Adam had to go to work for training today and Aubrey had to go to the eye doctor, so this was the first appointment of hers that he has missed. We made it though, with some help from my mom. I could have handled it by myself I think, but why not have my mom with me? Just makes it more fun. :) We had to do something to make it more fun because the way Aubrey has to have her eyes checked is nobody's idea of a good time. She has to have 3 sets of drops right when we arrive--numbing drops and dilating drops. Then we have to sit and wait 45 minutes for the drops to work. Then a nurse comes in and tries (emphasis on the "tries") to swaddle Aubrey so she can't flail her arms around. The doctor comes in with a contraption on her head that lets her look inside Aubrey's eyes; she proceeds to put metal thingies in the eye that pries it apart, then puts another metal thingy in it that lets her roll it around. It's really quite awful to watch. And awful to hear. Because Aubrey cries. A lot. She was fine once it was over and I picked her up though.
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| her little eyes are still dilated 7 hours after seeing the doctor |
The doctor said that the retinopathy has completely resolved itself and her eyes look perfect. She didn't remember doing the surgery (she and another surgeon do all the surgeries on babies and kids, so they're busy) and said, "who did this? This laser pattern is perfect. Did I do this?" I told her that yes, she did the surgery. She said, "Wow. I'm good." Yep, she's good. She said she wanted to see Aubrey again in 6 months because preemies as early as she was can have issues with their eye muscles that can cause crossing and lazy eye. She just wants to keep an eye on her (ha!) and catch anything that's going on early.
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