Things were progressing well until the morning after we saw the doctor (of course--it would be the morning AFTER). On Tuesday, Ernie woke up with "chubby cheeks". This is a sign that his lymphatic system is not working as well as it should be. By evening, he was looking his normal, handsome self so we forgot about it.
Wednesday morning was a repeat of Tuesday. Each day was a little worse than the day before, and at night he was beginning to retain his cherubic appearance. From Ernie's previous surgery, we feel we know what is needed--lymphedema massage--but need to get a referral from the doctor. Hopefully that will come on Monday (we have called and emailed) as this is not only an appearance issue but is affecting his voice and lead to infection long term. In the meantime, he is doing "pumping exercises" to try to get his system righted. It is always something....
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