So, on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, our son had strabismus surgery on his left eye to correct his 4th Cranial Nerve Palsy. This condition caused his eyes to be aligned improperly and he had to tilt his head to the right to avoid double vision. It has been a long road, but we are finally seeing the finish line!
We were up early to head to the surgery center and were checked in and ready to go by 7:30 am. Our pediatric ophthalmologist came in for one final look before surgery and just a chance to speak with us again. Then I carried our son back to the OR and they put a mask on him to put him to sleep. He was out in less than 30 seconds. I was in the waiting room at around 7:40 and at 8:05, our doctor was chatting with us about how well the surgery had gone. We waited another ten minutes maximum and then went to the recovery area. Our son was very sleepy...they gave him a little extra sedative to keep him calm so that he wouldn't scratch or rub his eye too much. So, we just sat and held him until he started to get a little more alert. We gave him some juice and water and he drank it down fast and then was sleeping on and off. By 9:00, we were dressed and heading out the door to go home. He slept on the way home (about an hour) and then when we got home and saw his sister and his grandparents waiting for us, he jumped out of my arms and started playing.
He did develop a fever in the afternoon, but he also has had a cough and some congestion, so I think that it was viral and not surgery related (his sister had a fever today). His eye is red in the outer corner and it is swollen under his eye, but otherwise, you would never know!
We did a post-op appointment today and the doctor said that he looked about as good as it can get and that he felt like the results were excellent and he was pretty well "fixed".
We will do another follow-up on June 7 to see how well it looks after it is completely healed.
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