Day 1 postop #4

Today Nathan woke up with a very swollen right cheek. Its from where the doctors took a flap for his palate. He woke up in the middle of the night and was actually happy and smiling. He is drinking, but very little. Today doctor said that if he drank 16 oz. he could go home today, but I really don't see that happening. He is drinking about 1oz at a time, but I am squeezing it in his mouth and he is still fighting me. Slowly but surely we will get there. I feel so bad for him and his cheek, it is about the size of a tennis ball. the poor little guy. He is still on Tylenol with Codine, no morphine though, which is really good. Just gotta keep working on the eating.