I love online diagnostic tools. I have a very minor redness on my left eyelid that I’m treating with steroids, but I thought I’d look it up to see what the various self-help tools said my condition might be:

• Measles
• Conjunctivitis
• Chickenpox
• HIV infection
• Atopic dermatitis
• Bacterial meningitis
• Syphillis
• Trauma to epithelium

.. IT’S JUST A MINOR RASH, PEOPLE! I am fairly certain I don’t have HIV or the measles any sort of apocalyptic syphilis! In fact, I already know WHY my eyelid is red – my left eye waters like a sumbitch, and the salty eye juices flow up instead of down so my eyelid is almost always wet. The skin up there is delicate and unappreciative of the constant backward tears, so it’s irritated. No big deal. I have topical ointments for when my skin freaks out in the winter, and they should take care of this too – I just can’t wear my beloved green eye goo until it goes away. In the meantime, you probably shouldn’t lick my left eye – but honest, I don’t have meningitis or epiheliatic traumas. It’s okay to touch me.

I am up far too early on a Saturday morning because it’s Indie I Do day! Come on by Heritage Hall on Main Street to see some of the awesome!