Today was Adelie's outpatient surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.  The proceedures were simple, fast, unpleasant for Adelie and had good results.

What was done:

1. ultrasound of both eyes as a baseline and to make sure no cancer behind her little eye
2. irrigation and probing of both tear ducts

Results:

1. no mass, no cancer - YEA!!!
2. retina is completely detached (as they expected)
3. irrigation and probing - successful - Dr said both tear ducts "popped" and they were obstructed, so her eyes shouldn't be "goopy" anymore

My thoughts of today:

1. It's not fun taking your child to surgery. 
2. It's very nice to get back home.

We arrived at Children's at 6:45 am.  Adelie chose to bring with her the musical pink bunny that Jeda gave her and the pink blanket that Mommy made her.  I also took both these items to China when I got Adelie.  The child life specialist prepared Adelie very well with a great picture book showing every step of the day's adventure.  She didn't mention, however, the eye drops - poor Adelie hated that part - she had to have 4 sets of eye drops in 5 minute intervals with 4 of us restraining her.  This was before she was sedated.  Adelie and I both cried.  Tom and I both went back to OR with her - I carried her and held her as she breathed the watermelon sleepy air.  So nice Tom and I were together.    Thirty minutes later the Dr Bonsall called us back to give us all the good results.  Then twenty minutes after that we were able to go to recovery, as she was waking.  We rocked her, she had a popcile and 30 minutes later we were driving home.  Tom and I even waited in the parking garage for a few minutes, as we were a little uncomfortable leaving the hospital while Adelie was still so disoriented from the medications. 

Adelie was very disoriented for a while - trying to walk and falling down or running into furniture.  We really had to guard her.  Things perked up, however!  She was supposed to have clear liquids only during the first couple hours and then introduce bland foods.  Adelie thought that meant popcorn, potato chips and fettuccine alfredo.  She was also supposed to rest and relax today.  I did remind her of that as she was jumping off the couch and piano bench, digging in the dirt outside and dancing.  She's doing fine! 

Tomorrow will be a better day!

Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of online friends who have adopted from China who's lovely daughters have been diagnoised and treated for retinoblastoma.  We've followed your blogs daily.  We're thinking of you!

Here are a couple recent pictures: