Since she is just a baby and does not even know how to sit still, she had to be sedated for the procedure. The morning started out pretty rough, she was hungry and tired and the last thing she wanted was to be poked with a needle. The nurse ended up having to poke her twice. Needless to say she was not very happy with the nurse. I was able to hold her until she fell asleep and then we walked down her down to the MRI machiney thingy.
The procdure took less than an hour and when she was done the nurse called us back to get her, the nurse told us on the phone that she was smiling and playing with the nurse, the same nurse she was so mad at before!! so quick to forgive.
We came in and she was smiling and laughing with the nurses and didn't even notice we had come back, she completely content with her new friends... most have been some good medicine!!
We have recently received the results of Janey's scan, and it is just a dermoid cyst, and is not connected to anything. The doctor has recommended that she has it removed before the age of two, so since we do not really know where we will be next we are going to take care of it at the end of this month. Janey and I went back to visit Dr. Woo, her specialist and he explained the whole procedure to us, and it seems fairly simple. We will get to the hospital at 6:00am and then she will be sedated, then they will go in for surgery where they will cover her eyeball with a piece of plastic and then make a small incision in the crease of her eyelid and then remove the cyst and sew it up with dissolvable stitches and glue it up, and we are good to go!! He said he has done tons of them, and they wake up in little pain, nothing Tylenol wont fix. He said most babies are back to normal after a day. The hard part is keeping her curious little hands away from her stitches!!
So that is Janey's big operation plan!! Keep you posted after she is done!!!
7 comments:
Poor Janey, but she does look adorable in her tiny hospital gown. If it makes you feel any better, our cat Mrs. Snuggles just had a cyst removed above her eye last week. Just be thankful Jane won't have to wear one of those cones (I was trying to be funny). Good luck Janey!
That is such good news that it isn't anything too serious. But still, poor Janey. We will hoping for a great surgery. And she really is adorable in her little gown.
Oh my goodness! So glad it's not anything really bad. She's a cutie and a trooper!
Great story to tell when she is older. Nice to hear you made the decision to have doctors that you know and trust do the work.It will make the whole things go smoother.
what a brave baby girl! and a brave mama too. glad to know its not too serious although i'd freak out about any type of surgery. love how she's all smiles in the pics!
I want some of that feel good be happy medicine!! Wow, Jane and mom are such troopers! It's hard to hand them over to the medical team and turn around and leave. You are very smart in getting the surgery done now, when she won't remember a thing! Good Luck! And love to all
Also very relieved it is nothing serious, but also sad she has to go through all those pokes! What a relief it will be when it is all done.
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