sari restaurant on Poppies II and warned them to wash their hands after touching my plate. Putra said ‘you got the red eye, everybody here already get it.’

Marie and Geoff, yes it was your card I used, thanks for suggesting it.

Nick,

I love you and your John Wayne attitude…but please take care of your eyes. BaliBlog will patiently wait if you need time off. peace.

are you taking steroid pills instead of steroid eyedrops? it really hurt sometimes to put the drops in.

For me the worst part was the uncertainty. On Saturday morning my right eye was awful looking and I really thought it as seriously screwed up. Finding out it was just an infection and not lacerated was a relief. After that I can deal with a little itching and redness no prob.

I have a steroid pill, eye drops and ointment I use at night. I gave some pills to my friend Yumi who has it and now she tells me her brother has it.

On the motorcycle today in Tuban I was at the traffic lights and the guy next to me, a father with his daughter on the back was scratching his eyes like crazy. This thing is going around fast.

Interesting liquid this urine we produce!. My Uncle who is ex-Naval(WW2) told me that it was not uncommon for a sailor to drink a small glass of his urine in the morning on the odd occasion. Apparently the urine cleans the impurities out of the body system. Another interesting point is that it was not uncommon in European countries for a mother to wipe her baby’s face with a ‘wet’ nappy when changing it. No wonder I have such a shiny scalp!

I have been a frequent visitor to Kuta , the last time being October 2002. My last memories are obviously not very pleasant and i would lke to but that right by coming back in May. Could anyone give me an idea what its like at the moment. Im particulary interested to know what the Hard Rock Hotel is like, how is Centerstage in the evening and is the HRC still rocking. Last time i was there there was a three day ban on music. Is there some life coming back into the place ?

The urine treatment helped, I’m not complaining.

I’ve only been to the HRC once and it was busy, busy. I think the place gets packed on party nights. Don’t know about the rest of the time.

I’d say Bali is still in quiet mode a far as the crowds, though in the right places you could be fooled. Go partying on Dhyana Pura on Saturday night and you’ll think its all back to normal.