Out of Surgery

Ethan is out of surgery.  We haven't actually seen him yet.  Dr. Drack came and spoke with us.  She said that the inner rectus muscles which cause the crossing were attached very close to the colored part of him eye.  The oblique muscles which caused his "trick" were very large.  She was very positive that we will see a very good result from the surgery.  She said the blood vessels oozed more than normal during surgery, so she had them draw a CBC on him and we will get those results tomorrow when we have our post op visit.  Because of the extra oozing, his eyes will be more impressivly red and for a longer period of time.  But, she said it will not affect the success rate of the surgery.  He will most likely will not want to open his eyes for the rest of the day and may have some bloody drainage from his eyes and nose.  She gave us some ointment and drops that we need to try and get into his eyes that will help with infection risk as well as pain control.  Otherwise, Tylenol should do the trick.  Hopefully we'll get to see him in about 30 minutes or so and can give another update then.