Well if you are listening Pam, then try buying an microwaveable eye gel pad at the pharmacy and do not use the straps until you can handle the pressure. I told the board plenty of times that their China dust binds to living tissue and if it ever gets under contacts, you won't be able to take them off unless you rip out the contact along with the cornea. Still I can bind to the eye with or without contacts. More painful than root canal but the eye heals very fast and keeping the area warm will help loosen any of the dust along side antibiotics and white petroleum specifically for the eye. Get well.