1512 hours and still swollen....

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I keep seeing these posts that ask if it is normal to be swollen at 3 weeks, or

still numb at 4 weeks. I can relate so much to these questions. I would say " I

can deal with... if only... " so many times during the first weeks of recovery!

I went from one thing to the next worrying and obsessing about every little

detail.

" Is my nose too big? I didn't know it would be that big... I could deal with

the swelling, but my nose is sooo big.. "

" I still can't feel my face. If I just had a tingly sensation, I would know

that it was coming back and I could deal with it better. "

" I can't tell if I am still swollen. I can deal with the tingly sensations, but

I don't want to have a puffy face forever. "

" I can't touch on the left side! If only I could touch, I would know that this

is all worth it. "

I am now 9 weeks post-op and am finally calming down. I still have swelling. I

still have a tingling sensation in my chin. If I rub my nose, I can feel a

little numbness on the inside. My teeth still don't touch all the way. But,

you know, it is all coming together... SLOWLY, SLOWLY

I know that it is hard to be patient, but you must give yourselves time to heal.

It doesn't take 14 days, 3 weeks, or even 2 months. It takes as long as it

takes. Sometimes it's longer than we expect. Sometimes we know going into it

that it is not supposed to happen in 2 months, but we don't expect OUR healing

to take longer that....

Trying to obsess no more in Florida,

~Cathy

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Trying to do the same here in Aruba!

Nicely put Cathy...

Nathalie

> I keep seeing these posts that ask if it is normal to be swollen

at 3 weeks, or still numb at 4 weeks. I can relate so much to these

questions. I would say " I can deal with... if only... " so many

times during the first weeks of recovery! I went from one thing to

the next worrying and obsessing about every little detail.

>

> " Is my nose too big? I didn't know it would be that big... I

could deal with the swelling, but my nose is sooo big.. "

>

> " I still can't feel my face. If I just had a tingly sensation, I

would know that it was coming back and I could deal with it better. "

>

> " I can't tell if I am still swollen. I can deal with the tingly

sensations, but I don't want to have a puffy face forever. "

>

> " I can't touch on the left side! If only I could touch, I would

know that this is all worth it. "

>

> I am now 9 weeks post-op and am finally calming down. I still

have swelling. I still have a tingling sensation in my chin. If I

rub my nose, I can feel a little numbness on the inside. My teeth

still don't touch all the way. But, you know, it is all coming

together... SLOWLY, SLOWLY

>

> I know that it is hard to be patient, but you must give yourselves

time to heal. It doesn't take 14 days, 3 weeks, or even 2 months.

It takes as long as it takes. Sometimes it's longer than we

expect. Sometimes we know going into it that it is not supposed to

happen in 2 months, but we don't expect OUR healing to take longer

that....

>

> Trying to obsess no more in Florida,

> ~Cathy

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