SPIROS KOTSIALOS

Spiros has turned a corner and it looks like he is finally on the mend. He is getting out of bed and is looking to move from liquids to mushy food tomorrow. He is swallowing a little and has gotten some good sleep. He is still in pain, and having morphine to help, and gets...

Spiros is doing a little better – but no visitors this morning as he had some specialist appointments.  Will provide an update tonight. Thanks. 

Not a lot has changed overnight – still a lot of swelling and speaking is difficult. Main priority for Spiros today is to try get some sleep, which continues to be difficult. He is still not up for visitors today, but is pretty sure he will be tomorrow. He does look better on the outside...

1 day post surgery and Spiros will be feeling the maximum swelling in his tongue and throat for the next 24hrs. It’s not a pretty sight, nor is the challenge of swallowing when part of your tongue is missing much fun. For the time being, we are requesting no visitors so Spiros can get as...

Spiros second surgery today to remove the cancer went well. The robotic surgery was able to remove the lump in one go – the surgeon was extremely pleased with the result. He is now in a ward at St Vincents hospital recovering. He can’t speak yet and is on morphine for the pain so mainly...

Well the big operation is tomorrow (14 September).

It’s been a weird week trying to recover from the first operation. I had expected that every day would get a little better and by this time I would be feeling relatively good and ready to go, however, it hasn’t been like that.

Everyday new pains seem to come...

Back home a little earlier than expected, can’t do much but sleep and eat jelly.  But feeling better as the hours go by.

1st operation finished successful.  Thanks heaps for Vanessa, Shu and Jamie for being there when I came out.  

Was a bit more than I expected but all things considered apart from the pain all is good.  

The main initial pain was muscle pain in the shoulder.  Nurses, doctors and support staff all excellent!