T&P Request - DS1 is going into surgery next Tuesday

Nickiechan · August 2013

DS has a Chalazion on his right bottom lid. We have been seeing a pediatric ophthalmologist for almost a year in hopes that it would naturally go away on its own. Well it hasn't and it surprising got bigger.

So Tuesday of next week I took off work for the surgery which they will be putting him under anesthesia to remove the mass. They will allow one family member to go with them before they put him under but the eye doctor who is preforming the surgery said that it isn't good for the softhearted family member, so DH stepped up to be with him when they put him under. Thank goodness... The surgery will last 15 minutes and it will take him a good half hour before he wakes up. Will have to wear a eye patch for 4 hours and not to be alramed if the patch has a lot of blood.

My son is very spirited and loves to run and play... always active so I'm nervous about the "No rough playing for 2-3 days". If you could spear any thoughts or prayers for DS and myself included that would be greatly appreciated

The Chalazion is on his right eye.

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Mamackf · August 2013

Thoughts and prayers for you and your handsome son. Fx everything goes great and there is a speedy recovery!

bumpuser9058414 · August 2013

FX for a speedy recovery. I believe my friends son had this and the surgery was quick and pretty painless. Kids are resilient and I bet it'll be easier on him than it would be on one of us!

ellajune2012 · August 2013

Aw, your poor DS.

Lots of T&Ps that he has a quick and easy recovery!

candacedecker · August 2013

Thoughts and prayers are with your family, and I hope the little guy recovers quickly without fear!

LaurenAsh23 · August 2013

Thoughts & Prayers headed your way.

One question...is a cosmetic surgeon going to aid in the stitches? Only reason I ask is that I had a tumor on my nose when I was 5-6 years old and since it was on a such a prominent/visible place, a cosmetic surgeon was in on the surgery to reduce the scarring...just a thought if it hasn't been discussed

Nickiechan · August 2013

LaurenAsh23 said:

Thoughts & Prayers headed your way.

One question...is a cosmetic surgeon going to aid in the stitches? Only reason I ask is that I had a tumor on my nose when I was 5-6 years old and since it was on a such a prominent/visible place, a cosmetic surgeon was in on the surgery to reduce the scarring...just a thought if it hasn't been discussed

The way they are going to do surgery is they are going to go from inside his eye lid, make and incision inside his eye lid and then clean the goop out that is causing the bump. The doctor who is preforming this is amazing and very highly recommended in the area. He says he does maybe 10-15 a year of Chalazion surgeries.

springbaby03 · August 2013

Poor baby

my son had surgery at 9 months old. The worst part for me was handing him to a nurse and them walking away. The actual wait and aftermath wasnt too bad. Its nice that your dh will be going with him. Thoughts and prayers are with your baby.

ClaireBear90 · August 2013

Thoughts and prayers! It sounds like he will be in good hands.

OakvilleMomof3+1 · August 2013

Thoughts and prayers your sweet boy comes through like a champ. My middle son had to be put under at 6 months old for a dermoid cyst that was growing in his eyebrow area. I was brave until I had to hand him over and then proceeded to pace and hyperventilate. Turns out he was just fine and healed wonderfully. I know it's scary but you'll be glad to have it overwith. All the best.

legallyginger · August 2013

FX for a quick and routine procedure! I have a feeling it's going to be worse for you than it will be for him

ntdane · August 2013

T&P for your family!

jwls84 · August 2013

I feel so bad for your little guy and for you! That would be so scary! Fingers crossed for a fast recovery

LaurenAsh23 · August 2013

Nickiechan said:

LaurenAsh23 said:

Thoughts & Prayers headed your way.

One question...is a cosmetic surgeon going to aid in the stitches? Only reason I ask is that I had a tumor on my nose when I was 5-6 years old and since it was on a such a prominent/visible place, a cosmetic surgeon was in on the surgery to reduce the scarring...just a thought if it hasn't been discussed

The way they are going to do surgery is they are going to go from inside his eye lid, make and incision inside his eye lid and then clean the goop out that is causing the bump. The doctor who is preforming this is amazing and very highly recommended in the area. He says he does maybe 10-15 a year of Chalazion surgeries.

awesome! just wanted to throw it out there. I'm so thankful my parents thought about. I ended up having 6 surgeries in total, but you can't tell

I'm sure everything will go great!

PinupMomma08 · August 2013

T&p's! Big hugs to you too!

VineyardMel · August 2013

T&P--no surgery feels minor when it's your baby. I hope it goes smoothly and he has a quick recovery. DD is spirited, too, and I feel you on no rough play for a few days!

Drhonor · August 2013

All my biggest t&p's to you and your husband and son! Might turn a soft spot on in your husband though and he might be the one crying at the anesthesia!! So glad that the procedure is quick and the dr has so much experience!! Best wishes and FX for a quick recovery!

Nickiechan · September 2013

DS had his surgery today. It went very well and very quickly. Right when they put him under DH and I went downstairs to the cafe to get some coffee. When we came back up the nurse was telling us that the doctor was looking for us. We where gone maybe 15 minutes. DS was already up and finished his surgery!

I felt like such a bad mother that I wasn't there when he woke up. The nurse was rocking him when we came in to see him. He kept crying and waling so they gave him some tylenol. He kept complaining about his eye hurting. It broke my heart. They discharged us and on our way home he threw up all his juice in the car. The doctor said that might happen. When we got home he ate a lot and I was worried he was going to throw up again. We watched Cars and then his 4 hours was up and we took the patch off. His eye looks fantastic. It was a hard morning, but he is bouncing back quickly. Thank you everyone for all your thoughts and prayers.

legallyginger · September 2013

Glad everything went smoothly and he's bouncing back

nickied143 · September 2013

T&P your way. My son had surgery twice, ear tubes and adenoids. I was a wreck, but he was perfectly fine! Good thoughts are with you!

Mcsweets · September 2013

Awww poor lil man. Glad he's doing better. Cars makes everything ok

jessicaemms9 · September 2013

Thoughts and prayers!! He looks so handsome and very strong willed;)

southerncharm24 · September 2013

Glad to hear it went well!!

springbaby03 · September 2013

Thats great, Glad to hear it went well!

LaurenAsh23 · September 2013

So glad to hear!! I was just wondering how it went.

Mellie212 · September 2013

So glad he did well, sorry for you though, its hard for mommies. I did a surgery with my daughter back in June. It was horrible for me, she bounced back fine and I was traumatized for a week. We have three or four more to go and I'm not looking forward to it.

lindsey1031 · September 2013

He's going to be okay! You will be stronger than you think. Keeping my fingers crossed for him and for you! Hopefully it will heal fast and he won't have to lay low for long!

StephBrim24 · September 2013

You're my hero for staying strong through that. Those things just crush my heart. I want to cry when DD throws up or has a cold, so going through a surgery would turn me into a puddle.