Kason's Eye Surgery

Kason had his first eye surgery to lift his droopy eyelid on September 1.  My parents came up to help with the other kids and get them off to school because our appointment was at 7 a.m.  Kory and I took a couple days off work and so we were all set.  We went in and we were happy and excited.  Kason was calm and relaxed and the nurses were really kind.  They gave Kason some Versed with Tylenol to make him a little loopy.  They would then take him to the operating room and give him some gas and then put the IV in for fluids and further sedation.  They would have to put a breathing device in his throat so he could breathe during the operation.  It took him about 20-30 minutes after the Versed was given and then as Kory was holding him he started looking tired and became a bit out of it.  It was actually pretty funny to watch.  Right then they laid him down and wisked him off.  I totally lost track of time as we waited in the waiting room and I don't even know how long the surgery took.  Then they came out and said he did great and was recovering.  Then soon after a nurse came in and said he was waking up and hurried us along to where he was.  Another nurse was holding him and he was crying.  From then on it was really hard as he became very violent and uncontrollable.  He was screaming and pulling on his IV.  Then he was pulling and rubbing at his eye that had the surgery done.  Three of us had to hold him down.  The nurse pulled the IV out and we just had to hold him down until he finally fell asleep.  Any movement would wake him up and he would start all over again.  We had to be there for about an hour so they could make sure his breathing was fine.  Each episode got a little bit easier.  Finally they let us go home.  Once we got him home and in a familiar enviornment he calmed down and the rest of the day he watched TV, ate, and slept.  Towards the evening the medicine was not working and he was crying and nothing I did would soothe him.  He was in pain and I was worried he would not sleep that night.  We said many, many prayers and the Lord blessed us.  He slept through the night and when he woke up in the morning, he was completely free of pain and back to his usual self, happy and full of energy as if nothing happened.  From then on he has been fine.  At his postop appointment the doctor said they will need to make some adjustments and lift it higher but we are not sure when that will be.  Kason has to work on strengthening his eyebrow lifting.  They surgery is a big improvement in his eyesight.  It is high enough now that it does not block his pupil and he is slowly gaining more control of it.  This surgery has been a blessing to us all.

Before Surgery

Starting to get loopy



After Surgery



My big boy.  Almost 2 weeks later and he is looking great!