Because neither Pauly or Josh was experiencing pain from their procedure, but I was having pain when focusing on objects close to me, at Howie‘s insistence I went in to see an ophthalmologist this morning to make sure there wasn’t a problem (wow do I appreciate universal healthcare!).
First I should say that the two doctors and various nurses treated me with respect the whole time and never hassled me about doing it. The first nurse and doctor checked out my eyes in general, giving me acuity tests and a general look-over, all of which was perfectly normal, although they still referred me to a specialist to be sure.
The specialist — who incidentally had just written a paper on corneal tattooing and was able to give me tons of information and some leads on doctors who might be cooperative in completing the process — confirmed that the damage to the surface of the eye was minor and should heal without complication. He also checked the pressure in each eye since there was a minor worry that the sclera had been compromised. Everything in those tests checked out fine as well.
A number of other tests and tons of closeup examination was done, and everything looks healthy and other than a brief “you really should have this done by a doctor” comment, they were supportive and assured me that I didn’t have anything to worry about (and that it’s safe to do in general terms). The pain that I’m experiencing appears to be related to a minor irritation of the muscle (so when I focus closely, which causes the eyes to pull to centre slightly, it hurts a bit) and I’ve been given a steroid eyedrop to speed that healing, although I was told it wasn’t really needed.
Above is my eye at about seventy-two hours (I’m a shoe-in for roles as a rotten-eye zombie!). Below is Josh‘s eye at about the same. He’s had by far the best results of the three of us at this point I believe, with an absolutely perfectly placed injection it seems.
I’ll be doing a medical follow-up in a week with the doctor, assuming I don’t update before then.
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my oh my such dirty nails!!
my oh my such dirty nails!!
I’m also curious as to what the final goal of the tattoos are, whether it’s full coloration or just spots. Do the three of you have different goals, and if so, what are they? I’ve had Lasik done, which is about as extreme as I’m willing to get with my eyes, as I’m very picky about my eyesight. Thanks for keeping us updated, and I’m glad to hear the medical staff treated you well and your eye’s not gonna fall out 🙂
I’m also curious as to what the final goal of the tattoos are, whether it’s full coloration or just spots. Do the three of you have different goals, and if so, what are they? I’ve had Lasik done, which is about as extreme as I’m willing to get with my eyes, as I’m very picky about my eyesight. Thanks for keeping us updated, and I’m glad to hear the medical staff treated you well and your eye’s not gonna fall out 🙂
Well, so far neither one of you is blind, and theres little pain if any. Thats pretty much all one could hope for at the moment. I wonder if this heals well if you’ll go through with trying to cover the whole eye with blue dye?
DUNE rocks!
Well, so far neither one of you is blind, and theres little pain if any. Thats pretty much all one could hope for at the moment. I wonder if this heals well if you’ll go through with trying to cover the whole eye with blue dye?
DUNE rocks!
glad you guys are doing okay and that you got some good eye doctors that didn’t hassle you about what you did!
glad you guys are doing okay and that you got some good eye doctors that didn’t hassle you about what you did!
yay! this post made me so happy! i was really surprised to see so much aggressive hostility in the previous posts and to be honest was kind of surprised that it was to one of the entries i didnt feel like i had any trouble understanding.
its great to see that all those people can eat shit now 😀
PS love that lolcat!
yay! this post made me so happy! i was really surprised to see so much aggressive hostility in the previous posts and to be honest was kind of surprised that it was to one of the entries i didnt feel like i had any trouble understanding.
its great to see that all those people can eat shit now 😀
PS love that lolcat!
pleased it’s going well. i would love to have this done, if only because i’m a massive fan of James/Brian Herbert. more power to you for having the courage to break ground
pleased it’s going well. i would love to have this done, if only because i’m a massive fan of James/Brian Herbert. more power to you for having the courage to break ground
is there a reason that you all got the same color(blue)?
is there a reason that you all got the same color(blue)?
they’ve been eating too much spice- blue is the color of free men everywhere!
😉 ingenious.
they’ve been eating too much spice- blue is the color of free men everywhere!
😉 ingenious.
oh im so glad that everything is ok so far!
oh im so glad that everything is ok so far!
glad to hear no problems are occurring and all is going well.
One question to ask is, is anyone going to listen to the specialist when he said: “you really should have this done by a doctor”
By saying that, is anyone going to actually investigate in getting it done by a doctor, not a bod mod artist?
As it sounds like the specialist knows of doctors to go to. So it’d be interesting to see how the doctors would do it and how it’d hold up in comparison,etc.
glad to hear no problems are occurring and all is going well.
