Comments on: update on Braden – before and after surgery pictures

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:06:14 +0000

If you’d like to follow this link there are videos of Braden reading where you can see his eyes. I’m sure all of you can notice the slight turn at times- (being that we’ve all been through it!). It’s also interesting that the one night that he didn’t have his glasses on he covered up his left eye while reading. I thought it may help for those of you still looking for before and afters to actually “see” his eye in action.

By: Norma

Norma — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 04:07:12 +0000

Hello,
It’s been one month and almost a half since my daughter’s surgery. She just turned 14 mo and so far so good. Thanks for the update. The doc said at her follow-up after surgery that everything looked great and that she wouldn’t need patching for the time being and we have another appointment 3 mo after surgery so about 1 mo and a half from now. She has been doing great. Her left eye would turn out when she looked in the distance but doesn’t so far. I do notice a smaller turnout though when she is really tired. I don’t know if I am being too critical because I’m always checking? I tried posting pictures last time I was on here but gave up too quickly when I couldn’t figure it out, sorry. Ill try again another time.
- Norma and Ariella

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 01:19:35 +0000

Norma,
Great news about the successful surgery! Braden is still doing great! I do notice a slight turn when his glasses are off, of if he is tired- but I don’t think anyone else would ever notice it. My eye turns as well under those conditions. Please keep us posted!

By: Ann Z

Ann Z — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:01:28 +0000

Norma, I hope she recovers well, such a relief to have it behind you, isn’t it? Zoe’s surgery was 3 years ago, and she hasn’t needed any more surgeries so far. She’s doing great, she needed to patch for a few months earlier this year, but otherwise, her vision is good (still wears glasses), and she has some stereovision.

Don’t worry about commenting on old posts, there’s a bunch of us that still keep up even with the old posts!

By: Norma

Norma — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:59:50 +0000

Ok. I just answered my question. Linda is bradens mom. Your is daughter Zoe. Has she had any additional surgeries and how is she doing?

By: Norma

Norma — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:56:48 +0000

By the way, I got a little confused with all the stories, you are Braden’s mom, right? If so, has he needed any additional surgeries? How is doing?

By: Norma

Norma — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:53:45 +0000

Hi Ann!
We made it through the surgery, praise God! It was difficult to see though. My daughter has been recovering well. We go for her check-up Monday morning to see if patching is going to b needed. Thank you for responding to my post. I didn’t realize how long ago all the other postings were until after I commented. So then I was like, wow, I hope these people still keep up with this site..lol. Thanks again and if I get some pictures of before and after I will try to post them. Please pray for a quick recovery and no more surgeries. I don’t think I could put my daughter through it all again.

By: Ann Z

Ann Z — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:49:42 +0000

Good luck, Norma, and let us know how it goes. A lot of us have been through this, and while the surgery isn’t easy, for most of us, I think it was easier than it expected. I’ll be thinking of you and your daughter in the next couple of days. I hope the surgery goes smoothly and successfully.

By: Norma

Norma — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:05:53 +0000

Hello, I would just like to say “thank you” ladies for the support you give through sharing your personal experiences. I tried to read as many posts as I could. My just-turned-one-yr-old daughter will be going into strabismus surgery in two days. I had/have many questions and am so glad I stumbled on this site. I will try to post an update following her surgery.

By: Lisseth

Lisseth — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:59:43 +0000

Hi Shannon, next monday my son will have 6 weeks after his surgery. Thanks God my son has most of the time his eyes straight but when he looks down his right eye goes down, I must tell you that I feel really bad when I look at him, he uses glasses, he’s almost 10 months old. Unfortunately I have to change of doctor because the old one gets a little mad because I didn’t follow his instructions. My son went to sugery on a navy ship who arrived to my country El Salvador on June. His progress has been tremendous, now he can sit by himself, crawls, stands up and he tries to walk, before the surgery he didn’t do anything of that. So, I found another pediatrician ophthalmologist who has similar ideas with the american doctor who did the surgery, but now she is inhability because of a surgery.

I pray God his eyes keep straight, I cand understand how you feel, I thought before the surgery that he will be fine. We must trust God, he knows the best and he will do the best for our sons. Take care