Dr. Downs

Yesterday Curt saw Dr. Downs at OHSU. There was good news and bad news. The headache pain is less but not gone completely. He is still taking some Extra Strength Excedrin but not oxycodone. The pain from the surgery should be pretty much gone by now. His eye does not close completely, but is better than before the surgery. He doesn't have much of the accumulated matter in his eye in the mornings now. After everything "settles", the eye could close better. His cheek no longer "caves-in" to interfere with chewing, but he has to be careful not to bite his lower lip at times when he chews. Over time he should learn to chew without this biting. He will see Dr. Downs again on March 5. We will probably contact Dr. Gross next week if he still has headaches. To end on a good note, he is now reading and watching more TV, and he is going to hit a few tennis balls this morning.