Research shows

Research shows that the uvula prevents food from going into your nasal cavity when swallowing. David says he could do without his. He swears it is 4" long and is really bothering him.
At least it was up until an hour ago. It has been entertaining listening to him complain about it.

The doctor did his rounds and now David got to get rid of his arterial line and his catheter. (YIPPEE). He also told us it is time to move upstairs and out of ICU into a regular room.

That is good news although we hear those rooms are rather small and our room in ICU has been nice and large. They even brought me a fairly comfortable recliner to sleep in last night.

This photo shows the bandage on the back of his head. The red spots are simply dried blood and it doesn't look the greatest, but it gives an idea of how large the incision is. The bandage ends about 1" below the soft collar. I haven't seen the actual incision yet, but the doctor says it is closed up with staples on the outside and sutures on the inside. He will have the staples in his head for approximately 12 days. He has a few staples on the side of his head where the 'vice' created larger holes.

He ended up getting a funny shave after all and now Mike is in Iraq and Darla is back in Ohio. What will we do?
With an 8-10 week recovery, I guess we have plenty of time to figure it out.