Friday, August 15, 2008

My mom's Surgery

My mother had surgery yesterday. This was scheduled for the 28th of August but was moved up suddenly. She has had some problems with her right eye being very irritated by an in turning lower lid. The eyelashes were turning directly into her eye making it always painful. The plastic surgeon cut across the lower lid and turned it back out and then took a piece from her lip and sewed it to the inside of her eyelid to prevent the lid from turning back in. They had to do this with just local anesthesia because she is high risk for general due to the Muscular dystrophy. She had to endure multiple shots of local anesthesia in her lower lid as well as her lower lip. The biggest problem she had was she kept feeling the knife and the stitches OOUUUCCCHHH!. She said she never wants to do that again. She is healing fine but will be swollen and bruised for a while. What a trooper! Thanks to those who were praying and please keep praying for a short recovery.
Becky

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