Ken Update #3

Ken's stents are out. (Note: "Wow, Rob wasn't kidding when he said I'd be surprised that something so large can be in my nose. those things are huge!!! each is a white plastic disk that is thin (a little thicker than a business card) and about 2" in diameter". He also said he felt like Arnold Schwarzennegger in Total Recall.) Ken's doc said everything in there looked very good and that he'll start to notice a reduction in the pressure when the swelling goes down. Ken says he's already noticed a small drop with those stents out although he did have a headache afterwards. They also used a suction tube and pulled out a huge blood clot along with some other mucous. That really cleared things up but it's stuffed up again and he has some more bleeding.

Other things he said:
"although, when it was clear (after the suction) I took a deep breath and said "Wow, is that what breathing is supposed to feel like?""

"I also mentioned to them the sensitivity that I was feeling yesterday in the colder weather. Seemed to hurt a little bit when I breathed in colder air. Dr. X said that that's normal since the mucosa is still a little raw and also some of my tissue is seeing air for the very first time. it'll be better once the mucosa toughens up"

So Ken's doing great. He hasn't taken a vicodin since yesterday morning. He's only had minor discomfort since. So far, so good!