Truman’s Eye Surgery
We noticed a squishy bump on the side of Tru’s eye about a year ago. The pediatricians thought it was a displaced blob of fat (from getting hit on the eye brow by a cowboy boot – courtesy Max). But after talking with our Optometrist (our Bishop), a pediatric Ophthalmologist, and an Ocular Surgeon, they quickly determined that it was a dermoid cyst. They said if we didn’t take it out now, the mass would continue to grow and could cause eye problems in the future. Today was surgery day for little Tru.
Here’s the before photo:
Isn’t this about the cutest little patient you’ve ever seen? They even gave him mini sticky socks.
Jimmy and Tru had to leave the house about 5:30 to be at LDS Hospital at 6 a.m. Truman’s surgery was at 7:30 and it took about 45 minutes. He couldn’t eat or drink anything after midnight so by 7:30, he was one hungry baby.
The doctor brought the orbital mass out to show Jimmy after the surgery. It was about the size of a small marble and was white. The surgery consisted of making a small incision on the crease of his eyelid (to reduce noticeable scarring) and remove the cyst. Here’s Truman in recovery resting and waking up from the anesthesia.
You can see how happy he is about his eye patch and surgery here. Upon returning home, all he wanted to do is run around. A semi-sedated, drugged, one-eyed 15-month-old running/stumbling/falling = NOT SAFE. Poor little Tru was not a happy tot. He kept hitting, pinching, and scratching us because he was so upset. Eating a tasty omelet and orange juice helped him temporarily. And then finally when the Tylenol-Codeine kicked in, he fell fast asleep.
We have yet to see his eye since we’re supposed to leave the eye patch on as long as possible. We’ll post more updates when we have more photos.
We love you Tru! Heal well!
Aww, I’m glad the little cutie’s doing well. What a trooper!
Poor Tru! And poor parents trying to help a little one after surgery. So hard to understand! Sure love you guys. Good luck! Love you, Tru!
Aww, poor little guy – He sure was a trooper. Hallie was born with a small cyst by her eye too, but thankfully it didn’t require surgery. I hope the healing process goes well!! good luck!!
Cute little patient!! I’m happy all went well with the surgery. Good luck to you and to him.
Glad he is doing ok! Hope you all get some rest :)
He is so adorable!! Poor baby, glad it all went ok :) I’m sure he’ll be back to his normal self soon!
I didn’t know he had to have surgery! Poor little guy! But looks like he was well taken care of and hopefully is on the mend. He’s got to be the cutest little patient the hospital has ever had!
What an experience! Glad he is doing well and hopefully adjusts quickly.
Wow, I am glad he is ok. Scary to send your baby to the hospital I know. I hope Tru feels better in the morning.
Glad he’s doing better. So nice to have surgery behind you :)
I’m so glad things went well, I hope he has a speedy recovery.
Glad the surgery went well, I hope he can cope better with the eye patch. Poop little guy. Let me know if you need anything. Like taking the other kids for a few hours, or dinner, or some treat. :)
Heather,
I am glad things are getting better for little tru. I’m sure you can relate when I tell you that we had to have a tooth pulled and two caps put on Brigham and they had to knock him out. It was horrible! for me anyway and I don’t ever want to do that again. I’m glad he is healing.
You are an awesome blogger by the way. I love every post. And you are so uplifting when I need it.
I hope you have an AWESOME week!