I know this is a rather silly question but I have pink eye. I am also a first year teacher. Do I go to work? I don't have school on Monday but should I go on Tuesday? I am trying to get a Dr appointment but the call center is closed- I will try in a few hours. On Tuesday, I have a principal observation and its Valentine's day... I really don't want to miss. Please let me know what you think.
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Pink eye
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Chicago Teacher
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Pink eye is VERY infectious. Until you've been on antibiotics for 24 hours, I would say you should not go to school.
Emptypeach
Senior Member
Pink Eye
18 years of teaching and I got my first case of pink eye two weeks ago. It quickly spread to both eyes and was so gross. I went to school after being on medicine for 24 hours, but it still looked horrible. The weird thing is my eyes still hurt. I am seeing the eye dr tomorrow...
18 years of teaching and I got my first case of pink eye two weeks ago. It quickly spread to both eyes and was so gross. I went to school after being on medicine for 24 hours, but it still looked horrible. The weird thing is my eyes still hurt. I am seeing the eye dr tomorrow...
psc
Junior Member
I think it depends on how severe it is. Last year, I got a mild case of pink eye...I didn't go to the Dr. though b/c there was an over-the-counter bottle of eyedrops that was made for this purpose. I think I got it at Walmart. It cleared my eyes right up. In the mean time, I made sure not to touch my eyes or face, and I washed my hands a lot.
tia
Senior Member
pink eye/cold in eye
i asked my school nurse once--her response was, she was comfortable with me at school as long as i didn't touch my eye and washed my hands often.
i have a little prescription bottle of drops from the last time--since you don't use much--and just put a drop in when i get a bout.
it's possible that you don't have pink eye, and just have a "cold in your eye"--if you don't have all the yellow, sticky gunk--this was also told to me by our nurse.
you should be able to stop by at a Doc in the Box, have someone look at you, and give you a prescription if necessary.
i want to know what the name is of the OTC that you have, psc. i've never heard of one for pink eye.
i asked my school nurse once--her response was, she was comfortable with me at school as long as i didn't touch my eye and washed my hands often.
i have a little prescription bottle of drops from the last time--since you don't use much--and just put a drop in when i get a bout.
it's possible that you don't have pink eye, and just have a "cold in your eye"--if you don't have all the yellow, sticky gunk--this was also told to me by our nurse.
you should be able to stop by at a Doc in the Box, have someone look at you, and give you a prescription if necessary.
i want to know what the name is of the OTC that you have, psc. i've never heard of one for pink eye.
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Teachertoo
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Pink Eye
I got pink eye this past week too. It was because our school nurse didn't bother to send home an infected student and this student infected at least 4 others (including me). I had to take off Thursday and Friday. I'm hoping to go back tomorrow. I wouldn't return to school personally until you've seen a doctor. I went on Thursday and he told me I couldn't go back until Mon. You can go on google and run a search on pink eye, which will give you some remedies.
I got pink eye this past week too. It was because our school nurse didn't bother to send home an infected student and this student infected at least 4 others (including me). I had to take off Thursday and Friday. I'm hoping to go back tomorrow. I wouldn't return to school personally until you've seen a doctor. I went on Thursday and he told me I couldn't go back until Mon. You can go on google and run a search on pink eye, which will give you some remedies.
StephR
Senior Member
Pink Eye is VERY contagious and I would definitely stay home until you have been on anti-biotics for at least 24 hours. I got pink eye during a hotel stay in Boston (for a wedding...that I was in! Pictures were great...let me tell you!) The doctor said that you can get it by just touching something that a person with pink eye touched, such as a door knob or a pen. So, to avoid spreading it to others, I would just be safe and stay home until you visit the doctor.
Ima Teacher
Senior Member
Last year I went in to work with pink eye. I knew my eye was bothering me, but I didn't realize what it was until I was getting ready for work the next morning. I was too late to call and get a sub for the day, so I went in. However, I didn't stay long. As soon as they realized I had pink eye, I was told to go home. They covered classes for me until a sub was found. My doctor said not to go back until I had 24 hours of antibiotics in my system, and then to be careful and not touch my eye.
Thank You!!
Thank you for your responses. I finally got through and scheduled a dr appointment for tomorrow morning. I'll see what he says then I can either make my sub plans or plan a Valentine party!
My fiancee is home with a mild case of bronchitis!!! We are not seeing each other today- we don't live together! Well wish me luck.
Thank you for your responses. I finally got through and scheduled a dr appointment for tomorrow morning. I'll see what he says then I can either make my sub plans or plan a Valentine party!
My fiancee is home with a mild case of bronchitis!!! We are not seeing each other today- we don't live together! Well wish me luck.
fun_friend
Senior Member
Sometimes what is wrong with your eye isn't contagious conjunctivitis, IMHO. I think you can get an eye infection from dirty contact lenses thatisn't contagious, but should be attended to. Also you can get a head cold manifesting itself in your eye. Still. If you DO have conjunctivitis, you need the prescription drops. You can visit any doc to get these. You can go to a walk-in clinic to get the script or even where you get your contacts prescribed. You can get a really good exam there too! My daughter got pinkeye when we were on vacation in Chattanooga. We went to the walk-in clinic for the prescription. It took awhile, but she got better.