After weeks of waiting and wondering, Henry had his eye surgery in mid-December. It was a typical surgery, so he wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything for 12 hours before the surgery. For a one-year old who was still nursing and had no idea what was going on, this was super difficult.
He was tired and hungry, and it was so hard to just hold him while he whimpered. The surgery was an hour and a half later than it was scheduled, and I wasn't allowed to nurse him.
Steve and I did a lot of hand-off's and pacing.
The actual surgery was probably the easiest part for Steve and I. Dr. Berland had done such a great job of telling us exactly what to expect. It was brutal watching Henry fall asleep o the table and then having to walk away, but once I was back in the room, Steve and I had a chance to breathe and relax.
The nurses had made a special note of the fact that Henry sucks his left thumb, so that they could put the IV in the other hand. Once they were in the room, though, his veins on his right hand weren't large enough. When the surgery was over and he started waking up, it was miserable when he started reaching for his thumb and couldn't get it.
When they finally cut the tape off and he could get to his thumb, he immediately fell asleep on my chest.
Back in the car and very groggy. It was hard not to giggle a little at his expression on the car ride home.
Once the anesthesia wore off, Little Man was a champ! He was all smiles and back to his normal self. His eyes looked rough with their "bloody tears" thing they had going on, but he didn't seem bothered by it at all.
And this is how he spent the next few days...lots of snuggles from Mommy and Daddy!
His post-op appointments have been great, and Dr. Berland doesn't think he's going to need further surgery.
We were so thankful for our friends and family who had been praying over every aspect of this day!
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