MY surgery experience =(

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SO I went into the hospital and had lefort I and BSSO which started at

2 pm yesterday (Friday). The surgery was performed by my doctor, and

he was assisted by the senior resident at the hospital and another

resident.

(The anasthseiologist's nurse in the OR was also very cute, so that

made me happy =)

Anyways, the surgery ended around 7:30 - 8.. and much to my surprise,

I was not wired or even banded. Doctor told my parents thta the

surgery went PERFECT and it just feels so weird to have my upper and

lower teeth fit together.

I stayed at the hospital over night, took some x-rays and didn't get a

lick of sleep. I also ate the best breakfast ever: apple juice and

chicken noodle soup without the chicken or the noodles. hehe

I came back home at 1 pm today and here is how I feel now:

-I am swollen BADLY... out of all the pics I have seen, I think my

face is one of the worst I've seen. It's actually kinda weird, one

side of my face isn't that swollen but the other side is swollen twice

as much.. It kinda feels like bone is protruding out, hope a screw

didnt get loose or something (im sure it would hurt like hell if it

did) Did anyone else have this kind of swelling? One side more than

the other

- I can barely consume ANYTHING.. It's even a chore for me to drink

water because almost my whole face below my eyes is numb

- I can't breathe through my nose at all because of the bloody boogers

stuck up all in my nostrils (sorry for being so blunt) I want to get

them out so bad, but the doc said not to pick at them because it would

cause a lot of bleeding.

- I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping because I am used to sleeping

on my stomach and I obviously can't do that now.

I'm pretty miserable right now, but from what I've heard, things wil

get significantly better in the upcoming days, so I'm banking on that.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Thanks for all your support!

Mike