3 days -- is it going to get better??

[Guest guest]

Ok. After 6 hours in surgery, and 3 days in the hospital I am

wondering was this all worth it. I look like a Mack Truck hit me --

everyone says " how its not so bad " . I feel terrible. Hard to take

liquids.Does it get better?

Anita

[Guest guest]

Of course it does but it sure doesn't feel like it will right now.

For me, days 3 and 4 were THE worst. By 1 week and 2 days, I went

to the movies. Sure I looked freakish but I HAD to get out of the

house. The day after that I went to Costco. I have had plastic

surgery before and I have given birth 3 times and after every time I

think how am I going to survive this but a few days go by and every

day after I feel better and better. I am 16 days post op and I feel

pretty good. I am still swollen and can't feel the roof of my mouth

but I know it will get better. Some days I feel like I am depressed

but it is hard to change your whole routine for such a long time. I

have 3 kids and I work out and I LOVE to eat so I have had to adjust

EVERYTHING. Hang in there.-Nicki

> Ok. After 6 hours in surgery, and 3 days in the hospital I am

> wondering was this all worth it. I look like a Mack Truck hit me -

-

> everyone says " how its not so bad " . I feel terrible. Hard to

take

> liquids.Does it get better?

>

>

> Anita

[Guest guest]

I know exactly how you feel Anita.

I felt the same way, but I started getting exponentially better after

about 3 weeks. I had horrible swelling did not start subsiding till 3

weeks postop... However, most swelling went down by week 4 and i've

got almost all my feeling back in chin and all my feeling in lower

lip...

Make sure you're resting and taking your vitamen C to boost your

immunity..

good luck and stay positive (i know it's not easy in the beginning)

> Ok. After 6 hours in surgery, and 3 days in the hospital I am

> wondering was this all worth it. I look like a Mack Truck hit me --

> everyone says " how its not so bad " . I feel terrible. Hard to

take

> liquids.Does it get better?

>

>

> Anita

[Guest guest]

I know exactly how you feel Anita.

I felt the same way, but I started getting exponentially better after

about 3 weeks. I had horrible swelling did not start subsiding till 3

weeks postop... However, most swelling went down by week 4 and i've

got almost all my feeling back in chin and all my feeling in lower

lip...

Make sure you're resting and taking your vitamen C to boost your

immunity..

good luck and stay positive (i know it's not easy in the beginning)

> Ok. After 6 hours in surgery, and 3 days in the hospital I am

> wondering was this all worth it. I look like a Mack Truck hit me --

> everyone says " how its not so bad " . I feel terrible. Hard to

take

> liquids.Does it get better?

>

>

> Anita