Treatment 20, Post-op Day 1

Elliot slept like a rock last night. He's usually awake mid-way through my shift (I teach ESL online) and today he slept through all of my classes until 10am! He woke up extremely swollen, which we were prepared for. He's currently holding a bag of frozen corn on his eye to open it a little more. This is another solid treatment by Dr. Orringer, and I'm pleased to see that he went heavy on his lower cheek. That's always been the most stubborn area. Oh, and we're still rocking that pony spout. ;)

Post treatment #17 Healing

Hi all! It will be one week tomorrow since Elliot's treatment. It's healing pretty nicely, though there were about 10 that scabbed (some very light, some heavier). We have been keeping Eucerin cream and a non-petroleum natural jelly on them to prevent them from scarring badly.

Elliot is about a year older than he was when he received his last full treatment. He has expressed that it does hurt when I rub cream on it (though he didn't today). I've been told by many people that it feels like a sunburn. It definitely hasn't slowed him down any LOL. He and his big brother, Ethan, love to wrestle and Elliot hasn't mentioned any pain other than when I am applying the cream. He also said the Lavender oil was burning when I attempted the first 2 days so we've stopped that. I think I will attempt it again on Friday once it's had more time to heal.

The first picture is from Monday night (5 days post-op) and the second is from tonight (6 days post op). The full treatments do take longer to heal.
*The deeper purple spots are where there are scabs.*