Foreign body...

A few days later me and hubby visited Cherith's school to collect his uniform. While on the way, I looked at a certain place and wondered 'I always see this place from outside, will sometime see it from inside too...' and we moved ahead.

Cut 2:

Cherith enjoys playing games with his grandma on papa's old phone. A few days back it accidently slipped from his hand and the hard cover of the phone chipped.

Yesterday, grandma sent Cherith to get 5rs ka feviquick to fix it. He got it and I said give it to me ill do it. I was trying to open the pack when it accidently splashed on my face. A little on the fingers, a drop in my lower lip, a drop on my nose and 2 drops straight inside my left eye...

I rushed to the wash basin and washed it with clear water several times. There was little relief. I tried to rub it thinking the gum will be diluted by water (I know rubbing is not what I should have done).

After about 5 minutes when mother in law and cherith thought all was fine with me, I opened my right eye and asked Google what to do if feviquick splashed into the eye and guess what it said, 'Go to the ophthalmologist immediately!'

I quickly called hubby who was already at a hospital visiting a friend's dad. I told him I need to go to the doctor, feviquick splashed in my eye. " I'll be there in 5 minutes" came the reply.

As soon as he saw me standing in the balcony waiting for him, he quickly called two hospitals to check if doctors were available.. After no response we went to the place which I had wished to see from inside - Shankara Eye Hospital.

(I can feel your laughs!!)

So we reached and the security said no doctor inside, then saw me and said emergency in room no. 20. Hubby held my hand and guided a closed eyed me to the emergency and after waiting for 15 minutes and being checked by a nurse, I was guided to a treatment room. "I hope I don't loose my vision" I prayed. 

A few drops inside and 3 rounds of thorough cleaning with saline water (more like jet spray in my eye). The breaks were interrupted by hubby peeping in between and asking "Do such cases of feviquick come by or is she the first one?" or commenting "This is also similar to a car wash, like force of water cleaning everywhere!" and also scaring me with "Are those red spots in the eye normal?" 

And then a few drops of antibiotic later, I was finally able to open my left eye.. But hey... I see everything blur..

The doctor who was on rounds, stepped in, checked my eye and said the cornea has been bruised, just like our skin gets bruised when we fall. There is nothing to worry, I will prescribe as ointment and drops that you will have to apply for 1 and 2 weeks and come for a follow up on Saturday. For 2-3 days there will be sensitivity bacause of a foreign body invasion.

We thanked her and walked out. I saw the beautiful premises, an enormous banyan tree and exclaimed "That's a huge one!" Hubby turned towards me "Oh you can see?" I could barely open my eyes, so I couldn't give him the look I usually do when he pulls such things on me.

The term Foreign Body Invasion, stuck with me. On the way back, I was telling hubby how intricately our bodies are crafted. How every organ resists and fights any foreign body trying to invade. How it never accepts any alien object as its own.

Whenever we are faced with any physical adversity, our organs react within milliseconds. We are indeed nature's marvel. A marvel that we not only see taken for granted but also ignored, punished and cursed at various instances by our lot.

You have no idea how I spent the night with a swollen eye (since the power of anaesthesia subsided) and unending irritability only realising that each an every inch of my is beautiful and I'm truly truly blessed to have a healthy body above all other blessings. 

This is my first article written using one eye vision. Sure, it was an accident but could have been worse.. I joined my palms and thanked gurudev for saving my eye last night.

Let's thank the almighty for blessing us and our loved ones with these marvels.

P.S : Please beware while using feviquick and such other things. Protect and safeguard yourself and your loved ones...

CHEERS!!

GOD BLESS!!

CHS