PRE-OPERATIVE!

Clepson went for his preoperative visit with Dr. Ford today. Clepson was very nervous! I explained to him before we went that Dr. Ford was only going to take a look at his eye again and would answer any questions about the surgery we had. Dr. Ford explained that the surgery would remove Clepsons' blind and painful eye and that he would place a orbital implant in the eye. Clepson will be under general anesthesia for the surgery and we told him he would feel no pain. When Clepson wakes up he will possibly have a headache and some pain. We will control this with pain medication and ointments. Hopefully any pain Clepson experiences will be quickly under control and he will heal well. Clepson was pretty quiet during the meeting. We went to Dairy Queen for an ice cream cone after and when we returned home I showed Clepson some photos of other children "before and after" their own eye surgeries. It will be several months before Clepson is healed enough to get fitted for his "new eye". I can't wait to see him with a normal looking eye that gives him no pain.

In the US the prosthetic eye is polished and checked twice a year. In five years it will need to be replaced. This worries me as there are no oculists in Haiti. We will have to pray that a solution to this problem is found!