Ongoing problem inflammation/internal hordeolum

For seven months I have had redness on my left eye right eye completely unaffected. I was initially diagnosed with an eye infection and blepharitis. Also on my inner lower eyelid of that eye I have a stye. It's small but it's yellow and has not drained. It has existed the entire time. Going back to the initial diagnosis of infection--that having been treated the redness didn't go away. I have been given the gamut of eye drops to make the redness go away. 1. First I was given Pataday eye drops for what was suspected as allergy causing the redness. Didn't work. Redness got worse. Developed another eye infection and was given Tobradex (antibiotic and steroid). 2. Redness went away for a few weeks and then came right back again. I was given Alrex to take for a month. It worked--redness went away so I was told to try Pataday again. 3. Redness was gone for a few weeks came back. I was told that my immune system is in overdrive and that allergies are causing all of this. Still told to take Alrex again do eye washes several times a day eye compresses (for the internal hordeolum) a prescription for antibiotic ointment to put on the stye (which I ended up being allergic to and had to stop using) and come back in a month. 4. Redness went away within three weeks so I stopped the Alrex to show the doctor what would happen if I quit. I knew it would go crazy again and it did. Was given Lotemax and told to try it for a month. 5. Lotemax worked great and I was able to take it once a day to keep redness inflammation and irritation at bay. But as soon as I'd stop taking it it all started again. 6. This last month the Lotemax wasn't working just to take once a day so I went back and found out that I had another eye infection. I was told to do Tobradex 4x/day for a week then 3x the next and was also given doxycycline for the internal hordeolum in that eyelid. Where I am now: The pressure in my eyes was higher than normal from taking the Tobradex so I've been told not to take it anymore and to not take the Lotemax. The internal hordeolum has not gone down but hasn't gotten worse. My eye infection is gone but now I've been given a script for Bepreve and was told to talk to an allergist. I know that the Bepreve will not work because it doesn't have a steroid in it. The other allergy drops I've tried (and spent hundreds of dollars on!) have not helped the irritation and inflammation of my eye. What I don't understand is why the internal hordeolum won't go away. He told me that it might always be there or it might someday go away. My suspicion is that the internal hordeolum has caused the inflammation of my eye and recurring infections. Is this a possibility? My mother has had to have a chalazion removed from her eyelid before and her eye doctor told her that some people have thick oil in their glands causing styes and other cysts to develop (she also like me has been diagnosed with blepharitis many years). I believe that is the case for myself and can't help but wonder if this stye is causing my inflammation and irritation. My right eye is completely unaffected and so I have a hard time believing that all of this is simply an allergic situation. In the past when I've had allergy eye both eyes have been affected and resolved within days. Should I get a second opinion? I'm truly frustrated and concerned about the vision in my left eye.

2014-12-26 04:41:33

Amy