Cleft palette surgery goes OK

August had several procedures done yesterday at OHSU. He had a cleft palette repaired. His palette had not formed correctly when he was born and was causing problems with speech, eating, and hearing. He also had his frenulum snipped because his tongue was not allowing him to move food to the back of his throat. The last procedure he had done was to have ear tubes put in. This will allow his ears to drain better and hopefully improve his hearing.

The surgery went OK, but there was an old clot at the back of his nose that started bleeding which caused some stress with us and the doctors until the cause was found. He and Janet had a restless night at the hospital but we are all home now.

August seems to be his old self, lots of energy to explore and play. We are hoping to keep on top of his pain and wishing for a speedy recovery.