The day started off early... Nomi took his medication, prednisone, at the hotel and it was off to the hospital.
We arrived at 6:30 am, and started with blood draws... not a good way to start the morning.
We were moved tot he pre-op room. Nomi was weighed and measured, and vitals were taken.
After all the paperwork, out came the "giggle juice" (midazolam). And we really really liked the giggle juice. :) It had us relaxed and happy.
After 3 sets of eye drops every 15 minutes, it was off to the OR.
About 2 to 2.5 hours later, Dr. McGuire came out and told us the procedure was as close to perfect as possible.
A small incision is placed in the eye and through that incision the injection is administered. The injection sometimes needs to "fall" into place over time, or coerced into the right spots of the eye... sometimes requiring multiple injections. Luckily, in Nomaan's case, it made it right where it had to go with one single injection.
Dr. McGuire found some adhesions, which could have caused retinal tears or detachment later in life... and since he was already inside Nomi's eye, he went ahead and repaired them with a laser.
Overall, his retinal tissue looked really good which means he should respond well.
We spent about 90 minutes in the surgical recovery room, after which time we were transferred to another recovery room for an additional 3 hours.
Now, we are back in the hotel. Nomaan is sleeping soundly. He has to wear his eye patch for 24 hours, and has positioning restrictions. He has to lie flat on his back or at a 30 degree angle while awake, and while sleeping, he needs to sleep on his right side with his face down. This is hard to ensure, but Dr. McGuire said though it is important, its not something we have to enforce rigorously.
Luckily, he is not cranky. Hes groggy and sleepy... he ate a lot, and went right back to sleep.
Now we wait and see how he recovers... and wait for his right eye. We may or may not start seeing results within a week or so.
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