Tuesday, July 14, 2009

I Truly Think I've Witnessed A Miracle

If you refer back to my post regarding my daughters eye surgery, which was done at the beginning of June, then you know what an emotional wreck I was. I even pondered the thought of not having the surgery. I finally came to the conclusion that I was more scared of the surgery then my 4 year old. I had these terrible thoughts of not having the surgery and years from now watching as other children called her crossed eyed freak. I could almost hear my little ones future voice asking me why we didn't' fix her eyes. Just having those thoughts crushed me and terrified me. So in the end she had the surgery and it was the best decision, yet the hardest decision, I've ever made in my life.

My sweet baby was born with two lazy eyes. She had little or no depth perception, which means she couldn't see 3-D objects. She may have had problems doing such tasks as driving, playing golf or billiards and god knows what else. She was also born with the problem that her eyes were not fused. Which means she didn't have fused vision like most people. Where the two eyes move together at the same time. She had the problem of one eye would look at you and the other would just do what ever it wanted. From what I've been told by the doctor her problem is probably hereditary, inherited by my father. My father was also born with a lazy eye and had surgery to correct it back in the 80's.

The part about the diagnose that crushed me was that the surgery would probably not correct the depth perception problems or fuse her vision. This was something that she would have to live with the rest of her life. As a parent that just ripped me up inside. The doctor explained she would do her best to realign the eyes to look as straight as possible.

Let me catch you up to speed. We had another doctors appointment this past Friday to check on my little hero's eye progress. The assistant came in and did all the routine measurements and exam. The assistant kept saying how happy she was about our little ones progress and that her eyes looked perfect. She also stated that it looked like she had full depth perception now and that her eyes were fusing. What? I was shocked. I had no idea this would be an outcome of the surgery. Once the doctor came in she confirmed what her assistant had explained to us. I was so confused and had a million questions.

The doctor explained that it wasn't impossible that her eyes could fuse and that she would be left with perfect depth perception. It just didn't happen very often. The chances were slim that the surgery would correct these type of eye problems. I got the impression that this type of success had never happened to this Pediatric Ophthalmologist before. The doctor and the assistant were almost gitty with joy. I was still a little shocked and amazed that this wonderful outcome happened to my little girl. Did I just experience a miracle? I have to say that I think I did. I'm so extremely happy that my little girl can finally see just like every other child with healthy eyes. I prayed and hoped that she would be okay and that this surgery would work and improve her life. Thank god it did.

To top this perfect miracle off, our little one will obviously not be needing a second surgery. Yippie! I'm just bursting full of happiness. The only thing we have to deal with now is the doctor visits every three months to monitor her eyes. (Sigh)




Thanks so much for taking time to stop by today.

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15 comments:

  1. Wow. What wonderful news!! See?!! Everything turned out fine and even better than you expected. Most of the time, the anticipation is the worst part. I'm so glad you took the chance and had her eyes fixed. She will forever thank you, I'm sure. Yea!!! Nice to hear a happy ending.

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  2. I am so happy for both of you! Great news!

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  3. That is wonderful! Absolutely a miracle. I'm so happy for you and your little girl.

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  4. This is so wonderful! It sure sounds like a miracle to me. I'm so thrilled for your daughter and your family!

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  5. I'm so happy to hear this and that a doctor had good news for you. Your family deserves this wonderful miracle.

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  6. I've just been reading blog after blog today, and this is the first story that genuinely put a smile on my face.

    Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your daughter's eyes. A Miracle indeed. :)

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  7. this is such a great news! :D

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  8. I am so happy for the two of you. Miracles do happen every day and I'm glad you witnessed one. Praise God!

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  9. How wonderful that it worked out so well. I am happy that her vision is fixed and she doesn't have to have any more surgeries.

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  10. I am sooo overjoyed at this news! I prayed for your little girl and for the surgery, you were in my thoughts, and reading this.. well, from the bottom of my heart, I am so very happy for you and your sweet angel.

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  11. Glad it worked out so well!!

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  12. Oh this is just wonderful! How exciting. This is such great news. Give her a hug from Aunt Tammy :)

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  13. That is just the best, and most incredible, news. I am so happy for you. I can only imagine the stress you've been through.

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  14. Hi Michelle!

    I agree, it is a beautiful miracle indeed! I'm so glad you made the decision to get her the surgery. She really is a trooper! Thanks for sharing the story--it was very inspirational. I'll be back to visit your blog soon.

    Love,
    Terri

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  15. Michelle, this is such wonderful news God is so good and yes I'll say it must be a miracle.

    Blessings,

    Dorothy from grammology
    grammology.com

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