Day 3 post-op

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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