Fortunately, it's not a real inconvenience for him and he's able to compensate for the Nystagmus by just turning his head a little. When he was in the hospital and in rehab, the shaking of the eyes was much more severe. And, for weeks his left eye only moved 1/4 inch or so. Now, you can't tell there is a problem by looking at him. The shaking is not evident to anyone but Taylor. And, it's enough to still cause some blurred vision unless he turns his head while continuing to look straight.
Dr. Schemmer is going to consult with Dr. Susac, a Neurologist, to determine if Taylor may be a candidate for surgery to correct the Nystagmus. He said that at 15 months after the accident, he would have expected to see further improvement if it was going to happen.
Next week, we return to Shands Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville for the pre-operation meeting with Taylor's Doctor there. Taylor's final in his the Accounting class (the Accounting class that he has an A in, by the way!) he's taking this summer term is on June 18th, so we'll leave after school for Gainesville and stay the night. The surgery schedule for June 19th isn't finalized until late in the day on the 18th. The hospital notifies patients the evening before the scheduled surgery what time to be there, so rather than take a chance on having to get up at 3am and make the 2 1/2 hour drive, we'll go early.
The surgery will last a couple of hours and he'll stay at the hospital for a while, but be released later that day. We'll stay overnight on the 19th and he'll see the Doctor before we head back home.
Taylor is really looking forward to this surgery. The left side of his face is pulling to the right, and this procedure will help correct that and take some of the droop out of the paralyzed left side. There will be quite a bit of cutting done, so he'll probably be pretty sore for a few days.
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