A Mighty Sneeze

Good day today.

Dave's doctor came in to remove the last two drains. He had Dave smile for him and confirmed that the left side of his jaw seems to be slightly paralysed. He said that full mobility will probably return within a few months but there is a small possibility that it may remain that way too. Right now, Dave is talking out one side of his mouth.

He also said that tomorrow, he will put a camera down through Dave's nose to go look at his esophagus and lungs. Not a pleasant procedure, but all things considered a small thing. He said that after that, the feeding tube could come out and Dave can start eating again.

After I got back home, I got a call from Dave and he wasn't sounding very good at all! He said that he'd had a huge sneeze and that he was trying very hard to find a way to blow his nose! After he hung up, I wondered if maybe he'd caught a cold. I know that if he did, he didn't get it from me! About 3 minutes later, Dave called again and sounded wonderful... it seems that that last sneeze dislodged his feeding tube and it came sliding out! He's very very happy about that and even happier that they've decided not to put it back in again. He was hoping he'd get to eat some real food tonight, but that's not to be. We'll see tomorrow after the doctor checks him out thoroughly, but we may have Dave home by the weekend!