Black Eye

[Little Sister]

My husband's surgery for a lg.AN was on 3/6/07. The right eye was black when we saw him, just like something hit him in the eye. The AN was on the same side. Has anyone experienced this before? What could it have been caused from? I am concerned. Thanks.

[krbonner]

Did you ask the doctors about it?  What did they say?

I won't pretend to be a medical professional, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that a bruise around the eye is part of the body's healing process.  There's a lot of trauma inside the head after these surgeries, and the black eye may just be how you're seeing his body deal with the leftover blood and fluid that's inside.  Personally, I know the left side of my head (I had a left AN) filled with fluid a few weeks post-op - the whole side of my face got puffy, and I even had fluid sloshing around inside my upper eyelid.  Very funky feeling, indeed!

If you haven't yet asked your husband's doctors about the black eye, please do.  It's not that I think it's something sinister, but they should be able to reassure you.

Katie

[Featofclay]

I didn't have a black eye but I had a black bruise from my top lip all the way down my chin.  My doctor said it was where they had a needle in for monitoring my facial nerve.  It went away quickly though.

[1wareagle]

I did not have a black eye but a yellowish bruise appeared under my eye 1 month after surgery. It finally cleared up.

[luckylady]

Greetings-
Had my AN surgery on Nov. 14- when I woke up in ICU could not see out of my left eye-Black-Blue swollen shut- Physicians and nurses all told me it was due to tissue trauma during surgery - Today is December 12 and I still have a swollen black eye- Eye is about 4 times larger than the other eye - but I did develope Bells Palsey Last Friday- 

You are not alone- Hang in there.  I have a physician appointmen Monday

[lori67]

I had a black eye after surgery too.  It's normal.  Any time they do surgery in that area - brains, sinuses, eyes... it can happen.  It should go away soon and not cause any problems, but if it concerns you, definitely mention it to the doctor.

I joked around with my doctor after the surgery saying he didn't have to punch me in the eye whle I was asleep.  He assured me it couldn't have been him because he's right handed and it was my left eye.  Gotta love a surgeon with a sense of humor!

Lori