You are so right, Kim! I never imagined such a number of resonses as what there are on this topic. That's one of the wonderful things about this forum. We learn SO much from others experiences.
I appreciate your suggestions. I am leaning more and more toward a tear duct issue. The white of my eye is not even pink in the least. The swelling below my eye is worse upon waking in the morning but lessens after I have been up for a couple hours. Then the rest of the day it just runs with clear tears. No gunky stuff. I stopped wearing makeup a couple months ago so I know that's not an issue.
Thanks again all for your responses!