Tag: surgery
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Who do these a-holes think they are?
Many of you know that my 3-year-old Chip was born with a cataract in his right eye, and we had the cataract removed about a year ago. Apparently, most people have a complication where their vision clouds over at some point after the surgery, and there is a simple laser procedure they can do to…
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They said 15-20 minutes, but it was more like 1.5 – 2.0
As we were waiting for Chip’s cataract surgery to get started he went ballistic when I put the hospital gown on him. To be fair, I wouldn’t have been happy either — it was really new and scratchy. But even so, we decided that if new clothes pissed him off, he’d really freak out about…
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More later after I get some sleep, but it went great
Chip is pissed as hell that he’s got this freaking huge thing taped over his eye, but with a dose of Benadryl he becomes less concerned about it ;) The surgery lasted about 1.5 hours and he was in recovery for 2 hours. And by “in recovery” I mean “screaming and writhing.” That kid is…
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Pros of Chip's surgery
In the spirit of flipping completeley the freak out over Chip’s cataract surgery tomorrow, I have compiled a list of “Pros” for me to remember. He’ll be able to see out of his right eye. (OK, this is probably the biggest pro.) The surgery will be done by an expert. That’s his smiling face over…
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I may heave
Chip’s cataract surgery is this Wednesday morning and it is starting to feel more real to me. I know that in the grand scheme of things it is no big deal, but still it is freaking me out. If you notice more and more frenetic posts from me between now and then, you’ll know why!