Masie's Eye Surgery

Masie went in for eye surgery last Wednesday to correct her lazy eye, she was a little nervous but excited to finally get it fixed. She hates looking in the mirror without glasses on because her eye goes in, she always comments on it. The doctor needed to adjust the left eye slightly too so it was done at the same time. We got there at 7.40am and she was called in shortly after that, she was given a bed and we watched SpongeBob for about an hour and a half, then she was called in. She was her normal happy, silly self, they came to get her and she was laughing with them about how they were going to get her asleep. We waited another hour and a half and then I was called into the recovery room, she was very upset. The nurses were nice but need to keep their opinions to them self, the one thing that bugs me the most is when somebody tell you something that is just a guest. The nurse told me she wasn't in pain even though she was screaming in agony and holding her face. I asked her if she was on pain medication and she said no but kids just wake up scared. Masie screamed " My eyes are on fire!!!!!!" The nurse looked a little annoyed and carried on with her work. My child had somebody cut through the side or her head and they were pulling around with her eye muscles, surly she is going to be a little uncomfortable. (Vent over) We were released in 45 minutes and we took her home where she slept most of the day and night.

When she woke she was still crying blood, but this is normal. She couldn't open her eyes for more than a second and she was very worried. After a day she could open them but not for long and not without them being sensitive to the light. She now has sunglasses to help her and it is working, she now only wears them outside in the bright light. She went back to school today and is on the mend. She has an appointment on Friday and we will find out how the surgery went (her eyes are still swollen so its hard to tell).

Hopefully soon I can show you before and after pictures!!