Les and Botox!!

Les received his botox injections today.  He was scheduled for the end of July, but nurse Jen pulled some strings and got him in today.

We love Jen.  She is our go-to person.  She responds quickly to our (many) emails and is so pleasant, comforting, and knowledgeable. 

The botox HOPEFULLY will help Les' excess saliva.  We all have 4 saliva glands, 2 up in our cheeks in front of our ears, and two down in our throat.  Dr. Odderson decided to try the 2 upper glands today.  The two lower glands are a bit trickier to get to, and there is a higher chance of "freezing" the swallowing function, which Les cannot afford any more of.  We agreed with the plan, and right there in the room he injected two shots into Les' cheeks.

Easy, almost painless.  I was wondering about a buy one, get one deal, but apparently not today at the UW!  Les has already heard lots of jokes about fluffing his lips and/or the other cheeks....... ;)

We won't know if the botox helps until Monday or so.  Dr. Odderson only uses botox for rehab purposes, and there are so many uses for it in that rehab clinic!  Amazing stuff.  Who knew?

My super cool cousins in eastern Washington ordered these bracelets.  It took us awhile to realize they were customized!!!  "What the sh........."Les said! Perfect timing, since our supply is gone after the golf tourney.  If you would like one, let us know!