Emily's Eye Surgery

Emily did really well today. Dr. Blumenfeld operated on the left eye, which was the weaker of the two. I'm a little bummed because her eyes are turning in the same as they were before, but it can take 4 to 6 weeks to see the accurate results. Still, it's hard to wait! But she pulled through the surgery like a champ. I could hear her crying and yelling in the hallway when they were bringing her back to our room to recover, and when the nurse came through the door holding Emily, the poor nurse was getting scratched, hit, and headbutted. So, obviously she quickly goes back to her spitfire self!

Everything went really quickly, and Emily has already eaten lunch and is tearing the house apart (so much for resting quietly!). She's got a balloon from Papa that saved that day. She is not rubbing her eye too much, so that's good. Older children have reported that after surgery, they feel like they have sand in their eye. So I imagine it would be virtually impossible to restrain from rubbing it! That feeling should pass soon, and the redness will fade over the next few weeks. For now, it looks like she came up too fast from scuba diving!

Here are a few pictures of Emily. I know it looks bad, but I promise she is doing really well!