Hi there. Graeme's had his palate repaired on Tuesday the 19th. Everything went beautifully ~ thank God! ~ I was so worried about the pre-surgery waiting and he was so good, he was happy and we were able to keep him entertained, then he fell asleep in my arms about 10mins before I had to hand him over and he stayed asleep for them.... can't ask for more than that. Recovery was ok when he was coming out of it, then my husband and I took turns staying with him on the ward. He came home on Wednesday morning, he was "busy" for the nurses and kept setting of his monitors! So on the mend now and he's been sleeping lots and eating well. The whole procedure took an hour. We were disappointed to learn that they did NOT have any restraints for us to come home with so I had to MAKE my own... I'm pretty impressed, they turned out good! Couldn't even BUY a pair in the city.
Just thought I'd update you all. Dr Blushke did a straight front to back repair on the soft palate, I guess it came together really well, he said he was able to overlap it and he should heal very well. Anyway, that's where we're at now... healing. Thanks for the well wishes!