Free At Last

Two weeks ago Sebastian had eyelid surgery. It was trickier than we expected because the little cyst on the upper lid had a large hard core hidden inside the lid. It rubbed on his eye every time he blinked. Dr B had to remove a wedge from the eyelid and put in three sutures.

Sebastian has worn the cone of shame for two weeks and for the last few days he's had enough. He's tried rubbing the cone on furniture to remove it. He's begged Rob and me to remove it. For the last few evenings he's plopped the cone in my lap and whimpered. I knew what he wanted but I had to try and reassure him.

Last night he fasted in case he needed sedation for the suture removal this morning. He was excited to be at the hospital as if he knew why he was there.

Dr B was able to remove the sutures with no sedation. Sebastian sat nice and still for the first two but then got a little squirmy. While Nurse Lisa held his head, I stroked his neck and whispered in his ear. Success!

The doc says the eye looks really good and is healed so well that we won't need the cone anymore. We'll still use eyedrops several times a day, but that's no problem.

Sebastian is so happy to be free again. He went for a long walk this afternoon and enjoyed sniffing the trees and bushes up close. Now he's snoring at my feet. He says thank you for all the POTP.   It worked!