Surgery Scheduled

Baby Wade was born with a clogged tear duct. He eye has matted and teared really bad since he was about a week old. The doctor gave it four months to open up on its own before she sent us to the ophthalmologist. Well, four months has come and gone. He is scheduled for surgery on January 27th. Usually I would be fretting over the fact that my baby was going to have surgery, but I am worried most about the night before the surgery. He is not supposed to eat after midnight. He usually eats twice between midnight and six. It is going to be a long night with a very mad and hungry little boy!! I asked about postponing the surgery until he was sleeping a little better, but both the pediatrician and the eye doctor says it is better to do it now because the chances of a successful outcome without further surgeries are better sooner rather than later.

This is what his eye looks like in the morning.

This is what it looks like through the day. I am constantly wiping it. I have drops that are supposed to help the conjunctivitis, but they don't work so his eye stays infected.