Re: bump! could it have undone sling surgery??

[Guest guest]

>

> Dear all

> our son Bipin is nearly 2 1/2 and had sling surgery 9 months ago. He

> fell over the other day and ever since his left eyelid looks as if it

> has returned to pre-surgery level. It didn't seem at the time that he

> done much damage - he yelled for a bit but there was no blood, not

> much of a bruise and he hasn't complained about it hurting since. I

> hoped that it was just swelling from the bump that was making his lid

> look droopy but it's been 3 days now and looks the same. I'll try and

> make an appointment at Moorfields tomorrow but I think it will take

> weeks to come through. Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it

> possible that the sling or stiches or whatever they are have come

> undone from the bump?

> Thanks!

> Tessa

Tessa,

I can only tell you that when I had all my surgeries (I'm 50 now), my

mother was told I couldn't be allowed to play sports with balls in them

(my 10 surgeries went on into grade school) because if I got hit in the

face the stitches under my skin could break. So, I would definitely

take Bipin to the doctor right away, as this may have happened to him.

Dannah

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tessa

May I recommend that you telephone Moorfields in the morning and

try to speak to Mr Collin’s secretary. If you explain the circumstances I am

sure you will get some assistance in getting an appointment.

It may be that they suggest that you go to casualty.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Shireen

London, England

(ps – I’ve met Tessa and little Bipin, so she knows that I am

not in the medical profession, just thought I should mention this for the

benefit of others).

From: blepharophimosis

[mailto:blepharophimosis ] On Behalf Of tessa_mackenzie

Sent: 01 July 2007 19:35

blepharophimosis

Subject: blepharophimosis bump! could it have undone sling surgery??

Dear all

our son Bipin is nearly 2 1/2 and had sling surgery 9 months ago. He

fell over the other day and ever since his left eyelid looks as if it

has returned to pre-surgery level. It didn't seem at the time that he

done much damage - he yelled for a bit but there was no blood, not

much of a bruise and he hasn't complained about it hurting since. I

hoped that it was just swelling from the bump that was making his lid

look droopy but it's been 3 days now and looks the same. I'll try and

make an appointment at Moorfields tomorrow but I think it will take

weeks to come through. Does anyone have any experience of this? Is it

possible that the sling or stiches or whatever they are have come

undone from the bump?

Thanks!

Tessa

[Guest guest]

Thanks so much Shireen and Dannah. After reading your message Dannah

I was sure that the bump had undone the surgery somehow. I still am

really.

Bipin and I went to A & E at Moorfields today and he had all the

usual tests and then we spoke to a doctor who was not one of

Collin's team - they are not there on Tuesdays. He agreed that the

lid had dropped but said that since it is still relatively soon

after Bipin's fall it could still be due at least in part to some

residual swelling. So he recommended coming back in a couple of

weeks (after our holidays) to get him checked again by one of the

adnexal(?) team and then they will decide about redoing the surgery.

He seemed to think it was unlikely that the bump had caused the

sling to come undone (or whatever the technical term would be..) but

I'm pretty sure it has because his left eye looks exactly the same

as before his surgery.

On the one hand I'm dreading putting him through more surgery, but

now that we've been through it once at least we know what we're in

for! I know it was worse for us than for him last time and

ultimately the operation was successful and if it means his sight

will develop better then it has to be the right thing. So if we have

to do it again I just hope the date comes through quite quickly to

get it over and done with.

Anyway thanks again for the responses. I'll keep you posted on

developments.

Tessa

> >

> > Dear all

> > our son Bipin is nearly 2 1/2 and had sling surgery 9 months

ago. He

> > fell over the other day and ever since his left eyelid looks as

if it

> > has returned to pre-surgery level. It didn't seem at the time

that he

> > done much damage - he yelled for a bit but there was no blood,

not

> > much of a bruise and he hasn't complained about it hurting

since. I

> > hoped that it was just swelling from the bump that was making

his lid

> > look droopy but it's been 3 days now and looks the same. I'll

try and

> > make an appointment at Moorfields tomorrow but I think it will

take

> > weeks to come through. Does anyone have any experience of this?

Is it

> > possible that the sling or stiches or whatever they are have

come

> > undone from the bump?

> > Thanks!

