GTDjr
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I have had a Traeger for about 4 or 5 months. About 3 weeks ago I cleaned out my Ironwood 650. I clean my smoker after about every 12 to 15 hours of smoking. Among other things I took out the drip pan and vacuumed out the base and fire pot. There was a lot of ash. I also used some citrus grill spray to cut the grease along the sides. That night (a Sunday night), my left eye itched a little and i took a Zantac, assuming I had an allergy. The next morning, my left eye was burning like someone had shown sand it it. I could not see clearly to of it. I went to a Doc-In-A-Box, but those folks had no idea about what the problem was. That afternoon, I went to an eye doctor (N.B. I get the various eye profession names confused. This guy is the type who has an MD). He thought I had some sort of nonbacterial, non viral irritation. He prescribed some sort of ointment to put in my left eye. The next morning when I woke up, I could not see clearly out of my right eye. It itched and burned a little, but nothing like my left eye (which was somewhat improved from the previous day). I called the same eye doctor outfit that I had seen the day before and got an appointment to see another doc. It appeared to him that I probably had a viral or bacterial infection since it had migrated to my right eye. He prescribed some other ointment and told me to come back on the following Friday. By that time I was much better and was seeing well enough to drive. That day I saw the doc I had seen on the previous Monday afternoon. He told me that my eyes were improving so quickly that it was unlikely that I had a bacterial or viral infection. He could not explain the apparent migration from my left eye to my right eye.
As nearly as I can tell, my eyes have largely recovered. I cooked a pork butt this weekend, but when I cleaned my smoker, I used goggles (https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...es=&returnUnitMappingId=&shipmentId=DxMf06hwl).
Have any of you had a similar issue?
Thanks.
As nearly as I can tell, my eyes have largely recovered. I cooked a pork butt this weekend, but when I cleaned my smoker, I used goggles (https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...es=&returnUnitMappingId=&shipmentId=DxMf06hwl).
Have any of you had a similar issue?
Thanks.