effjayyelle t1_ixpsy5r wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:05 AM

Mate, you need to sit up and ice that bitch!

Try sleep sitting up and when you can get some Arnica cream on the bruise on your eyebrow (try keep it away from your eyes) it'll draw the bruise out making it worse, but then getting better quickly.

Try take some anti inflammatories (ibuprofen or whatever the US equivalent is) sleep with a cool wet flannel (if you can sleep with a fan on to keep the flannel cool if that works)

If you're worried about needing to work, see if your boss will let you get away with an eye patch at least then you can work without scaring your customers.

(plus, see if your increasingly outlandish stories about how it happened gets you better tips)

Good luck bro, next time just avoid turkies and tables!

flaskextinguisher OP t1_ixptb1p wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:10 AM

Thanks. How much worse do you think the bruise will get? Do you think it'll spread below my eye?

As to working, I definitely need to work, and since we're short-staffed tomorrow, I don't think calling out is an option. I'm also a little worried about working with an eyepatch on and not being able to see out of one of my eyes, but I would like to avoid scaring people. Does it look that bad that people will be scared by it?

effjayyelle t1_ixptzka wrote on November 25, 2022 at 10:21 AM

Bro, you're that swollen you won't be able to see out of one of your eyes for a few days, plus, if I was your boss, I'd rather a heads up "hey, knocked my eyebrow today, got a bit of a bruise, happy to still come in but it's not pretty. OK if I wear an eye patch?" rather than you rocking up looking like you lost a round to Muhammad Ali. As a patron, I'd be worried for the kid who's serving me with a massive black eye swollen shut.

I'm not a doc, but see how it's already blooming down one side of your eye? I think it'll probably bruise the whole way round. I wouldn't be surprised if you copped your eye a bit too. You'll probably wake up with a throbbing headache tomorrow.

You do you, bro. It'll definitely get worse before it gets better. Keep up the ice packs and pain relief. See a doc if the swelling doesn't subside in a few days.

kuh-tea-uh t1_ixshb3c wrote on November 25, 2022 at 11:57 PM

Walking around with no depth perception is gonna be a…trip.

Sorry bud. This is brutal. Heal quick!