Here is Joaquin moments before surgery. He was in SUCH a good mood and as charming as ever. FULL of grins and giggles. Surgery went smooth and quick. Both eyes were done and now we let it heal and wait and see how successful it was. They sent him home without any special medication and no patches or guards so I'm a nervous wreck about it. The only precaution is for 2 weeks we need to keep him away from playground sand and putting his head underwater. His eyes are really swollen, sensitive and totally red. I can barely look at his eyes without it totally hurting me and making my stomach turn. We know that this was a procedure totally recommended by his doctor/eye surgeon and that there are many benefits to doing it but there is a teeny tiny part of me that feels like I am messing with my boy and his beautiful eyes. They are one of my most favorite things about him. His beautiful eyes are the windows to his soul and I just don't want to do anything to hurt him or those precious peepers. I can't tell yet if the surgery worked. They look pretty good but it's really deceiving with all the red on the eye. We will know in 6 weeks. We have a quick post op appointment tomorrow morning and then in six weeks we go back to evaluate the results.
Thank you everyone in blogging land, text, facebook, phone and in person for being so supportive. We love you all. Now back to snuggling my boy and helping him heal!
so happy to hear the surgery went well (as far as you can tell right now)... i will be hoping he will cooperate with you for being careful of his eyes for the next few weeks while his eyes are healing. hoping for the best possible results :)
ReplyDeletePoor little guy. It must be so hard to see him like that. I am praying for a speedy recovery and successful results.
ReplyDeleteI am so behind, because I didn't know he was having surgery. I will keep you and your family in prayer and hope it was a success! How is four?! Pretty busy, hugh? But 4 times more joy! :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteI'll say some special Prayers for your Baby Boy. He is just so Precious! Snuggle with your little man.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed reading both of your blogs. :) I think I originally came across them through Bethany when she posted about your little girls adoption. She is gorgeous by the way. My little girlie, Gabriella, was born with Ds 20 months ago and she had eye surgery at 13 months to correct her strabismus. I could completely relate when you said that you didn't want to mess with his eyes. I felt the same way, especially the morning of the surgery. Now 7 months post-op she is doing great and she is straight. There are times when her body is really run down from a sickness that I notice a momentary crossing, but it hasn't lasted more than a day or so, and like I said only for moments here and there. I will be lifting your little man up in prayer.
ReplyDeleteWell, I just wanted to say "hi", your family is so beautiful. :)