Swollen eyelid 4 year old

My daughter woke up Sat w/a swollen & runny eye.  It looked like a stye had formed & broke.

Went to the pediatrician, was put on Augmentin.  Sun morning, extreme swelling & redness.  Went back to the ped. who told us it would need to be drained.  Referred us to an opthamologist, who opened his office Sun for us.

Optomologist told us he felt it was a chalazion, he could feel it.  Wants to do a CT scan on it.

Is this a normal procedure.  My poor baby's eye is so red & swollen, she can barely open it.  I feel so bad for her. She said that is doesn't hurt. I just want the dr. to operate on the thing to get rid of it, I don't want her going thru this for a month or two to see if it heals up on its own.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Barb H.

[Michael J Kutryb, MD]

If it is a chalazion, then you don't want the child to have surgery when it might get better on its own.  That's just common sense - again provided it is indeed a chalazion.  I think the CT scan is a good idea, in order to rule out orbital cellulitis and/or severe sinusitis and preseptal cellulitis.  Depending on blood tests, if there is fever, how CT scan look, then doctor will have better idea how to proceed.

MJK MD