Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hunter handled nasal cannula today for a little over two hours.

The day became long after this.

The eye surgeon came in today around 12:30 PM. He didn't like what he saw when it came to Hunter's eyes and wanted to do the surgery immediately. He said he would be back around 3:30 PM.

The NICU staff prepared the procedure room. They also prepped Hunter in the meantime. Hunter had his surgery. It lasted for about 1 hour and 30 minutes. He did fine through the procedure. He is out of the surgery. They had to paralyze him and put him back on the ventilator. They hope to start lowering the settings and getting him off within the next couple days. They will also have to slowly increase his food intake. The poor little man is not eating right now. The surgery won't allow it.

Hunter was resting when I left the hospital.

We had to get it done. If not, Hunter could've went blind. For more information on his condition, you can google Retinopathy of Prematurity.