Monday, May 4, 2009

Great recovery

It's amazing to think that we have been home less than a week. Max is doing so great. His lip is healing very fast. The outside of his lip (under his nose) is actually held together by glue, and it's slowly dissolving, along with the stitches underneath it. His face isn't as swollen any more. His nose stints are staying open, thanks to some frequent squirts of saline (he doesn't like that at all!!). But best of all, he isn't touching his face at all, so he doesn't need to wear the Frankenstein arm braces as much as I had thought. He mostly wears them at night, when he's bound to suck on his fingers, but during the day, he's free. That has definitely made the recovery more pleasant.

Here are some pictures I took a few days ago. He looks even today. :)

2 comments:

WeirdoWardo said...

Wow! what great progress on his recovery. The pictures are fantastic and they already show how much his appearance will have changed when all the surgeries are finished. Keep up the great job of taking care of Max during his recovery.

Julie W. said...

Yay Max! He looks terrific! Congrats on getting through the first surgery, Jessi. It was so great to see you in CT and hang out with Max for a bit. You two are such a great pair. Can't wait to see what's next!
xoxoxo