Linnea's Eyes Update - Sept. 22, 2009

One month after Linnea's eye surgery (trabeculotomy) we took her in Monday morning to have her eye pressures checked under anesthesia. Our babysitter stayed the night so that she could get Caleb and Elise off to school while we ventured over to the surgery center from 6:00 - 9:oo a.m. Once again our little trooper Linnea did amazingly well. She wimpered when we had to hand her over to the nurse but never cried through the entire process. The nurses all thought she was so cute and were vying for the chance to hold her. She didn't have to get an IV because she only needed to be unconscious for about 10 minutes. She was put to sleep with gas anesthesia only and, therefore, woke up relatively calmly. Linnea's right eye (surgery) pressure came in at 24 and her left eye at 20. The Dr. deemed the surgery 80% effective. Normal eye pressures are 20 and below. We will have to continue using the Xalatan eye drops in both eyes now and she will have her next under anesthesia exam in 8 weeks. We are grateful for the 80% effectiveness through the surgery and for the drops that seem to be working.