Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 We had something along those lines happen to Garrett after his surgery. He had the epicanthus surgery in August and in his sleep one night he was picking at the corners of his eyes. He got up the next morning with dried up blood all over the place. I called the surgeon's office and he told me to bring him in. Here he had busted a couple of the stitches and part of the flap was sticking out. The surgeon said that it should heal on it's own as the rest of it heals and if not he would fix it when he did the ptosis surgery. Thankfully it did heal on its own and he won't need to get that fixed in a few weeks when he has his ptosis surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 , That's the best news I've heard all day! It looks just horrible right now, but it hasn't even been 24 hours yet. I'm hoping it'll work out the same way it did for Garrett. Sari > We had something along those lines happen to Garrett after his surgery. He > had the epicanthus surgery in August and in his sleep one night he was > picking at the corners of his eyes. He got up the next morning with dried > up blood all over the place. I called the surgeon's office and he told me > to bring him in. Here he had busted a couple of the stitches and part of > the flap was sticking out. The surgeon said that it should heal on it's own > as the rest of it heals and if not he would fix it when he did the ptosis > surgery. Thankfully it did heal on its own and he won't need to get that > fixed in a few weeks when he has his ptosis surgery. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Poor little guy!! We are thinking of you. How long do they recommend restricted play after the surgery? My middle daughter had her tonsils out and it was two weeks so your 2 1/2 seemed good. Just wondering. -----Original Message-----From: snellshein [mailto:snellshein@...] Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:22 PMblepharophimosis Subject: blepharophimosis 's surgery updateWell, 's surgery went really well and we are now 2 1/2 weekspost-surgery. Last night he fell on the rug while walking and landedon the side of his head. He got up and was laughing and running, buthis incision opened up! We couldn't get it to stop bleeding & therewas SO much blood we went to the emergency room. A little pressure, alittle clean up & we went home. Saw the surgeon this morning. Hesees the gap, but there's nothing that can be done. Hope it closes upmore when it heals. He might need an added surgery later to repair it. So now we're back to restricted activity, go going out, no water, etc.for that much longer.I'll try to post a picture today and you can all see how the left(undamaged) eye is healing & the traumatized eye.Sari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi, , We're back in the house for another 3 weeks, after 's fall. Then we'll be in the shade before 10 AM & after 4 PM. I don't know when he can go swimming or have a proper bath. He seems happy as can be- but the rest of us are getting a little cabin fever! Sari > Poor little guy!! We are thinking of you. How long do they recommend > restricted play after the surgery? My middle daughter had her tonsils > out and it was two weeks so your 2 1/2 seemed good. Just wondering. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Merissa, thanks for the report on . The more I hear about cases like , the more convinced I am that my GI may be right and that fundoplication more often causes more problems than it is worth. Maybe it is just when it is done by inexperienced surgeons. So often I have heard people report that the fundoplication was too tight. For what it's worth...I am becoming more convinced that the open or VAT surgery is more successful than the LAP. I think I would prefer to spend a little more time in the hospital and have the surgery last longer. I know we must all keep in mind also that there is yet no cure for achalasia and we are all different. I'll keep an open mind. Give our best. Hugs, Maggie Alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 I am having the lap heller on tuesday without a fundoplication procedure - because the surgeon said that it may cause residual dysphagia. He said I may have to take a PPI if I get acid reflux. > Merissa, thanks for the report on . The more I hear > about cases like , the more convinced I am that my > GI may be right and that fundoplication more often causes > more problems than it is worth. Maybe it is just when it is > done by inexperienced surgeons. So often I have heard people > report that the fundoplication was too tight. > > For what it's worth...I am becoming more convinced that > the open or VAT surgery is more successful than the LAP. > I think I would prefer to spend a little more time in the > hospital and have the surgery last longer. I know we must > all keep in mind also that there is yet no cure for achalasia > and we are all different. I'll keep an open mind. > > Give our best. > > Hugs, > Maggie > Alabama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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