Alex had his third EUA on Friday. We had a 6am arrival time at Duke. We were in a different bay than the last two times and Alex remembered that the other one had bees on the walls. He did well with the nurse taking his vitals -especially since Daddy made it a game. Alex did not want the oral medicine to help him relax before going back for general anesthesia. After a lot of coaxing to try and take it with apple juice, the nurse just had to put it in his mouth. It tasted terrible and he gagged and spit up a little, but did keep the majority of it down. In the last two pictures you can see the medicine was working and he was getting really silly. Recovery went well and was similar to his first EUA about a year ago. For his second one, they did not include a drug in his IV at the end to slow his wake up and he woke up very disoriented. This time, similar to the first one, they included the drug and he was in recovery for a while. He woke up and wanted everything removed (IV, etc.). He calmed down after a while and fell back asleep on my lap.
Results: No changes. Pressures still low (no glaucoma), clear corneas (no cataracts), no progression of the lacy membrane that covers the drain. Next appointment will be a clinic visit in 3 to 4 months. Most likely will have surgery after that to correct his left eye that drifts out.
