A setback for Xavier

We had our post op appointment with the eye specialist (Dr H) today. Unfortuneately it looks as though part of the surgery was unsuccessful. The aim of the surgery was to correct two muscles in Xavier's eye. To do this, they cut the muscles, adjust them as they need to, and then reattach them using tiny little stitches which dissolve. It looks like one muscle has been successfully adjusted, but the other has not. Dr H thinks because quite a big adjustment was needed it put a lot of pressure on the stitches and that pressure has made the stitches pop at some point and so the muscle has not held. As a result he believes the muscle is now hanging unattached behind the eye.

This was picked up because Xavier is not able to move his eyes to the side - he has to move his whole head. Dr H says there is an extremely small possibility that the muscle movement is just being compromised by swelling from the surgery but his gut feeling is that the stitches have popped and that muscle is not attached. The plan of action is that we are going to wait two weeks and see if the eye is still doing the same thing. If it is then Xavier will need to go into surgery again. Dr H. is actually going away on a months holiday next week so we will be seeing his collegue Dr F. When Dr F. sees Xavier in two weeks he will assess whether he thinks we should get Xavier in for surgery right then or whether it would be safe to wait till Dr H. returns in July. Or of course there is still the slight hope that it will just be swelling after all and that when we go to Dr F. the eye will be fine. Dr H did tell me though that it was a slim chance. Prayers please ladies!!!

I am mega stressed right now and very anxious for my boy having to do all this all over again. Sorry this is a short post and sorry that i am such a bad blogger and am behind on so many blogs. Thanks so much for all your thoughts and prayers and love to you all. xoxoxoxo