My Daughter's having eye surgery Friday...

[Ttulipss]

This is another prayer request for my oldest, Sydney (she just turned 4 in November). You might remember that she had a bunch of bloodwork that was pretty scary and they still couldn't find anything causing her these obstacles so they diagnosed her with a mild case of cerebral palsy. She's doing great and we've started an adapted P.E. class with the school district. She'll be starting Kindergarten in the fall and is very excited about it. She's been wearing glasses for two years now due to her convergence and tracking problems. We saw the pediatric opthamalogist about a week and a half ago and he said we're done with the glasses (didn't really help ~ success rate is only 30%) and now it's time to do surgery. They will be doing surgery on two muscles in each eye. There aren't many risks to the actual surgery....just the general anesthesia. It's much riskier for little ones than adults. The doctor even said our chances are better of getting killed in a car accident on the way to the hospital than for her to die from the anesthesia (now that's comforting.....LOL). So my prayer request is two fold:

1) Please pray that my little girl will get through this surgery and wake up just fine.

2) Please pray that the surgery is successful. The success rate is 50-60%. Not the best of odds, but could be worse. Of course we don't know if it will work unless we try. We've had a crazy week so far with pre-op appointments, hospital registration, etc. and I just would really hate to have put her through all of this if it's not going to work.

Thank you all and I will post an update after Friday's surgery.

[doddad]

Sorry to hear this,
and I hope everything turns out for the best.

[kat]

I'll be keeping your daughter in my thoughts! I hope everything turns out for the best.

{{{hugs}}}

[ILoveElf]

sending prayers

[hattielee]

prayers sent your way

[texas_sweetie]

Sorry to hear this, I hate it when the little ones have to have surgery. But I'm sending prayers your way and I hope all turns out well

[Ttulipss]

Thank you for your prayers and well wishes. Sydney was in surgery for about an hour and a half on Friday. The doctor was very pleased with how the surgery went and she was just an angel beforehand. She got a little tiresome during our 3 hour wait in the pediatrics ward (thank goodness we brought books and they had a tv with PBS!) but she was just wonderful and not scared in the slightest bit. It's very difficult because no matter how simplistically you explain something like this to a little one, they won't fully comprehend.

She did have a difficult time coming out of the anesthesia. She didn't want to wake up at all or try to eat or drink anything. Finally around 9:00 p.m. last night she wanted to go potty and DID! Then she drank a sip of 7-up. We were there since 10:00 that morning and it wasn't until after 11:00 p.m. that they discharged her. It was so heartbreaking leaving her to go into surgery and then in the waiting room an orderly came to get me because she woke up screaming for me afterward and I could hear her from the main lobby. She didn't even open her eyes until this morning and they were all crusted over so dh and I spent a half an hour with gauze and sterile water just trying to get all the gunk moistened so she could open them. She was very afraid, but finally did. She actually has double vision right now, but that is what her doctor wanted and now we're just praying her brain kicks in and takes care of the correction itself like it should, otherwise she will have to go back for more surgery in a couple of weeks. We see the doctor again next Thursday and should know more then.

Please continue to pray for Sydney. She is doing well today, but still having a difficult time coping with all that has gone on in the last 24 hours. Also, please pray that her brain and eyes will work together to properly align her eyes so that we won't have to go back again for more surgery. Thanks again.

[hattielee]

I'll continue to pray for Sydney. Hope she's feeling better today.

[Tiggers Lady]

Oh, I don't know how I missed this....please know that I am thinking of you and your little darling....I hope that all is well and I am sending prayers, warm hugs and wishes your way...

Please keep us posted....again, sorry I missed this....

[ihvfaith]

She will be in my prayers.

[Ttulipss]

Just an update......we had a post-op appointment this last Thursday and he is very pleased so far. He said right now she is "textbook" but we still need to just watch for a few more weeks to see if her brain kicks in and does its job. Right now one of her eyes is "in" more than the other and the doctor said the brain should pull them "outward" and at one point the images she sees with each eye will be right on top of each other and hopefully the brain will lock it in. So we go back the first week of April to have her checked again. We would appreciate continued prayers for our little munchkin's eyes.

[Pipanella]

Suzanne, I know how I missed this......we were in Florida, and got back last Saturday. I'm glad she came through the surgery okay, and I'm saying prayers for her continued recovery!

(((((((((((Sydnie))))))))))))

[hattielee]

I will continue to pray for a complete recovery.