Bug went in for surgery on Tuesday to have Eye Muscle Surgery on both eyes and 2 Hydrocele Inguinal Hernia's repaired. Everything went really well. He was in surgery for a little over 2 hours and both surgeons said the surgeries went just textbook great.
Eye Muscle Surgery was to straighten out his eyes. They just went behind both eyes and tightened the muscles that controls eye movement. Before surgery, Bug's left eye would always stray out and he couldn't bring it all the way in, even if he was looking to the right. They said that we will see a difference in about 2 weeks but he got out of surgery with straight eyes. I guess it'll just get better over the two weeks. He does look a bit beaten though, both eyes are super blood shot, there's only red where there use to be white, they said they will be like that for a few weeks. They think he'll have to have about 3 of these surgeries before he goes to kindergarten.
Hernia Surgery was because he had 2 hernia's in his groin. I guess it's pretty common in preemie boys because the testies don't descend until the 38th week...ish in the womb so babies that are born before that sometimes have problems. Anyways I guess when the beans were dropping they created a hole in each side and those holes got filled with fluid and that's why they call it a hydrocele. So they made 2 incisions a ways below the belly button and sewed the holes. Apparently he's not suppose to have problems with it again.
Usually these surgeries are in and out procedures where you can go home after recovery, but because of bug's history (coding on the OR table or shortly after surgery) we had to be admitted for the night for observation. He did extremely well after surgery and has done exceptionally well since we've been home. Thank you to all who have visited and sent us baskets, and all the prayers.
