Hey everyone,

About two weeks ago, some guy kicked me in the head while I was on the
ground.  I was in the hospital that night, and was diagnosed with a
minimally displaced tripod fracture.  I met with a plastic surgeon a
week later, and he said that because the fracture wasn't really
displaced that much (on the order of 1mm), he said it was probably best
to just leave it, since surgery might not be able to repair such a
small defect properly (which sounded ok to me).  However, at the time I
had double vision while looking up, although both of my eyes seemed
close to the same position horizontally.

It's been a week since the plastic surgury meeting (so about two weeks
since the injury), and I still have double vision looking upwards.
Also, my injured eye appears slightly lower in my face then my other
eye.  This seems characteristic of a blowout fracture (although neither
the ER doctor or the plastic surgeon mentioned this).  They did however
mention that my sinus had blood in it (which also seems to be a symptom
of a blowout fracture.

Originally he said to only come back if the double vision didn't
resolve within 6 weeks or so. However, reading online it seems like if
surgery is needed, it should be performed within about two weeks of the
original injury, otherwise scarring can occur and limit the results
with surgery.

I'm supposed to be heading to Mexico on Friday, so I'm not really sure
what to do. Should I go and try to schedule an appointment when I get
back.  Or should I be persistant and try to get another meeting before
I go?  Any comments on the injury?

Thanks,
Duane