 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Thanks for the update! I was wondering how everything was going.
Glad to read he is making progress. Healing takes time, usually much longer than anyone expects or is happy with. Being so soon after such an invasive major surgery Im sure there is still considerable swelling (even if you cant visually see it). Once that goes down his speech should improve. A speech pathologist should be a huge help in making his speech clearer. They have many exercises and tricks which can be tried.
Keep up the good work! Being a caregiver is a tough job. Make sure you take some time for you too.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
