Hi, I knew I was not the only one wondering what you were doing up there in Maine! What surgery are you having, if no reconstruction? Is the hole filling in at all by itself? I had to wait for some of my reconstruction because my surgeon said lets see what nature does for us for awhile, that way there is less wear and tear on you on the table. I grew a lot of tissue in my mouth all by myself. The blood vessels are a problem. My right side was original operation, so they used the left side for this last operation. I have scars down both sides now. They were moving an artery and tissue. After the first flap I had at the beginning failed I have a thing for failure and I let my Doctors know it. I said if any thing looks shakey get out! I do not care if I wake up and you did little or nothing. I must have gotten to them, I got off the elevator to pre -op and there stood my entire plastic surgery team. Oh crap I thought, They are worried too. They stayed with me getting in the nurses way and kept saying no one touch her left arm. I had two ansthesiests too. Then my ENT comes in, he always come in right before surgery and holds my hand and pats me and says all will be good. This whole crowd then proceeds to the operating room. I do not like to be awake at this point . The big operations the wheel me in awake the smaller ones I am out before we get there. Wonder if there is a reason for this. Anyway Packer, do not ggive up on their fixing this hole. I have seen some things lately about them using artifical skin, maybe later they will try something like that with you.