Shawn had his strabismus surgery today, and boy has it been a long day. Shawn had to check in at 6:30 am for his 7:30 surgery. Unfortunately, we had to wait for quite some time before they finally took him back just before 9:00.
Here he is in his hospital gown. Up until he put that thing on, he was in good spirits. Once he was in his gown, he knew something was up.
After the procedure, they called me back to recovery where poor Mr. Shawn was a mess. He was screaming and flailing around. His eyes were bleeding pretty badly, too. (totally normal after this surgery but definitely an alarming sight to say the least) He kept saying his eyes hurt and screamed. Poor baby. Ugh.
We got home just before noon-- a lot later than i had anticipated. :-(
Shawn's had a rough afternoon, but I think he is finally starting to feel better now. He has been attached to my side all day and has just recently let me move away from him a bit. He was able to eat a little something (the anesthesia made him sick earlier so he didn't want anything for quite a while) and is no longer complaining constantly that his eyes hurt. All good signs.
Right now he is snuggled in mommy and daddy's bed trying to finally get some much deserved rest.
I hereby declare that this needs to be our family's LAST surgery.
Sigh.
I am typing this on my phone, so ignore the typos. ;-) I am not feeling up to proofreading right now!
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7 comments:
Glad everything is ok :)
Poor Shawn! Hope is feeling better!
Phew - I am sure you are so relieved to have this over and done with. Yeah, I would have freaked out seeing blood from the eyes, even if it is normal.
SO glad it went well and that you are now cuddling :)
I am so glad it went well and is over and done. Hoping and praying this is the last surgery y'all have to deal with.
Hugs to you both. I hope Shawn is better in no time!
Poor little guy! And poor you!
I hope he is feeling better now.
I love the pic of you snuggling with him.
Carrie
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