OW. Am I handling this right?

Question

4:13 AM, several minutes earlier I managed to walk to the bathroom in the dark just fine but on the way out I walked right into the doorway of my bedroom and hit my eye pretty hard. (I saw stars. lol) Anyway, besides thinking "OWWWW. That blanking hurt!" and being quite angry that I haven't purchased a nite-lite yet, I'm also thinking, "How do I get the swelling down before 8AM?"

I've got a cold cloth with ice wrapped inside over my eye. Should this take care of it?

Answer 1

The ice will keep the swelling and bruising to a minimum but in all likelihood you will end up with some bruising. Avoid heat (warm compresses, hot showers, etc.) for the first 48 hours as that can make things worse. Take an anti-inflammatory. If your local drugstore/CVS/Walgreen's has it, you might want to look into some arnica creams, arnica is supposed to speed up the healing time for bruises.