Today we had an appointment with a pediatric opthamologist, Dr. Robert L. Estes, at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute. I had noticed that Zoe had a problem with her right eye. Mark thought I was crazy, but I had noticed that her eye would turn outward; however, she would turn it back in very quickly. Mark had never seen her do it either so he really thought I was crazy! It didn't happen all the time either, but tended to happen more when she was very tired or very upset. And I noticed it more toward the end of the day. Anyway, I asked our pediatrician about it and she referred us to one of her colleagues, Dr. Eric Groos, with Cornea Consultants of Nashville. He did diagnose her with what I felt sure she was having, which was exotropia. He is not specialized for pediatrics, but he did confirm the diagnosis and made me feel somewhat better because he said Zoe had a slight case and only needed to see Dr. Estes prior to the end of the year. It was certainly difficult to get in to see Dr. Estes (he's supposed to be one of the tops in the field) and we had to wait for two months to get in to see him. Needless to say, there was NO WAY I was missing this appointment.
Anyway, I have to brag on Dr. Estes and Vanderbilt. I had an individual tell me he had no personality and that we wouldn't enjoy our visit. But, I should be thankful because I was seeing "the top guy" when it came to pediatric eye problems. I'm glad that individual was wrong and that Mark and I were pleasantly surprised. He was such a nice man and was WONDERFUL with Zoe. She really liked him. And his staff was wonderful, too. She actually enjoyed going to the doctor and when I took her to my work to show her off afterward, she told everyone about it. It was too cute. Dr. Estes did diagnose Zoe with Intermittent Exotropia. Come to find out, my Dad has the same condition with one of his eyes (the opposite one of Zoe) and his baby brother was actually born with his eyes crossed, a condition known as Esotropia. I was really hoping to blame this problem on Mark and his side of the family, but no such luck! (Love Ya, Honey....Just Kidding!) Dr. Estes said that we would just watch this for now and that Zoe had a very mild case of it. He said that her vision was perfect and not affected by this occurrence. He said if I noticed it happening more frequently to come back sooner; however, he only wanted to keep a watch and see her back between 6 and 12 months. So, we made an appointment to see him again in nine months. We did ask if this ever required surgery and he informed us that it is on the rare side that surgery is required in instances like Zoe's. He said, "There are some doctors out there who would tell you you had to have surgery, but they probably need to make a payment on their BMW or something." It was pretty comical to say the least.
I just want to praise God for good news and for watching over us. Plus, Mark had been having a few issues with his bloodwork and had a recheck done last week. We got those results yesterday and all is well with him, too. I had my yearly physical a few days ago and everything came back great with me! God has been VERY good to The Lawrence Family!
"Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pray thy vows unto the most High." Psalm 50:14
"Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." 2 Corinthians 9:15
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