Dc squint surgery

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Any advice. My 4yo is having eye surgery in 2 weeks. Both eyes being corrected.

Is it more common for gas to anesthetise ( sp) or needle.
The dc unsure if wants me to attend or dh yet.
We have lots of activities to take whilst waiting, new coloring, scratch art etc as a suprise.
They know they're going but doesn't understand the procedure. Just knows their eye will be better and the doctors will make them sleep.

Any other info?

Gas vs IV induction depends a bit on the child (medically and emotionally) and what the anaesthetist thinks is best on the day. Generally both are safe, but there may be things that would persuade them one way or the other. They’ll talk through the options when you see them pre-op.

I had this surgery as a child (older than your DC though) and it was very straightforward. As I was older I had a needle but they used numbing cream first. Short op, quick recovery. My only recommendation would be to warn your DC that their eyes will be very red afterwards! Maybe everyone thought it was obvious but no one thought to warn me and when I looked in the mirror for the first time I was horrified, I looked like some kind of creepy zombie as every single part of the white part of my eyes was bright red. It healed up quickly but suggest either warn or keep well away from mirrors!