Tuesday, March 10, 2009

All is well!

I am at home now and everything went well. The anesthesiologists were super nice and treated me as if I was their own child. A nice nurse even brought me a cute stuffed, super soft puppy dog to hold. I got to wear the usual purple hospital gown which is becoming more embarrassing as I get older, but at least it fits me a little better now! Dr. Fry found an infection in my eye socket, so I'll have to have medication for that, but it doesn't seem to be that big of a deal. Unfortunately, the conformer wouldn't quite fit, it was a bit too large. But after the surgery we went to Mr. Wenske's office and he was able to size it down and get it in with no problem at all. (Have I told you guys that he is the greatest!?!) The concern at this point is that my socket isn't expanding outward to the side like everyone had hoped. Don't get me wrong, we've come a LONG LONG way, but we need to get my bone expanded before I grow too big. There are a few options that could be the next plan of action, all require more surgery. One of the options is to put a silicon pouch in my eye and gradually add liquid to expand it. That's the only one I really remember, but I'll fill you guys in when I learn more. We'll meet with Dr. Fry in a few weeks to figure out what to do next. My mom forgot her camera so we've got no pictures, can you believe that? We were all very pooped this afternoon so we've been napping the afternoon away. My daddy isn't feeling well, and mom's just tired because we got up at 4:30 a.m.! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers.

7 comments:

Jessica said...

Way to go Kouper!! I know you look great in purple even though Mom didn't get any pictures!

Jessica said...

That's awesome, Kouper! Glad everything went so well, even with a few setbacks! You're such a strong little boy!

Chelsea Lietz said...

Thanks for the update... glad it went smoothly. Love you guys.

The Trost's said...

So glad things went well!

Ian Nicklaus Crume said...

You're super, Kouper! Tell your Mom, Dad and brother hello from us!

Chelsea Lietz said...

CUTE NEW BLOG DESIGN KOUPER! I'm betting you had some help from Jessica. LOVE IT!

Lauren Lea Warren said...

The new digs look awesome, I can't wait for her to do mine!!