Re: Day 3 post-op

[Guest guest]

post op three here too.

I was more tired today and blew my nose and thought I blew blood

through my palate if that makes sense..?

I went off the oxycontin for the day but had one tonight with gravol.

it's not every day that i decide

to voluntarily offer my jaw to be sliced up.

=lol nope only three times here! But its true you feel some sort of

recovery guilt like you chose this..

my husband is amazing and letting me sleep and keeping the kids off

me - wow.

swelling continues to go down but in the process other areas of my

face have started to look puffier. for example, today i am dawning

the Miss Chipmunk of the year look.

=lol I forgot to take pictures today I look like miss beat up

chipmunk as the bruises the bright yellow ones are comming out..

but I am a little frustrated by

how little appetite i have. i'm reading about everyone craving

something and i don't crave a thing.

=I crave later, now I am like you 1.5 ensures today and that soup

you mentioned - eggs and broth - good! but I am not hungry yet.

And can't believe I am peeing this much - lol must be all the water

fluids kept in my face.

I've also started to notice that those dreaded pimples caused from

anesthesia are starting to come out.

=I got those teenage acne buff alchohol pads as the food falls on

the chin alot - try them.

Shiloh

[Guest guest]

Sara,

I did not get any real appetite till about yesterday (10 days post-

op). Now I am STARVING for real food. I need some pizza or meat or

something. What I really want is BREAD!!!!! I'm highly considering

getting biscuits from KFC and mixing them with a ton of gravy till

they are liquid. Isn't that just gross???? But it may help my carb

craving.

> Today was a pretty good day. Actually, let me rephrase that, I am

> having a really easy recovery so I should quit whining and just get

> it over with but I feel that it's best if I'm honest with you

guys,

> especially the pre-oppers so that you can be aware of what ever

> little hurdle you might have to overcome during recovery.

>

> Today I swear I felt the bones in my palet swishing about. This

> really freaked me out so my mother put in a phone call to Dr.

Sachs.

> Turns out this is normal and I have nothing to worry about. Phew.

>

> Today I also had my first post-op blues episode if you want to call

> it that. Basically, after multiple questions from my mother about

> what I wanted to eat I just broke down and cried like a baby. As

soon

> as I started crying a voice inside my head said, " this must be the

> anesthesia. " My little episode was done and over with within 2

> minutes and i can honestly say i felt better after it. ok, i sort

of

> felt like a baby because honestly i have nothing to cry about but

> i've decided to go easy on myself. it's not every day that i decide

> to voluntarily offer my jaw to be sliced up.

>

> swelling continues to go down but in the process other areas of my

> face have started to look puffier. for example, today i am dawning

> the Miss Chipmunk of the year look. Very sexy trust me. On the plus

> side my upper lip seems to be resurfacing. I also have been getting

> short itch attacks across my face. All good signs for nerve

> generation. Hip hip hooray. My sinuses are also starting to finally

> calm down and I was able to breathe through my nose for most of the

> day. This for me is a big deal because prior to the surgery i was a

> mouth breather so I actually feel that the surgery improved my

> breathing pathways. Another hip hip hooray!

>

> I am down to 129 lbs, was 138 lbs on the day of surgery 3 days to

go.

> I'm not sorry to see those pounds go but I am a little frustrated

by

> how little appetite i have. i'm reading about everyone craving

> something and i don't crave a thing. not one single thing. my mom

> even bought me nutella, my all time favorite and i didn't want it.

> nevertheless i was able to down a very yummy mushroom soup and a

leek

> and potatoe soup, along with a whole mushed up raspberry popsicle

and

> a strawberry boost. All very good minus the boost. There's no way

> around it, boosts are just too darn sweet for me. And before

someone

> suggests mashed potatoes, I tried them and they just won't go

through

> no matter how liquified. But I'm going to pat myself on the back

for

> managing to eat three whole liquid meals today.

>

> I've also started to notice that those dreaded pimples caused from

> anesthesia are starting to come out. Not major break out but

because

> I'm anal about this stuff I can't stand the sight of them. I've

been

> using regularly my daily cleaning routine assigned by my

> dermatologist so all I can do is stick with it and hope for the

best.

>

> In terms of pain today I managed the whole day without any

medication

> but tonight by left side jaw joint is starting to feel decidely

sore

> and strained so I'll be downing some tylenol and codeine to ensure

a

> good night's rest. only used the ice pack twice today.

>

> so all in all, things are good v. well for me. I only hope they go

as

> well for the rest of you recent post-oppers or soon to be post-

oppers.

>

> Sara

[Guest guest]

Sara,

I'm glad to hear that your hurdles are minor ... basically.

Moving on to the next day,

Carol

> Today was a pretty good day. Actually, let me rephrase that, I am

> having a really easy recovery so I should quit whining and just get

> it over with but I feel that it's best if I'm honest with you

guys,

> especially the pre-oppers so that you can be aware of what ever

> little hurdle you might have to overcome during recovery.

>

> Today I swear I felt the bones in my palet swishing about. This

> really freaked me out so my mother put in a phone call to Dr.

Sachs.

> Turns out this is normal and I have nothing to worry about. Phew.

>

> Today I also had my first post-op blues episode if you want to call

> it that. Basically, after multiple questions from my mother about

> what I wanted to eat I just broke down and cried like a baby. As

soon

> as I started crying a voice inside my head said, " this must be the

> anesthesia. " My little episode was done and over with within 2

> minutes and i can honestly say i felt better after it. ok, i sort

of

> felt like a baby because honestly i have nothing to cry about but

> i've decided to go easy on myself. it's not every day that i decide

> to voluntarily offer my jaw to be sliced up.

>

> swelling continues to go down but in the process other areas of my

> face have started to look puffier. for example, today i am dawning

> the Miss Chipmunk of the year look. Very sexy trust me. On the plus

> side my upper lip seems to be resurfacing. I also have been getting

> short itch attacks across my face. All good signs for nerve

> generation. Hip hip hooray. My sinuses are also starting to finally

> calm down and I was able to breathe through my nose for most of the

> day. This for me is a big deal because prior to the surgery i was a

> mouth breather so I actually feel that the surgery improved my

> breathing pathways. Another hip hip hooray!

>

> I am down to 129 lbs, was 138 lbs on the day of surgery 3 days to

go.

> I'm not sorry to see those pounds go but I am a little frustrated

by

> how little appetite i have. i'm reading about everyone craving

> something and i don't crave a thing. not one single thing. my mom

> even bought me nutella, my all time favorite and i didn't want it.

> nevertheless i was able to down a very yummy mushroom soup and a

leek

> and potatoe soup, along with a whole mushed up raspberry popsicle

and

> a strawberry boost. All very good minus the boost. There's no way

> around it, boosts are just too darn sweet for me. And before

someone

> suggests mashed potatoes, I tried them and they just won't go

through

> no matter how liquified. But I'm going to pat myself on the back

for

> managing to eat three whole liquid meals today.

>

> I've also started to notice that those dreaded pimples caused from

> anesthesia are starting to come out. Not major break out but

because

> I'm anal about this stuff I can't stand the sight of them. I've

been

> using regularly my daily cleaning routine assigned by my

> dermatologist so all I can do is stick with it and hope for the

best.

>

> In terms of pain today I managed the whole day without any

medication

> but tonight by left side jaw joint is starting to feel decidely

sore

> and strained so I'll be downing some tylenol and codeine to ensure

a

> good night's rest. only used the ice pack twice today.

>

> so all in all, things are good v. well for me. I only hope they go

as

> well for the rest of you recent post-oppers or soon to be post-

oppers.

>

> Sara