LIAM'S JOURNEY

Liam and I went to see Charles Davis his Plastic Surgeon yesterday.  He is very pleased with the way that Liams face is looking, and was very impressed with the way the tissue in his mouth moulds itself and now just looks like it should.  It is incredible as there was no skin graft or anything, just tissue.  Because Liam will not be having radiotherapy he is going to schedule a further surgery to drop the titanium plate to a lower level, he will have a good look around while he is in there to ensure there is no local recurrence of the tumour.  This will happen in the next couple of weeks and will be an overnight stay in the hospital.  We will then give Liam a break from surgery for a while and will begin the cosmetic side of the reconstruction, regarding the implanting of teeth, in the next year or so – but no rush.

Liam will have at least 6 monthly CT scans on the face and 3 monthly chest xrays to check for recurrence or metasteses for at least the next 2 years.  He is still doing really well at school and we are back into a reasonably good routine.  Jasper and I are sneaking away this weekend for some overdue “us” time and L and A are going to stay with their grandparents which they are very excited about.  Always fun at Nana and Papa’s.

Take care

Becs