Hubby has had his op Tuesday 5thAugust. It was a long one. About 12hours. I went to visit today for the first time as he has been sedated until last night (6th) . TBH I had a shock seeing him. The nurse had told me he was awake and chatting, and he was but he is wired up to about 20 different tubs and wires. He can speak quite well. Can’t drink water. Got nasal food tube. They have got him up into a chair which is good but he is so uncomfortable. We laughed quite a lot but it gives him pain in his hip where they have taken the tissue. He has always been so strong and it was distressing to see him so vulnerable. He cried a couple of times which he hasn’t done since his father died 30 years ago. I didn’t want to leave hime there. The hospital is 40 miles from where we live through winding country roads and I can’t visit him every day. He has had hemimandibulectomy, nick dissection and free flap recon. A real basin full.
