At First Sight

Gianna's eye surgery went very smoothly -better than we could have even hoped!  She woke up in the morning in the happiest mood.  I was worried that she would be really upset and fussy since she couldn't have her morning bottle or any breakfast, but it didn't seem to phase her.  She was all smiles for everyone at the hospital, even as they took her back to the OR.  We were blessed to have a friend as Gianna's nurse, and the same wonderful anesthesiologist who has taken care of her during both previous surgeries.  The procedure took about an hour.  They cut the inner eye muscles and reattached them with stitches at the proper position. It seems so weird to me to have stitches in her eyes, but they are the kind that just dissolve.  Her ophthalmologist said it will take a couple of weeks for the redness in her eyes to clear, and may take a week or so before we can really tell how effective the surgery was.  She was tired and a little grumpy and hungry afterwards, but was smiling again and clapping her hands less than an hour after surgery!  Even the nurses couldn't believe how well she was acting - they said it didn't seem like she had just been through surgery.  Thanks for all of the prayers and good wishes - it was truly a miraculous day!



Before surgery playing with Daddy

 

Taking her first bottle after surgery



Ready to go home!