> > Tessa

>

> Tessa,

>

> I can only tell you that when I had all my surgeries (I'm 50 now),

my

> mother was told I couldn't be allowed to play sports with balls in

them

> (my 10 surgeries went on into grade school) because if I got hit

in the

> face the stitches under my skin could break. So, I would

definitely

> take Bipin to the doctor right away, as this may have happened to

him.

>

> Dannah

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Your welcome, Tessa. I hope I didn't alarm you - I certainly didn't

mean to but it's good that Bipin was seen by a doctor. I'm sure that

even if the bump did result in something coming undone (I don't know

the technical terms either) that it won't be a major thing to have it

redone. I took a look at Bipin's pictures and he is a REAL CUTIE --

you are truly blessed! Thanks for keeping us posted. GBY - Dannah

> > >

> > > Dear all

> > > our son Bipin is nearly 2 1/2 and had sling surgery 9 months

> ago. He

> > > fell over the other day and ever since his left eyelid looks as

> if it

> > > has returned to pre-surgery level. It didn't seem at the time

> that he

> > > done much damage - he yelled for a bit but there was no blood,

> not

> > > much of a bruise and he hasn't complained about it hurting

> since. I

> > > hoped that it was just swelling from the bump that was making

> his lid

> > > look droopy but it's been 3 days now and looks the same. I'll

> try and

> > > make an appointment at Moorfields tomorrow but I think it will

> take

> > > weeks to come through. Does anyone have any experience of this?

> Is it

> > > possible that the sling or stiches or whatever they are have

> come

> > > undone from the bump?

> > > Thanks!

> > > Tessa

> >

> > Tessa,

> >

> > I can only tell you that when I had all my surgeries (I'm 50

now),

> my

> > mother was told I couldn't be allowed to play sports with balls

in

> them

> > (my 10 surgeries went on into grade school) because if I got hit

> in the

> > face the stitches under my skin could break. So, I would

> definitely

> > take Bipin to the doctor right away, as this may have happened to

> him.

> >

> > Dannah

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

HI Tessa,

I hope you don't mind me commenting on Bipin's fall, but our daughter had

sling surgery and about 4 months later, ran into the dishwasher handle banging

her one eye where the incision was above her eyebrow. This resulted in swelling

and her eye looking like it dropped a bit(as if she never had surgery on that

eye). We took her to Dr. katowitz in philadelphia, who did the surgery. It

turns out she developed an infection in the incision that would not go away with

medicine or surgery. We eventually, 2 surgeries later, removed the sling and

are waiting to replace it with her own fascia. I feel with somewhat certainty

that this came about from her fall. Though we will never know for sure, it

seems the most logical explaination. Hope this is helpful information. Take

care!

Nina Asadoorian

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From: " dannahbanana16 " <dannahbanana16@...>

> Your welcome, Tessa. I hope I didn't alarm you - I certainly didn't

> mean to but it's good that Bipin was seen by a doctor. I'm sure that

> even if the bump did result in something coming undone (I don't know

> the technical terms either) that it won't be a major thing to have it

> redone. I took a look at Bipin's pictures and he is a REAL CUTIE --

> you are truly blessed! Thanks for keeping us posted. GBY - Dannah

>

>

> > >

> > > Dear all

> > > our son Bipin is nearly 2 1/2 and had sling surgery 9 months

> ago. He

> > > fell over the other day and ever since his left eyelid looks as

> if it

> > > has returned to pre-surgery level. It didn't seem at the time

> that he

> > > done much damage - he yelled for a bit but there was no blood,

> not

> > > much of a bruise and he hasn't complained about it hurting

> since. I

> > > hoped that it was just swelling from the bump that was making

> his lid

> > > look droopy but it's been 3 days now and looks the same. I'll

> try and

> > > make an appointment at Moorfields tomorrow but I think it will

> take

> > > weeks to come through. Does anyone have any experience of this?

> Is it

> > > possible that the sling or stiches or whatever they are have

> come

> > > undone from the bump?

> > > Thanks!

> > > Tessa

> >

> > Tessa,

> >

> > I can only tell you that when I had all my surgeries (I'm 50

now),

> my

> > mother was told I couldn't be allowed to play sports with balls

in

> them

> > (my 10 surgeries went on into grade school) because if I got hit

> in the

> > face the stitches under my skin could break. So, I would

> definitely

> > take Bipin to the doctor right away, as this may have happened to

> him.

> >

> > Dannah

> > >

> >

>