It isn't major but she has to be put out. It is to unblock her clogged tear duct. Has anyone had that done to their child? How was it and was there any problems?
Today she finally had it done. It was postponed before for having thrush and thought it was gong to happen again b/c she was sick and still is. It was fast. I was so worried about the anesthesia. Thank God that she okay and it is over with. Thanks for everyone's replies.
My son had it done, he was probably out for 15 minutes. the only thing I would do different is not let them give him something to relax prior, he got delirious from that until it was out of his system. The put the little velvet strings in his ducts for about 6 weeks, removed them in the office and he has not had a problem since.
K., I was wondering how old your daughter is. I too had this problem with my then infant - almost 12 month old. I was told to wait to see what was going to happen. Thank God that it all worked out and she didn't need to have the surgery. Well wishes to you and your little girl. Sorry I couldn't help more. I will pray that your little one as well as yourself will be fine during and after the surgery.
Blessings~
My friend's daughter had the same procedure (twice, actually). She said it was so quick. The worst part was not being able to give her anything to eat or drink before the surgery. Her one eye was still "pooling" after the first procedure so, they later redid it using a slightly different procedure. She never had any problems and is fine today. Good luck.
Hi K.,
My daughter had the surgery. It's true it isn't major but that doesn't help with the worrying. She had it somewhere between 9 months and a year and it went very well. She suffered with constant eye goop and trying to clean it was irritating. Many mormings her eye would be stuck shut. Poor thing. We did the massage and then finally decided it was not improving. The surgery only takes about 15 minutes but the annesthesia did worry me a lot. She is fine and her beautiful eyes are clear. Good luck.
I had eye surgery for strabismus when I was 18 months and since the surgeon was very conservative with his cutting that time, the surgery was repeated successfully when I was five. I have no recollection of the first surgery. I have a few clear recollections from the second surgery, and it was mostly a sense of mystery and adventure. I remember the anaesthesiologist telling me to count backwards from 10 when he administered the mask. I only remember getting to 9. And yes, afterwards I got ice cream! I wore an eyepatch for a short time and corrective lenses for a short time after that. As a teen I was a volunteer "candy striper" in the pediatric playroom. The people who work there are devoted to children. Your pediatric surgeon and all the pediatric staff know how to work with your infant or child. Good luck.
My daughter had this surgery when she was 1 1/2 years old (now she is 3). It is approximately a 15 minute procedure. Yes she will be put under and have an iv, but that does not go in until they have her under. After the surgery she went to a recovery room and then we (my husband and myself) were called in to sit and hold her. They will keep the child there for a brief time and then you go home. The hardest part for me was walking her into the room where they performed the surgery and holding her as they put the mask on her face to receive the ansthesia. She did not want that on her face and she kept moving her head from side to side and crying. It broke my heart. After we went home she was fine and later that day we took her to the NYS Fair and she had a wonderful time! I do know that the surgery is not always 100% and it may not open the duct and she may need another procedure, but just keep positive thoughts and have a good support system when you go for the procedure so you can keep your mind on something else.
A.
A note on the anesthesia...the hospital will give you instructions and, as obvious as this sounds, follow them...they'll tell you to have a light meal at dinnertime and not to eat anything after 12 or so...my brother and I had the same nasal surgery (he as a kid, me as an adult) with the same doctor in the same hospital...he was nauseous from the anesthesia and I wasn't...all because my mother (a registered nurse) gave him a large meal at midnight right before they tell you to stop eating rather than the light meal at regular dinnertime that I had...
He's fine, of course...it was a bit of throwing up but he got through it..still, if it's not necessary, why suffer?
Good luck
Yes! My son had it done TWICE. The first time was because they just probed it open and it didn't take. The 2nd time they put in a small thin spaghetti like tube that remained in there for 6 months to keep the duct open. How old is your daughter? Where is she having it done? My son was 19 months old the first time he had it done, and the 2nd time was one year later. It is a VERY QUICK procedure and there was absolutely no complaint of pain from either of them. He was groggy from the anesthesia, but that was it. They even removed the tube in the office! So he didn't have to be put under again, and it was really really quick (although he's a fighter so we did have to hold him down for 30 seconds if that!) His eye is FINE and he is so much better off now! It used to tear constantly and the poor kid was forever wiping his eye. She'll be great!
This was a very quick procedure and my daughter was 13 months old. I was able to go into the operating room with her, for about a minute. Thet gave her something to drink, to make her tired and drozzy, you are with thm every minute. We registered, played a bit, gave her the drink, then she was in the operating room, anout 15 minutes, in recovery, then we say her. Bring something to eat for him/her as they can eat after there last meal at night. Bring things that are soothing to them. They might sleep more that day and maybe the next. There will be blood in the eye and for about 24 hours, this is normal. Then she was back to herself. Get a lot of rest, we were to be at the hospital at 6am. They usually are the first to ge in, being there little. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions, good luck. Alison Just had it done in OCT this year.
My cousin's son had to be put out for a few surgeries and she said that although it was heartbreaking to witness, she knew that it had to be done so they got through it. The hardest part was that she was not allowed in the operating room so they had to take him from her and he was not 100% out - so he was crying and so was she. So expect to feel sad and nervous but she is so young that she will not remember it at all. If she's old enought to understand, the promise of a present before and after should help a lot.
