Ty’s eye surgery is scheduled for THIS Wednesday at 10:30 AM. Please keep him in prayer during this time.
Information is below is for mommy’s records…I figured I might as well write it here for easy future access but it will be less than interesting to the general population:).
Because this is Ty’s second eye surgery, the Dr. told me to expect Ty’s eyes to be more swollen, red and bruised this time. They should look their worst by Friday and won’t look “normal” for about a month. It could take a week or longer to notice a significant improvement. This surgery is for the strabismus issue that causes the up and down misalignment (also called Superior Oblique Palsy or Fourth Nerve). Ty has all 3 forms of the strabismas. Fourth Nerve, Vertical and Horizontal. The horizontal is not quite right still but not enough to fix surgically right now. It is the fourth nerve form of strabismas that he is having surgery to correct. This isn’t a “cure” but should help. Some of the issue is a brain issue – the surgery simply gives Ty every advantage to help keep his eyes straight. It will be a life long issue but hopefully his brain will be up for the challenge and in the future it will be a rare occasion that he looses eye control. The Dr. mentioned that even when he is 40, standing on his head or looking quickly in the rearview mirror could cause misalignment but his brain should learn to quickly auto correct.
The retinal nerve damage that he has is very mild. This cannot be fixed and glasses won’t help. The Dr. doesn’t expect too much trouble from it but he did mention that Ty may eventually need large print (by 6th or 8th) grade because his brain may struggle to interpret small letters – again – not vision – but neuro. He also suggested that because this damage is so mild he may never have a noticeable issue.
Ty may be in pain and he told me to use cold compresses (which Ty will NEVER go for) so I am a little worried about what the 24 hours after the surgery will look like. Last year Ty was inconsolable for 24 hours so I don’t know if it was due to pain or a side effect from the anethesia. We are trying to get the anethesiologist (Dr. Serlin) that we love again. Hopefully that will work out.
3 responses to “Ty’s Surgery”
I hope you’ll be able to have your mom or another close family member or friend on hand to be at home with you. You might need some sanity breaks if the poor darling is hurting! I soooo wish I was there! Then again, Ty is SUCH a little trooper and tough cookie he might surprise us all! That’s what I’m praying for.
Love you Sis!
Sweet little Ty-man…my heart aches for you and your Mommy, Daddy, and Tanner. It’s so hard to see little one’s in pain and not be able to “fix” it. I pray that you will recover quickly and amaze everyone…I know YOU can! And hey, if you don’t like what they are doing…just spit. It will make you feel better! (sorry Doni, I still get hysterical everytime I think of him doing that!) 🙂 Did you get the picture I sent?
I’ll praying for you guys all day tomorrow. I pray for comfort for all members of the family and for minimal negative aftereffects and optimal positive aftereffects. It’s never easy to watch your little one go through shots much less surgery! My heart goes out to you!