We'd been told Aaron would have anaesthetic still in his system following his 360 degree trabeculectomy for congenital glaucoma and so would sleep a lot Friday night and Saturday. Instead he was up and down all night wanting milk and actually got up and played for an hour around 2 am! Saturday morning he was grumpy and then all of a sudden he seemed to wake up, cooing and screeching, taking everything in and talking and grinning away. We were amazed, he was like a different kid, so happy and wide eyed vs fussy and hiding his eyes like we'd been seeing lately. He had a little nap in the afternoon but otherwise played until 9 pm, even showing off a bit for some friends who'd popped round to see him. We were so proud of our little man and felt so lucky, but also a little sad that he'd clearly not been able to see very well for so long.
In terms of his eyes themselves, we hadn't had to use the shields as he seemed to understand that rubbing was a bad idea! He was a good sport about all the drops we had to give him (antibiotics 4x per day, pressure reducer 2x per day - he yells but doesn't cry) and didn't seem to mind that the whites of his eyes were blood red. The blue irises seem less cloudy but the contrast against the red might be skewing our perception...
playing with Daddy
Wow - that's fantastic and amazing you can already see a change in Aaron! xx
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