Eye Surgery Scheduled

I visited with our neo today and he got on the phone right away with the eye Dr. that has been following Kadin. Then our Dr. told me that Kadin is in the window/time frame for having the corrective surgery for his ROP. So I got on the phone with the Dr. and he explained a few things to me and why this surgery is necessary. I had read all the literature they have given me and really expected it to be a very serious issue ... While I don't minimize the severity of what is happening, I do feel more relaxed about the surgery possibly being necessary on only one eye instead of both. The left eye has progressed to definitely need correction and the right eye is still kinda on the fence. He said that we will perform the laser treatment on the left eye and take a closer look at the right eye while he is in surgery. If it looks like it might be worsening they will go ahead with the corrective surgery on the right eye. The Neo also mentioned that we could possibly get a surgeon in there to do the hernia surgery at the same time. Kadin's respiratory issues are cause for him to have to have this surgery on the breathing machine and not on the cpap. He has been having some a's & b's the last couple of days and actually had to be "bagged" yesterday after an eye exam. It's fairly traumatic for the babies. He is still eating well, but was having some issues with not wanting to breathe for the eagerness to take in his feed ... He was bumped up to a higher pressure today - from 1.5 to 4 and his oxygen is a little higher also just to help compensate so he doesn't have to work so hard right now. His blood gas was good today and they did an xray also because it sounded like he had a little fluid in his lungs. He will be given the meds again to pull that fluid off .... I expect him to lose a little weight, but otherwise he is doing really well. (when I say that, I am speaking in relation to how a 24-weeker normally does ... it's not always great, but for their condition, it is pretty miraculous!)

The surgery will be within the next 2 days, just don't know when exactly yet. I will keep you all informed as quickly as I can and if I can't then I will get someone else to come update! Thanks for your prayers in everything and blessings to you all ...

Love,
Leslie