anyone have a chalazion removed?

that I do not know as my insurance covered it. I can tell you when I get my statements.

No they dont go away on their own.

It took me 3 months for my eyesight to stabilize affer surgery.

It didn't hurt too bad but it definitely wasn't fun. And mine never actually went away. They are slightly smaller but they are still there and I keep getting styes that don't go away. So not sure the surgery benefited me.

I had mine removed yesterday. The ONLY uncomfortable (and I expected) part was having the lidocaine injection to numb the lid. The initial injection does hurt, but is bearable. Once the first one is in, the others are tolerable as the lid begins to numb. The procedure itself was painless and I only had minor discomfort after the lidocaine wore off. This morning, my eyelid is slightly black and blue and it is tender, but NOTHING significant. The "bump" is still present, which is very disheartening! I was hoping that heinous thing would be gone when I woke up! I would definitely have the procedure done again should the need arise! It truly isn't that bad, and I'm a pretty big baby!

Okay, so I had two chalazions, one in each eye (pretty much symmetrical). They were small to medium sized, and didn't hurt at all. They were remnants of past styes that I had that, in retrospect, healed terribly because I had been a bad girl and went back to make-up too quickly. I've had the one in my right over a year, and the one on my left for a few months however it grew quickly to match up with the size of my right. Let me tell you, that brief period where I suffered from chalazions was terrible. I know it sounds stupid but I didn't even want to go outside on the most beautiful day. They made my eyes heavy, and I couldn't even glance at certain angles like I used to (those of you with this, you'll know what I mean). I felt like a major cosmetic deformity was going to result in me not treating these.

I've tried everything, every homeopathic remedy you could think of. I've even had to miss out on a lot of work because some days I just could not leave the house. For some reason I never considered surgery because I thought it would be too expensive (no insurance) and I thought the risks outweighed the reward. I was so wrong.

If you're like me and your chalazions are not terribly big but still noticeable especially to you, go ahead and get the surgery. You will not regret it. Yes, it's painful but you'll live. Yes it's uncomfortable and awkward but you'll live. You need to get over the fear. Go to a specialist like I did, apparently he was operating on chalazions all day that day. The procedure is very simple: you get numbing eye drops, they lead you to the operating room, they put some goopy gel on your eyes (which I'm assuming was so your eyes were moist while they were held open by the clamp) which I admit had me a little worried. Imagine you feel a bit helpless, but it's okay. So after a few minutes, he/she will come back (in my case it was just one doctor operating on me). He will then swab your eyelid(s) with alcohol pads, and then numb them with licodaine (sp?). Now, I was really relaxed here because I read all there was to how painful the shot was, etc etc, how long it would last. I felt like I could take it. He will inject one or a few times depending on I guess the chalazion itself, on the OUTSIDE of your lid. For some people maybe they had the underside of their lid injected, but not in my case. It hurt pretty badly I have to admit, but I got over it. He injected BOTH eyes with the anesthetic first, and then went to work on my left. He flipped it over with the clamp which was uncomfortable too, but not bad. He tested to see if my eye was numb, then began to cut. I hated this part the most but not because of the pain, because of the sensation of someone cutting on your skin but you can't feel it..it's strange but you know it's happening. So after a minute he said he was all done and he was very happy with how it turned out. HE SAID IT WAS GREEN. I was expecting him to say it was typical pus or something like that, but no. His exact words: "It's..kind of green?". Anyway, glad to have that out of my eye. The right eye is a different story though, and it went more painfully only because I assume it has been there the longest and is very hard at this point. He goes to flip that eyelid over and begins to carve, but I can feel the scalpel! THAT was painful, I must have outwardly winced because he knew he needed to add more anesthetic. So I had to endure that needle; AGAIN, and then he began to cut. He said this eyelid would have bruising now because I inadvertently squeezed my eyelid really hard, fighting against the clamp. He was right, but its not bad. Anyway, it was done and he gave me some gauze and some maxitrol eye drops (steroid/antibiotic).

That was long but that was for the people like myself that need a detailed account of what happens. I'm not trying to scare anyone because I was in that position a few days ago where I wanted to be comforted. But realize it's not a nice procedure and even when it goes smoothly you're still going to feel uncomfortable. Just put your mind in a different place while it's happening. Of course the anticipation is the worst, but I occupied myself with thinking about what I was going to eat for dinner and stuff. And really, I'll take the pain if it means I can walk outside and feel normal again. Those of us girls that have these things, you know what it's like to try and camouflage eye bumps, and always wonder if people are looking and judging. Like I said, I would get it all over again. If I get another one of these things, I would get the surgery again. HOWEVER, I don't plan on it anytime soon and ladies, avoid eye-makeup indefinitely until you just know that your eyes are 100 percent. It's only the second day for me and my left eye looks WAAAAY better. SO MUCH BETTER. You can't even tell it was operated on There is a bit of looser skin but from what I've read, that retracts mostly all the way in a few months. Whatever, I'll take it over a huge angry red bump. My right eye is the one that you can definitely tell had work done. It's bruised on the lash-line by the clamp and in a way looks like eyeliner lol. But the bump is gone. There's a bit of swelling which is to be expected, but even then I was picturing something WAY worse in my head. I thought I'd need to take off a week of work but looks like I can go back tomorrow. I am so so happy with the results. I still have a bit of recovering to do but in the meantime I'm going to keep my eye dry and apply warm compresses for 15 minutes every so often, and NO EYE MAKEUP. I know it's hard ladies, but it's not worth the gamble. Apparently you can go back to eye makeup in a month, but for me I'm going to just get used to not wearing it, or I'm doing a complete makeup swap for newer stuff.