One question to ask is, is anyone going to listen to the specialist when he said: “you really should have this done by a doctor”
By saying that, is anyone going to actually investigate in getting it done by a doctor, not a bod mod artist?
As it sounds like the specialist knows of doctors to go to. So it’d be interesting to see how the doctors would do it and how it’d hold up in comparison,etc.
ya i got the same queation as many here, what is the final goal? a multi colour eye, solid 1 colour etc. the suspense is unfair, and btw glad to hear its healing well and all went well, keep on pushing the barrier. just dont hurt yourselves
ya i got the same queation as many here, what is the final goal? a multi colour eye, solid 1 colour etc. the suspense is unfair, and btw glad to hear its healing well and all went well, keep on pushing the barrier. just dont hurt yourselves
wow looks cool. hope it heals well
wow looks cool. hope it heals well
is the ink rejecting? or whast with the blue seepage going on in the corner of the eye?
is the ink rejecting? or whast with the blue seepage going on in the corner of the eye?
if you injected the other prime colours would they blend together into a psychedelic rainbow?
if you injected the other prime colours would they blend together into a psychedelic rainbow?
Naturally you guys do your thing and do it well but I kind of wish you’d found a mod-friendly doctor to consult from the get-go (or if you did, I might have skipped the mention. my apologies). Your risks are your own and I don’t really feel they’re inappropriate to take, but someone with more experience with regards to the details of the eyeball might have been helpful in making this experiment more successful from the get-go.
Hope the eyes do well boys and of course thank you for posting on this Shannon. It’s much more fascinating than whichever girl sent you naked photos this week. 😛
Naturally you guys do your thing and do it well but I kind of wish you’d found a mod-friendly doctor to consult from the get-go (or if you did, I might have skipped the mention. my apologies). Your risks are your own and I don’t really feel they’re inappropriate to take, but someone with more experience with regards to the details of the eyeball might have been helpful in making this experiment more successful from the get-go.
Hope the eyes do well boys and of course thank you for posting on this Shannon. It’s much more fascinating than whichever girl sent you naked photos this week. 😛
Glad your eye is okay.
Glad your eye is okay.
Maybe this is a completely ignorant suggestion which you have already considered, but here it is anyway. For the full eye color wash effect, could you not use a biocompatible dye such as methylene blue (instead of tattoo ink) to stain the entire scleral tissue? Injection/application procedure might have to be modified. Methods like this are used in histology and in labs regularly with great success. Would this even be a feasible option?
Maybe this is a completely ignorant suggestion which you have already considered, but here it is anyway. For the full eye color wash effect, could you not use a biocompatible dye such as methylene blue (instead of tattoo ink) to stain the entire scleral tissue? Injection/application procedure might have to be modified. Methods like this are used in histology and in labs regularly with great success. Would this even be a feasible option?
was just reading the initial post where this edit was added “Since a few folks have asked “what are they supposed to be”, let me answer: they’re not supposed to look like anything. They’re experiments to see how to apply the ink and how it heals. In my case the goal is to eventually fully fill in the white of the eye with blue.” thx
was just reading the initial post where this edit was added “Since a few folks have asked “what are they supposed to be”, let me answer: they’re not supposed to look like anything. They’re experiments to see how to apply the ink and how it heals. In my case the goal is to eventually fully fill in the white of the eye with blue.” thx
Eye bogies, Shannon?
Eye bogies, Shannon?
Dude, that is badass. Are you planning on adding more in the future?
Dude, that is badass. Are you planning on adding more in the future?
I actually think this is really cool. And brave. I would be interested in doing it, actually…
I actually think this is really cool. And brave. I would be interested in doing it, actually…
Well, they can perform surgery on an eye, why not tattoo it? Id be interested to see an interview with that doctor who was doing research on eye tattooing. Bright blue eyes might be fun to have.
Well, they can perform surgery on an eye, why not tattoo it? Id be interested to see an interview with that doctor who was doing research on eye tattooing. Bright blue eyes might be fun to have.
in the first picture it is absolutely eerie and weird how the white of his eye has swollen around the cornea. ewwwwww!!!!
in the first picture it is absolutely eerie and weird how the white of his eye has swollen around the cornea. ewwwwww!!!!
Whoohoo for a zombie looking eye Shannon! Zombies pwn. XD
Whoohoo for a zombie looking eye Shannon! Zombies pwn. XD
I am excited to see the end result, to see what coloring stays and I am glad to hear that all is going well with the healing for all three of you and that you were lucky enough to come across a opthamologist who was actually familiar on the subject.
I am excited to see the end result, to see what coloring stays and I am glad to hear that all is going well with the healing for all three of you and that you were lucky enough to come across a opthamologist who was actually familiar on the subject.