Wow. We have been busy. Since my last blog we have had 2 EUAs, 2 office visits, and an almost surgery. After Georgia Kates EUA where her pressures were up she was placed on cosopt BID. It worked but not for long her next EUA her pressures were great. We were pumped. Yay good news! After that EUA we found out that DR Hamill would be out of town for a week and a half. I was petrified. She still had her stitches and they could need toncome out at any point. Well after two visits with his partners for red eye while he was gone the stitches were ready and Praise Jesus he was back to take them out.
The stitches came out great but her pressures were high. Extremely high. 40 in both eyes. Ashton and I were heartbroken. Dr Hamill sent us that day to see Dr Chang who is a Glaucoma specialist. He was super nice and informative. He wanted to place a shunt the next week in the right eye, meanwhile he added another drop to the cosopt to attempt to bring the pressures down before surgery.
The weekend was long and ominous. We new surgery was immenent. We worried about her cornea and pressures and all from a hotel room in Houston. 6 nights is too long to be gone from home. Surgery morning I was sick. They were going to remove her lens and place a shunt. She was in the OR for about 45 minutes when DR Chang came to talk with us. He took us to private room which scared us to death. He started by saying do you want the good news or the best news. WHAT?.... So come to find out her pressures were great. Meds were working. No valve placed and no lens removed. YES!!!! GOD is faithful! So we left Houston relieved. Next on the agenda left transplant and praying for good pressures. Transplant this week!
