Gracie's Eye Surgery!

Gracie went in for eye surgery last Thursday, September 8th. She did so well. She seemed nervous when we got to the hospital, but she didn't complain about anything. She only said she was 'hungee' once, and she had to wait until 12:30 before they took her back.

They had toys for the kids to play with before they went back, and this was the only one that Gracie was interested in. She seemed very passive and apprehensive. She was sad when the nurse gave her a blue hospital bracelet. Under her breath she whispered, "Oh, I want a pink one." It was so cute.
Right before they took her back they gave her a sedative so she wouldn't get separation anxiety when they took her back. It made her so loopy! She started slurring her words and saying funny things like, "I'm a baaabby! You're Jeeeessssicca!" Her little head was wobbling back and forth like she was drunk. It was pretty funny.

Gracie was also pretty sad about the blue gown she had to wear and the yellow socks. She kept saying, "they buggin' mom!"

She sat very still as they checked her vitals before surgery. She was a very good girl.
When Gracie came out of surgery she was very sad and kept saying, "I o.k. Mom, I o.k." She ripped out her IV and blood went everywhere, it was so sad. She kept crying and I had to help the nurse hold her down so they could put the IV back in to giver her morphine to calm her down. While the nurse was telling her she was going to give her medicine to make her feel better, Gracie was crying,"NO Thank you!"She was a sweetheart the whole time.

Doctor Hoffman said everything went technically well. He said it would take months before we know if it was successful or not. It takes a while before the brain can adjust to what has been done. So far, so good. Her eyes seem to have straightened out and as of yesterday she seems to be completely out of pain.