We saw Dr. McGowan, and she thought Curt was healing well (and maybe faster than "normal"). Curt thinks his tongue is slightly better, but it could take 6 weeks. His saliva glands are gradually returning and might be the last to fully recover. She (and the dietician) want him to gradually eat more things. He is still mostly on a liquid diet with lots of supplemental drinks. His weight (159.5 lbs) is about the same. His skin is healing well, but Curt still puts on Aloe Vera quite liberally. We will see Dr. McGowan again in 3 months.
Dr. Wax's office called yesterday to schedule a quicker appointment (we had another appointment scheduled for Feb. 11). We will see him on Monday (Feb. 4) at OHSU at 3 PM. Curt's left eye is bothering him more and more. It does not close completely. We are putting in lots of drops and he started taping it shut at night. Dr. Gross's office indicated a doctor might put in another gold weight in the eyelid.
Curt is going to see a physical therapist next Friday for his left arm. It hurts when he raises it above his head. Dr. Gross thinks he needs to build up some muscles in his neck and arm area.
We are seeing Dr. Gross again on March 3. Curt also scheduled an annual checkup with his primary Corvallis doctor in March too.
We are looking forward to a vacation in Arizona from February 20-29!
Joan and Curt
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