Hi Froggie!
My dad had a similiar surgery on 5/23/07. He has gotten more and more comfortable with the cleaning of his mouth, palate and sinus area as time goes on. Thanks to others on this board (August), who shared their experience with him in a way that only someone else who had been through this could, he is even more comfortable with it than he was before.
Dad isn't very computer literate, so I come out here and read some of the topics to him and go through the posts. I think it helps him to realize that he is not alone. I hope you find the board comforting as well.
Please keep us posted on your progress.
Hugs,
Joy