Anyway I know that was long but this was something that I struggled with. Should I get the surgery, should I keep trying home remedies. etc. etc. My doctor even said he didnt have to do the surgery, it would go away on it's own, it was a matter of how much time did I want to give it to go away? Could be weeks, months, years. Summer is about to start where I live and I was ready to feel confident again. If you're feeling upset and not very good because of lumps on your eyes, get the surgery as soon as you can. Takes no time, it's a little painful I'll admit, but so worth it in the end.

It depends. I was really worried about the cost because I'm uninsured so I called around. I called the optometry office that is coincidentally 5 minutes away from me. I spoke to a financial representative there (ask for one when you call. She asked me a few questions like how many chalazions there were, how big they are, if they hurt, etc. She asked if I was insured or not. She told me without insurance, based on the info I gave her, my surgery could range from 75$ - 350$. If you can believe it I was relieved; I thought it would cost at least 1000$. Of course, depending on who you call it will be different AND, if you're not insured they can work out payment plans with you. I would call around and tell them your situation, you might be surprised.

Give it time, and don't touch it. Apply dry warm compresses for at much as you can as often as you can (don't go crazy thought). It's okay for the small bump to be there. I asked my doctor and he said he got everything he could possibly get out to come out, that bump is most likely skin or tiny remants that WILL drain from your eye because there's now a hole from the incision. It'll all come out, just not as magically and instantly as you think. You're at the homestretch so to speak lol, just be clean with your hands, don't touch your eyes, put in the eye drops like he/she recommended, and watch your eye go back to normal slowly.

Did the steroid ever leave you with a little bit of discoloration? I had this happen and they're telling me that it's a little bit of residue well steroid under the skin and eventually it'll just go away but I am worried.

Hi - I had a chalazion removed this morning. One on my upper eyelid, and one very small one in my lower eyelid that felt like a little pebble.

However, my doctor didn't mention that I shouldn't wash my eye and he also didn't prescribe any antibiotic anything. (Rather, I was given a paper that told me to use warm compress twice a day for 3-5 minutes, and wash my eyes twice a day gently with baby shampoo. I am supposed to do this for one week, and then do it daily after that.)

I am suddenly nervous that he forgot to prescribe antibiotics (and they are closed until Monday).

Did everyone receive antibiotic ointment?

Thanks!

Yes get it done. The worst is getting numbed up but in the long run its worth it. I just had one removed last month and about to have 2nd removed today.

I got the same thing 2 moths post op, hows your eyelid now?

I only received the eye drops, and in fact they were the same eye drops he prescribed me when he wasn't sure about doing surgery and I guess just wanted to shut me up because I would not leave the office without a solution :)

Honestly, don't fret over not getting the antibiotics. Baby shampoo works miracles, in fact it only worked for me a week after I got my chalazions removed. The warm compresses are great, I recommend getting an old clean sock you don't care about and filling it up with rice, then microwave it for about 20-25 seconds (don't burn the rice, it'll smell icky) and maybe if you want to be extra sanitary layer that compress ball with a soft cloth. Retains the heat so much better.

But one thing I should really tell you is that your eyes are not going to be back to normal so soon after surgery, how could it? The cell wall of the cyst has grown to accomodate it, and sometimes the excision of the chalazion is not as neat as the surgeon would like, so what they usually do is leave a big enough "hole" that the drainage could exit. I'll tell you, I was a little disappointed the first week of my surgery with my right eye. It literally did not look any different and I thought I wasted money. However, with each compress a thick, stringy white mucus would collect in my eye for me to pull out almost every time, and when I woke up every morning my eye was fused together with gunk! It's been a little over a month since my two chalazion surgeries, and the left one is virtually smooth (that was the one he said he got out completely and neatly) But the one that had been there the longest, my right one, was near a blood vessel and he didnt want to do much damage. But it's getting smoother and smoother every day, in fact I don't even notice it anymore unless I look at my eye in certain angles. I still wouldn't wear intrusive makeup like mascara for a while, even though wherever you look they say you can wear makeup again a month after sugery. I just wear concealer to go to work and I don't think it's irritating it.

Let this be a message to all you out there as well. You've tried the homeopathic remedies, you've tried everything under the sun and you resorted to surgery YET you came home and your eyes look the same.

PLEASE GIVE IT TIME. Give it tender loving care with the compresses, keep your fingers away from your eyes, and gently wash your lashline with diluted baby shampoo and you'll see results by the day. The surgery is merely so provide an exit for the gunk, as I stated before sometimes the chalazion is not a big uniform clump for the opthamologist to pull out neatly, as that was what I originally thought. I'm telling you, the fact that I could walk out of my house again and feel completely normal and not have my vision obstructed never makes me want to take my eyes for granted.

The surgery took ony 15 minutes.

I had one cut out last March and my eyelid is still slightly puffy it's annoying I want it to go down but haven't had any good feedback from anyone