Presley is making a nice recovery. His swelling is fairly minimal now, and you can start to see some definition in the sides of his face again. This morning, I was able to see a bump on this side of his face that was a plate or screw. The neurologist told us that we would probably see those as the swelling went down, and we shouldn't be concerned. They will dissapear over the next year or two. Both his eyes are showing bruising, as well as the sides of his head near the incision. His eyes are still a bit swollen, so they look a little droopy.
Presley has had some diffculties with his eyes crossing. This became more apparent in the months leading up to the surgery. We saw an opthomologist, who suggested it might be related to far sightedness in his right eye. He wanted to wait until after the surgery to re-check him, in case the surgery had any impact. It doesn't appear to have helped at all, in fact it may be a little worse. It might just seem worse because of the new shape of his head. We are scheduling the follow up visit this week. They will probably want to wait until the swelling is gone from his eyes.
Our biggest challenge since we got home is getting him to sleep. He's waking up a good amount, and not getting the normal 10 hours of straight sleep that he got before. I'm sure he'll get back on track.
More pictures should be posted tonight.
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