Socked in the eye by chickens

[shabenanizer]

It was the fourth trip to the E.R in my lifetime so far.  To get ahead of the line I stopped dabbing away blood from the gouge just below my right eye so it looked look I was leaking blood from my eye and not actually below it.  I was at Bree’s farm catching the chickens and holding them while she slipped a colored plastic band on their legs.  The

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[nygirl7of9]

Sorry this is so late in coming But that was indeed a close call! Is your eye okay? Hearing you mention retina specialist must mean they were worried.

[shabenanizer]

Thanks, my eyes is okay. This incident lay bare the extent of my vanity because I've made an appointment to consult with a cosmetic surgeon about removing the scar below the eye that most people can't see anyway.

When the E.R interns were checking my eye they noticed a lesion on the back of my eyeball and sent me to a retina specialist. It turned out to be a birthmark instead of a freckle, so all is good. Love my healthy eyeball and the next time I enter the chicken coop I'll be wearing safety goggles, yeah I'll look like a dork but I'm not taking the chance of the hens will gift my other eye a scar to make my face look more symmetrical.

[nygirl7of9]

I'm glad you are okay and there was no lesion and yes better to look like a dork (as no one escapes that wearing goggles) then get hurt. And what an odd spot to have a birthmark I didnt know it possible to have one on the back of your eyeball