A week before the surgery, we went on a tour of Primary Children's Hospital in Riverton. They have all sorts of fun toys and wagons to ride in. Kirstie was very excited for these and talked about them all week.
We got to the hospital at 6:30 am and Kirstie got right to playing with all the toys.
They then took her in to check her vitals, do an exam, and change her into her special hospital pajamas. She thought they were pretty cool!
They then transported her in the wagon (she had been looking forward to this all week!) into another room to play with more toys while we waited for surgery.
Kirstie was also looking forward to playing in the car all week-- she loves these! While waiting for the anesthesialogist to come, they gave her some medicine to calm her and make her lethargic. It is supposed to help make the separation from the parents easier and sedate them while prepping them for surgery. After she was given the drug, she was supposed to sit on our laps, but she kept fighting us because she wanted to play in the car. Before surgery, Kirstie picked out watermelon for her anesthesia flavor. (Ok, mom picked it out-- she was still too concerned about the car and other toys).
Pretty soon, they came to take her away to surgery. All the other kids just rode off in their wagon without any fuss. Our little Kirstie just started crying for mommy. It was heartwrenching.
Surgery lasted about an hour. The doctor was very pleased how everything went and said he was able to cut the muscles precisley where he wanted to.
Soon I was allowed in to see her, and Brent was able to join me a little later. She came out of the anesthesia very well. They had washcloths on her eyes to help with the swelling and her arms in these things that prevented her from bending her arms so she couldn't rub her eyes. They really frustrated her, of course. We took them off and I held her in my lap. She cried because she wanted to play with the toys. The nurse tried bringing her one, but she wanted the car and the wagon. That's all she would talk about. So, they wheeled her out to the car in a wagon.
Her eyes were really red and swollen for the first few days, but other than that she's done very well. Her eyes look great and don't cross any more with her glasses. A week later, the redness in her eyes is reduced greatly and everything is back to normal. We're so grateful that everything went well and that we caught this at such a young age. Hopefully this will be the end!
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Oh boy! That sounds so scary to go thru as a parent! Will she need to wear glasses forever still? We just met w/ Allison's eye dr. Hers are completely corrected w/ her glasses now. Whew! With all you've gone thru w/ Kirstie's eyes, I was worried we'd be doing the same since she was so much older before we caught anything. Nope. Prayers answered. BUT the Dr. said she will have to wear glasses or some form of them for the rest of her life. Sad. Good thing she's okay with them, though.
Congrats to Kirstie!!!!! And Mommy and Daddy for surviving her surgery, too!
Wow, good for you guys to be able to go through this. Barry tells me about the kids that come in for surgery and I've never heard of them being so good to the kids before. That's great! I am glad you had a positive experience.
I am glad she is feeling better! By the way, I just changed my background and I literally almost used this one. I debated between it and the one I chose. We always do that! :)
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