Day 83 - Retinopothy of Prematurity

10/09/17 Day 84 of Life

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The ophthalmologist revisited our boys to check for ROP (retinopathy of prematurity).  Both boys did, in fact, have stage 1 ROP at the last exam. This time, Lochlan’s progressed from stage 1 to stage 2 in his right eye.  It was getting worse.

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This was concerning because if ROP continued to progress, we would have to look at treatment options. Surgery  was a definite possibility. Although surgery is scary, forgoing treatment could be much more damaging and could lead to blindness.

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As I reminded myself repeatedly throughout our NICU journey, we were not there yet. We were not being told our son needed surgery, so I wasn’t going to let my brain go there. I didn’t have the time or energy to spend unless we were sitting in pre-op.

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In the meantime, all we could do was wait and pray…