stye in eye & contact lenses

[chrissyhooper]

I think i may have a stye in my eye
description: sore eye area and red lump on eye lid....redness in eyes and swelling of the lid.
i got some stye treatment from the drug store and i put a hot compress on it....but i wear contact lenses and was just wondering when i can wear them again because its hard to see without them.
thnkyou

[chrissyhooper]

i got prescribed an oinment for my eye, i have amoxicillan, is it useful for treatment of the stye?

[chrissyhooper]

from my description do you think its a stye?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

A stye usually means a staph infection.  I would not use the contact lenses.  See an ophthalmologist.

Dr.O.

[chrissyhooper]

also, my eye is very itchy.