Updates.

[porphyrin]

Slit lamp exam at around 11 today, for a value of slit lamp exam that required four adult hands and a lot of screaming "PLEASE PLEASE QUIT IT I DO NOT WANT TO OPEN MY EYE!!"

The Cliff Notes version:

Robin's eye is healing well. Provided there is no late infection, he will keep the eye.

To continue to heal well, Robin will be under the following limitations:

-strict activity restriction
(no recess, no gym; can he /walk/? I asked, and was told they'd really rather he didn't)
-steroid drops four times a day for several weeks
-antibiotic drops four times a day for another week
-oral antibiotic twice a day for five more days
-clear plastic shield at night, naps, and school for at least one more week
-thursday follow-up with the guy who did the surgery
-weekly follow-up thereafter

Vision is still in question; Robin was able to open the eye fully today, and continues to open the eye under close supervision.

*

Lillian continues to wheeze. I have started steroids and will take her to the doctor tomorrow. I have been refraining from asking for help from those of you with children; this is a really virulent whatever-it-is (I suspect pneumonia). However, there will be plenty of opportunities to help in future weeks; apparently the eye surgeon does not see patients in the morning, and his latest afternoon appt is generally 3:20. (!!)

*

My mother is coming out for two weeks to help us out.

Comments

[retrobabble.livejournal.com]

You know the silly thing? My brain kept saying to me, "Kids are so resilient; he may recover. You should mention that." And my logical side said, "Like, are you a gocter? If not, shaddup already."

Which all means your optimistic friend is very, very glad to hear it.

Hope Lillian will feel better soon.

[porphyrin.livejournal.com]

Oh, he'll recover.

He just may not have vision on that side. A child's healing response, see-- it's so vigorous that it can screw up the eyeball and put scar tissue right where it shouldn't go.

I'm fine with anything short of them having to take the eyeball out.

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

I know Robin is at one of those points where a fairly long series of things *all* have to go right to have even modest vision in that eye. But each time something goes right, that's still good.

And just keeping the eyeball alive in there is worth quite a bit, as you say. Lots of people have pretty good lives with vision on only one side; I even know one.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I've known 5 or 6 people with vision in one eye only, including 2 relatives. I sympathize with Robin's DO NOT WANT reaction. How old is he? And which eye is the injured one?

K.

[porphyrin.livejournal.com]

He's five, and it's his left eye.

So far so good, although I'm suspicious of the mattering I see in the corner. It's not so red that I'm going to take him RIGHT IN, though.

[secritcrush.livejournal.com]

Robin's eye is healing well. Provided there is no late infection, he will keep the eye.

That's such good news. (And tell Robin I haven't seen Dangermouse, but I will keep a lookout for him.)