To Mark - Re: Day 4

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Mark

My suergury was at 7:30am on Wednesday, and I was sipping water out

of a cup by that evening. I was sipping very little, but I could do

it. By Thursday, a drank a whole cup of water, and about a 1/2 a cup

of cranberry juice. By Friday, I drank a bunch of water, one Ensure,

and some apple juice. Each day I find that I can drink more and

more. I don't really want much, so I have to force myself cuz I know

it is important for my recovery.

I have been fortunate because I have numbness, but I can feel enough

of my lower lip in order to be able to sip. Once the swelling goes

down a lot more, then I will be drinking all day long. Right now, it

is truly exhausting just to drink an entire glass of water.

> > Hi all. I am on day 4 of my recovery. Things are going pretty

well

> > so far. It seems like night time is the worst, but overall,

things

> > have not been too bad. I just posted some pictures in the folder

> > named if you want to take a look. By looking at the

> pictures,

> > you would not even know I had surgery if it weren't for the red

> > swollen cheeks. I am amazed that I don't even really have any

> > bruising.

> >

> > I am wired shut with a splint, but I have fortunately been able

to

> > sip through a cup since Day 1. I do have numbnessin throughout

my

> > lower lip and chin, but not to the point that I am unable to

sip.

> My

> > lip and cheeks swell a little more a night, making it harder to

> > drink, but it hasn't been too bad so far.

> >

> > I really didn't want much to eat (drink )) the first couple of

> > days, but I have now graduated to 2 Ensures, a V8, some juice,

and

> > lots of water. I am graadually working my way up to more liquids

> > each day, but I am certainly not ready for anything remotely

thick

> > yet.

> >

> > I know that I am really early in my recovery, but I am already

> > looking forward to eating real food. I am supposed to be wired 4

> to

> > 6 weeks, so I know I have a long road ahead of me.

> >

> > I'll keep posting updates, and please ask any questions that you

> > might have. This group definitely prepared me for this

experience,

> > and I want to be able to help others as much as this group has

> > already helped me.

> >

> >