Monday, June 13, 2011

Another day, another dose

We just got back from our next updose appointment.  Everything went well.  He did fine with the next dose and no reaction or issues!  Yay!  We also got his bloodwork back - his IgE was 8.52...can't wait to see it go down!!!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

6 week post-op eye appointment

It has been six weeks since our son had his strabismus surgery on his left eye to correct his 4th Cranial Nerve Palsy.  We saw our doctor on Tuesday and it went so well I keep pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming! 
His doctor checked out his eyes and measured the alignment and declared, "Man, I am good".  We agreed!  The surgeon did a wonderful job and the issue has been fixed.  My son no longer has to tilt his head to keep from seeing double!  He stopped tilting pretty much within 24 hours of his surgery and hasn't reverted at all.  Now, sometimes he does still tilt, but we have noticed that it is when he is tired or looking at something in his lap and we believe that it is merely muscle memory/habit rather than a need to do it because he can stay midline in the same position. 
So, thank God for our wonderful doctor and for getting us over this hurdle!  Now our son can proceed with his head straight and eyes aligned...much easier to get through life if you don't start out tilted!  ;)