Saw the Dr today, the area of the popped stitches is mostly closed. It was deep enough that he believes there is tiny amount of hyoid bone still exposed!

No worries he assured me, it will close up completely, or not, says to give it a bit more time and keep it clean.

On the other hand, after looking through my nose and down my throat (with what felt like a movie camera on a garden hose) he sat back and slapped his hands on his thighs and sighed *”Finally”* I’m guessing he doesn’t have to cut on me anymore!!

See me in a couple months, good luck with dentures, getting them reclined on Friday (I hope). Then I can start looking ahead to the palate drop prosthetic and maybe some clear speechifying in the not too distant future.

Not a bad day, I think.